Listed buildings in Commondale
Commondale is a civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. It contains eight listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. All the listed buildings are designated at Grade II, the lowest of the three grades, which is applied to "buildings of national importance and special interest".[1] The parish contains the village of Commondale and the surrounding countryside, and the listed buildings consist of a bridge, a guidestone, two war memorials, and boundary stones.
Buildings[edit]
| Name and location | Photograph | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guidestone 54°29′08″N 0°59′17″W / 54.48553°N 0.98796°W |  | Early 18th century (probable) | The guidestone, which stands by a junction, consists of a square stone about 0.5 metres (1 ft 8 in) high with a roughly-chamfered top, pointing hands, and initials on the top. On the south face, a hand points east to Whitby and another hand points west to Stokesley. On the west face, a hand points north to "JISBER" (Guisborough).[2] |
| Dibble Bridge 54°27′42″N 0°57′32″W / 54.46177°N 0.95901°W |  | 18th century | The bridge carries Dibble Bridge Bank over the River Esk. It is in sandstone, and consists of two round arches. The bridge has voussoirs, moulded arched rings, and cutwaters with ramped chamfer, rising to form a buttress at the central peak of each sloped parapet. The parapets have shallow gabled copings, at the corners the parapet is curved to form refuges, and at the ends are square piers.[3] |
| Boundary stone about 990 metres northeast of Skelderskew Farmhouse 54°29′55″N 0°58′42″W / 54.49861°N 0.97840°W | .jpg) | 1798 | The boundary stone is in limestone. It consists of a roughly dressed shaft about 38 centimetres (15 in) by 38 centimetres (15 in) by 89 centimetres (35 in) high, and is inscribed with "RC 1798 G" on the south face.[4] |
| Pair of boundary stones about 1870 metres south of Tidkinhow Farmhouse 54°30′01″N 0°59′38″W / 54.50016°N 0.99394°W |  | Early 19th century | The boundary stones consist of roughly-dressed limestone shafts. The west stone is about 37 centimetres (15 in) by 25 centimetres (9.8 in) by 1 metre (3 ft 3 in) high, and is inscribed with initials and dates. The east stone is about 30 centimetres (12 in) square and 67 centimetres (26 in) high, and is unmarked.[5] |
| Boundary stone about 1150 metres northeast of Skelderskew Farmhouse 54°29′47″N 0°58′00″W / 54.49640°N 0.96674°W | .jpg) | Mid 19th century | The boundary stone is in limestone. It consists of a dressed shaft about 40 centimetres (16 in) by 40 centimetres (16 in) by 51 centimetres (20 in) high, and is inscribed with the letter "D".[6] |
| Boundary stone about 1300 metres northeast of Skelderskew Farmhouse 54°29′35″N 0°57′40″W / 54.49294°N 0.96108°W | .jpg) | Mid 19th century | The boundary stone is in limestone. It consists of a dressed shaft about 35 centimetres (14 in) by 35 centimetres (14 in) by 91 centimetres (36 in) high, and is inscribed with the letter "D" on the south face.[7] |
| Shepherds' Memorial 54°29′57″N 1°00′21″W / 54.49906°N 1.00571°W |  | c. 1920 | A war memorial, standing in open moorland, to the memory of two shepherds who died as a result of injuries sustained during the First World War. It consists of a gritstone pillar about 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) high on a low base. At the top is a military badge carved in low relief in a panel, and below is an inscription.[8] |
| War memorial 54°29′08″N 0°58′43″W / 54.48551°N 0.97861°W |  | 1921 | The war memorial is by a road junction, and consists of a stone Latin cross, on a short tapering square-sectioned shaft. This stands on a plinth, on a base of four steps. On the plinth are brown salt-glazed stoneware tablets, with inscriptions on the front and rear, the names of those lost on the side panels, and there is another inscribed panel on the upper step. The memorial is enclosed by railings on a stone kerb.[9][10] |
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- Historic England, "Guide stone on north side of road from Stokesley, Commondale (1148626)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2024
- Historic England, "Dibble Bridge over River Esk, Commondale (1316231)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2024
- Historic England, "Boundary stone, circa 990 metres north east of Skelderskew Farmhouse, Commondale (1329586)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2024
- Historic England, "Pair of boundary stones, circa 1,870m south of Tidkinhow Farmhouse, Commondale (1329587)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2024
- Historic England, "Boundary stone, circa 1,150 metres north east of Skelderskew Farmhouse, Commondale (1139685)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2024
- Historic England, "Boundary stone, circa 1,300 metres north east of Skelderskew Farmhouse, Commondale (1250383)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2024
- Historic England, "Commondale Shepherds' Memorial, Commondale (1436162)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2024
- Historic England, "Commondale War Memorial, Commondale (1440919)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 June 2024
- Historic England, Listed Buildings, retrieved 11 June 2024
- Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-25903-2.