The Croft
The Croft – A late Victorian row of terraced houses built by William Illingworth in 1896 on the site of Croft House.
1 The Croft
In 1914 when John William Morkill bought the property, No.1 was already a shop being run by Mary Elizabeth Slater and Priscilla Slater. John Morkill sold No.1 to Mary Slater in 1920. In 1966 it was sold again to John Thompson of Calton Hall. He used the property as his farm man’s house. The occupants were Mr and Mrs Pilling followed by Mr and Mrs Chapman. Following the death of Mr Thompson the house was sold.
2 – 5 The Croft
The inner houses of a row in the centre of the village built by William Illingworth of Cornwall Mansions, Kensington and Newfield Hall. Numbers 3 and 5 have gabled fronts. The row was built on the site of croft House. The whole of The Croft was mortgaged in 1904 But William Illingworth died in 1913 without repaying the capital on the mortgage, although all of the interest had been paid. The executors sold the row to John William Morkill of Newfield Hall in 1914. Living in these houses at the time were: F. Slater, G. Parker, R. Rowley, A. Slater and F. Edmundson.
7 The Croft
The end house in a row built by William Illingworth in 1896 on the site of Croft House.All the houses have cellars but numbers 1 and 7 the largest with headroom to stand up. A pipe in the cellar is supposed to be a gas supply from the mill. The Wolfenden family lived at No.7 from the 1930s until 1994 when Mr and Mrs Gomersall moved in
Four sheds at the top of the croft behind the row used to be an abattoir and one still has rings in the floor for tying down animals. The end shed has ornate glass windows taken from the Kirkby Malham Hearse when it was dismantled
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