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Darfield New Hall
Also known as, or recorded in historical
documents as; Wombwell; Cranford Hall
In the civil parish of Barnsley.
In the historic county of Yorkshire West Riding (Modern Authority of Barnsley, 1974 county of South Yorkshire).
Moated courtyard site, now occupied by a late C18 house. The lower courses of the medieval perimeter wall run along the inner side of the southern moat arm, forming a revetment wall. The gateway lies near the centre of this length of wall, flanked by buttresses bearing the coats of arms of Bosvile and Cresacre. The medieval hall block lay opposite the entrance gate. It is now covered by C18 house, except at the western end, where part of the outer wall, a fireplace and chimney stack survive. The first floor of the medieval west range was formerly timber framed but this was rebuilt in brick in C17 or C18. At one time a stable, the building was remodelled in C19 and has recently been converted into a dwelling. It is possible that this range was once flanked to the north and south by angle towers. These, together with the moat and the perimeter wall, would have rendered the site defensible in case of need. The heraldry on the gateway suggests a construction date some time in the first half of C15. Birch writes sourtherly example of a 'tower house' (presumably a pele tower) now demolished although two pictures of the tower do survive.
This site has been described as a;
Pele Tower
Fortified Manor House.
The confidence
that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Possible.
Masonry footings remains.
This site is a
Grade 2 listed
building protected by law*. (Images
of England number 333653, 333652)
The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SE39490527
PastScape number;
52399
Books
- Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire (Malvern) p36
Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses Vol1 (Cambridge) p333
Journal Articles
- Birch, J., Ryder, P.F. and Jones, S.R., 1982, 'New Hall, Darfield' Yorkshire Archaeological Journal Vol54 p81-98
Birch, J., 1980, 'The castles and fortified houses of South Yorkshire' Archaeological Journal Vol137 p374-6
1980, Yorkshire Archaeological Register/CBA Group 4 p5
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