Paull Holme Tower

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Paulholme

In the civil parish of Paull.
In the historic county of Yorkshire East Riding (Modern Authority of East Riding of Yorkshire, 1974 county of Humberside).

Remains of a mid/late C15 tower, originally forming part of a larger, moated, tower house. The tower was restored in 1871. Brick-built and two storeyed, with barrel vaulted basement and parapet wall walk. The basement was being used as a byre in 1967. The tower formed part of a larger moated house, and was probably attached at the north end of a hall block. The arms on the west face post-date the marriage in 1438 of Elizabeth Wasteneys and John Holme, for whom it may have been built. One of the most important medieval brick buildings in the Humberside-Yorkshire area, suffering seriously from neglect at time of resurvey.

This site has been described as a;
Tower House.
The confidence that this site is a medieval fortification or palace is Certain.
Masonry ruins/remnants remains.

This site is a scheduled monument protected by law.
This site is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*. (Images of England number 166654)

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TA18522488

PastScape number; 80569

Books

Salter, Mike, 2001, The Castles and Tower Houses of Yorkshire (Malvern) p67
Ingham, Bernard, 2001, Bernard Ingham's Yorkshire Castles (Dalesman) p124-5
Pettifer, A., 1995, English Castles, A guide by counties (Woodbridge) p281
Emery, Anthony, 1996, Greater Medieval Houses Vol1 (Cambridge) p384
Allison, K.J. (ed), 1984, VCH York East Riding Vol5 p116
King, D.J.C., 1983, Castellarium Anglicanum (London: Kraus) Vol2 p531 [possible]
Ryder, P.F., 1982, Medieval Buildings of Yorkshire (Moorland Publishing) p116-7
Poulson, G., 1841, The History and Antiquities of Holderness p49

Journal Articles

Ryder, P.F. and Coleman, S., 1983, 'Paull Holme Tower' East Riding Archaeologist Vol7 p85-90

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Paull Holme Tower

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TA18522488

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