Sherburn Street All River Ouse Church End Bishopdyke is an artificial Saints is tidal and flows down to the Humber. The Ouse and All Saints Church, dated C12/ 15th water channel probably a Church th Wharfe join at Cawood, hence the high risk of flooding. and is built of magnesium lime- C15 canal, deepened and stone, with a late Norman west widened, to transport stone From mediaeval times the river was used to transport doorway. There is a C13th chancel to York from the Huddle- stone to York to build the Minster and later had ferries and an early C15th perpendicular stone Quarry. In 1450 there Bishopdyke weekly to York. bell tower. Some later restoration was a bill for stone sledded There have been sightings in the river of porpoises and about C19/20th. The church is a grade 1 listed to Cawood Staithes noted in the records. seals. In 1905 a White Whale was killed in the river and building. A Dance Hall was behind “Great Hall Cottage” and displayed around the district on a coal cart. Archbishop George Mountain born in Cawood in used frequently during the last war. The Vikings were slaughtered by the river here in 1066. 1569, and buried in the church in 1623. He was only The Village pump is situated at the top of Sherburn Many skeletons have been found buried further down the Archbishop for a day. Street by the Bishopdyke. river at Riccall. The Viking boats were said to have lined the bank for 3 miles from the mouth of the Wharfe to The Cawood family Coat of Arms are on the south Old Gas Works - there is a plaque Riccall. side of the church and a Saxon tomb lid is built into on a house showing the date it the wall of the church on the north side. was erected in 1856. It ceased The river timbers that remain along the bank are possibly Yew Tree House at the end of the road is C17/18th, production in 1914. the Staithes belonging to the Castle. There was also a has a 2-storey porch at the front, Dutch gable ends jetty and crane here, in the past, used by the Rapeseed th Cawood and Wistow Light Railway Cake Mill. and C18 stables. It is a grade 2 listed building. used to run on the site where The Pinfold, a triangular piece of land, was used for Village Pump Sylvan Close and Great Close are Cawood Bridge was built in 1872 at a cost of £10,000. It is penning animals. now. It opened in 1898 and closed an opening bridge with the right of way for boats. to passengers in 1930. The original ferry crossing was an important source of Tithe field near the overflow cemetery is all that remains to The former Blacksmith’s shop is now “The Forge”. revenue from tolls paid to the Archbishops. These included payment for herds of hogs or flocks of sheep mark the site of the Tithe Sherburn Street leads into the Market Place which and carriages with occupants crossing the bridge. Barn. would have provided a major source of finance for There are many listed houses The Pinfold the Archbishop who in Church End built around controlled this area. C17/C18th including Goole Bank House, Ouse View, Markets held here were first Rose Dene and Ivy Cottage. mentioned in 1664. Twice a 4 Almshouses built for the older residents of the year a fair was held one in village by James Waterhouse Smith in 1839 are situ- May and the other in All Saints Church River Timbers ated at the end of the road and are still used today. Bank House September. Market Square Broad Lane
Keesbury Manor was a moated Bank House was built in the 1730’s. It manor house belonging to the opened as a charity school for orphan Cawood family from 1201. Now all girls in 1761. Between the wars it was a that remains of the site is field Barclays Bank. The remains of Castle which is a schedule ancient stones can be found in the cellar walls. monument. Previously Keesbury The Bishopdyke used to flow through Manor had many leasehold the garden in an open ditch. properties in the village, taking rents Entrance to Castle was between the into the early 20th century. Jolly Sailor Inn and the Mill house. The John de Cawood from the village remains of castle stones can still be was a printer for Elizabeth 1. seen still in the walls of existing buildings. Old Police Station circa Old Mill House is 1860’s and still circa 1720 and built has the remains on an earlier Old Mill House of the prison mediaeval site where cell. the former buildings Gill Green have been Old Mill House An area of grass incorporated into the known as Gill Green has a row of present one. At the southern end, the magnificent trees which were former mill abuts the house and the planted to commemorate the Bishopdyke, which formerly powered coronation of King George VI in the mill, now runs in a culvert beneath. 1937.
Water Row High Street No. 4 High Street was once a Butcher’s shop – see The Houses are mostly Georgian with gardens the glazed tile slab by door for displaying the meat. which go down to the river, each with their own Circa C17/18th with a slaughter house at the back. floodwall and gates. You might notice the door- steps are placed higher than the path to protect Mill Race Cottage is a against frequent flooding in the past. timber framed building with internal This Row is thought to have been the servants’ Old Road with Castle remains wattle and daub quarters for the castle before the present houses walls. The house and were built. th Old Road shop, C16/17 were A Girls School was possibly a butcher’s opened in 1876 and was • The flood defence scheme around the village was shop as there’s a held in Storrs’ Wood completed in 1984, held back the highest flood ever wide sill at the front Yard house. recorded in November 2000. window for High Street displaying meat. Cawood Primary School • The remains of the old castle wall run along the back of opened in 1906 and the houses. continues to be used th • The Old Rapeseed Cake Mill stands on the corner next to King Street The Ferry Inn built late C16 to early today. th Water Row the Don Juan Inn Cottage and Willow House, formerly C17 with later additions formerly “The Commercial belonging to a basket maker. Inn”. A board listing the menu of the Great Feast of 1646 • Flooding was a regular occurrence in Cawood. 1947 being Wistowgate for the Archbishop George Neville, includes oxen, the highest recorded flood until recent times. The Grange is C17th incorporating remains of a hogs, sheep, stags, swans, geese, venison, mallards C16th building, partly timber framed with a 2 storey • The flood defences are designed to allow the river to flow spices and delicacies, hot custards and pies is porch with a Dutch gable in the end wall. into the flood plain at peak times, beyond the village, displayed in the bar. which makes an amazing spectacle. It was home to the Nicholson family from the 16th The roof space, with its century, who held office under the Archbishop of mortar floor, was used York. The house is a grade 2 listed building. for seasoning and th storing teasels. These The Pigeoncote next door is a mid C18 house with were later used in the interior nesting boxes, is also a grade 2 listed West Riding woollen building. mills. This was a The Castle Inn was once part of Keesbury Manor. common practice in Floods beyond the church in 2000 this area. Maypole Farm once had the Maypole nearby. Ferry Inn
Cawood Castle Castle Cawood Wilton, Bishop Burton and Sherburn in Elmet. Elmet. in Sherburn and Burton Bishop Wilton, An Aerial view of the Garth and Village Village and Garth the of view Aerial An
Archbishop of York, including the ones in Bishop Bishop in ones the including York, of Archbishop
There were many other Palaces belonging to the the to belonging Palaces other many were There
York where the current Archbishop lives. lives. Archbishop current the where York
The Palace was later moved to Bishopthorpe, near near Bishopthorpe, to moved later was Palace The
village have castle stone still in their foundations. foundations. their in still stone castle have village
and in Old Road by the river. Many houses in the the in houses Many river. the by Road Old in and
original walls in the gardens of the houses opposite, opposite, houses the of gardens the in walls original
still some remains of the the of remains some still are There buildings. castle
the Gatehouse, you are standing on the site of the old old the of site the on standing are you Gatehouse, the
Gatehouse, Banqueting Hall and Garth. As you look at at look you As Garth. and Hall Banqueting Gatehouse,
ducks—just some of the dishes presented at the feast. feast. the at presented dishes the of some ducks—just All that remains today of this important place is the the is place important this of today remains that All
does, capons, pheasants, spices, salmon and mallard mallard and salmon spices, pheasants, capons, does, being investigated. investigated. being
of the nursery rhyme “Humpty Dumpty.” Dumpty.” “Humpty rhyme nursery the of
This includes such delicacies such as swans, stags, stags, swans, as such delicacies such includes This ke. This theory is still still is theory This ke. Bishopdy the to connected
including Cardinal Wolsey. He is said to be the origin origin the be to said is He Wolsey. Cardinal including
A board on display in the Ferry Inn lists the menu. menu. the lists Inn Ferry the in display on board A moat at the top of the site which could have been been have could which site the of top the at moat
mbers of society, society, of mbers me influential most the of one
2000 cooks, for the most sumptuous feast ever recorded. recorded. ever feast sumptuous most the for cooks, 2000 time eg. Star of Bethlehem. The “New Cut” is a deep deep a is Cut” “New The Bethlehem. of Star eg. time
important site often visited by royalty and home to to home and royalty by visited often site important
Warwick (the Kingmaker), who is said to have employed employed have to said is who Kingmaker), (the Warwick kennels. Some plants may have survived since that that since survived have may plants Some kennels.
Archbishops of York by King Athelstan, it became an an became it Athelstan, King by York of Archbishops
Archbishop George Neville, brother of the Earl of of Earl the of brother Neville, George Archbishop a mediaeval garden, there was an orchard and and orchard an was there garden, mediaeval a
From 963, when Cawood Castle was given to the the to given was Castle Cawood when 963, From
in 1464 celebrated the ordination of of ordination the celebrated 1464 in Feast Great The crested newt lives on site. Apart from the remains of of remains the from Apart site. on lives newt crested
for wildlife. A large healthy population of the great great the of population healthy large A wildlife. for way over those using the road. road. the using those over way
castle in 1374 similar to Hampton Court Palace. Palace. Court Hampton to similar 1374 in castle
earthworks, 3 ponds - 2 now dry and a good habitat habitat good a and dry now 2 - ponds 3 earthworks, these rivers in this area. River traffic has the right of of right the has traffic River area. this in rivers these
It was transformed into a quadrangular quadrangular a into transformed was It
(earliest reference to garden in 1235). There are are There 1235). in garden to reference (earliest Ouse. It has one of the few opening bridges to cross cross to bridges opening few the of one has It Ouse. See of York York of See
. . Eveque L’ Pont Roger Archbishop grassland with inner moated mediaeval garden garden mediaeval moated inner with grassland from Selby, at the confluence of the rivers Wharfe and and Wharfe rivers the of confluence the at Selby, from
Cawood Bridge Bridge Cawood
First recorded resident in 1181 was was 1181 in resident recorded First is 4.6 hectares of a ditched enclosure of ancient ancient of enclosure ditched a of hectares 4.6 is Cawood is situated 10 miles from York and 5 miles miles 5 and York from miles 10 situated is Cawood
(means Garden) Garden) (means Garth
castle in 1690 and is a listed building. building. listed a is and 1690 in castle village. village.
house was built for the Steward of the the of Steward the for built was house We hope that you will enjoy exploring this historic historic this exploring enjoy will you that hope We
dens, rubbish pits etc. etc. pits rubbish dens,
The house to the right of the Gate- the of right the to house The
Banquetting Hall Hall Banquetting with fish ponds, gar- ponds, fish with
Welcome to Cawood Cawood to Welcome
to service the Castle Castle the service to
a holiday apartment. apartment. holiday a
would have been used used been have would Landmark Trust and the tower used as as used tower the and Trust Landmark
which which land Garth, the Banqueting Hall is now owned by the the by owned now is Hall Banqueting
Behind the building is is building the Behind
The Gatehouse and and Gatehouse The
Gatehouse Gatehouse
the thatch quickly. quickly. thatch the Archbishop. Archbishop.
to allow rain to run off off run to rain allow to York”- an area under control of the the of control under area an York”-
was on Gatehouse wall wall Gatehouse on was Archbishop Kemp or to the “See of of “See the to or Kemp Archbishop
remains of a mark showing how steep the roof line line roof the steep how showing mark a of remains below the windows all belong to to belong all windows the below
Originally, it could have had a thatched roof. See the the See roof. thatched a had have could it Originally, Coats of arms along the front and rear rear and front the along arms of Coats
fireplaces and oak roof beams. beams. roof oak and fireplaces the roof. roof. the
condition internally, with earth floors, Tudor Tudor floors, earth with internally, condition circular staircase provides access to to access provides staircase circular
The 2-storey brick and stone hall is still in its original original its in still is hall stone and brick 2-storey The
concealed by castellated parapet. A steep steep A parapet. castellated by concealed
castle from the south side through the arch. The roof is is roof The arch. the through side south the from castle
The Landmark Trust in 1980’s. 1980’s. in Trust Landmark The
Cawood
in Sherburn in Elmet. This was the formal entrance to to entrance formal the was This Elmet. in Sherburn in
which were removed when the building restored by by restored building the when removed were which
with magnesium limestone from the Huddlestone Quarry Quarry Huddlestone the from limestone magnesium with
used as farm with buildings attached to the front front the to attached buildings with farm as used
after 1440. It is a 3 storey tower with brick core, faced faced core, brick with tower storey 3 a is It 1440. after Historical Guide to to Guide Historical
quets. It was most likely used as a chapel. Recently Recently chapel. a as used likely most was It quets.
hat on the coat of arms on the building suggest a date date a suggest building the on arms of coat the on hat
There is doubt as to whether it was used for ban- for used was it whether to as doubt is There
built the Gatehouse. The Cardinal’s Cardinal’s The Gatehouse. the built Kemp Archbishop Built between 1426 and 1452 by Archbishop Kemp. Kemp. Archbishop by 1452 and 1426 between Built
CAWOOD CASTLE GARTH GROUP GROUP GARTH CASTLE CAWOOD
Castle Gatehouse Gatehouse Castle Banqueting Hall Hall Banqueting
Cawood Village TIME LINE OF MAJOR HISTORICAL EVENTS is a mature development based on a mediaeval pattern Tadcaster York
of settlement at the confluence of 2 rivers. 963 King Athelstan gave Cawood to the See of York There were two Manors in Cawood, one belonging to 1181 Roger de Pont L’Eveque first resident of Castle Wharfe the Archbishop of York and the other to the Cawood 1255 Henry III visited the Castle family at Keesbury. Stillingfleet 1271 Archbishop Walter Gifford crenellated the Castle Ryther Ouse Edward III stayed here with his wife Isabella 1314 Cawood 1385 York Minster got a 80 year lease for stone from Huddlestone Quarry, Sherburn Wistow Cawood Bridge 1425 John Kemp became Archbishop of York till 1452 Sherburn In Elmet Selby Thorpe Lane 1464 Great Feast to celebrate inauguration of George Neville This was a recent addition to the village in the late Facilities in Cawood C19th cutting through the remains of the castle site Cardinal Thomas Wolsey became Archbishop of 1514 Bus services by Arriva, no. 42, York to Selby. York and joining Sherburn Street next to Bank House. Refreshments and Lavatories (with permission) Chapel 1530 Cardinal Wolsey visits Cawood refurbishes Castle available in the Castle, Ferry and Jolly Sailor Inns Food also available in the Post Office. Originally a Primitive Methodist Chapel, it’s founda- 1541 Henry VIII visits with wife Catherine Howard and tion stone was laid in 1856. It also was known as the Thomas Culpepper, her lover, who later had their “Ranter’s Chapel”, later becoming the “Adult School” heads removed for adultery This leaflet was produced by then used as a junk shop by “Slim” Hartley. Cawood Castle Garth Group 1569 George Mountain born in Cawood son of Farmer The Chapel was sold in 1919 for £100. Acknowledgements There was a Chocolate Factory for a while, in the Mill 1628 George Mountain died the day he became Margaret Brearley, Janet Pexton, English Heritage opposite the Chapel. Local children would search for Archbishop of York NMR, Mary Atkinson and Margaret Squires leftover sweets after work had finished. 1642 Roundheads and Royalist soldiers held Castle In the photograph below, the Mill dominates the street. "This leaflet was developed with support from the 1646 Destruction of Castle with 6 other Northern Castles LHI. The Local Heritage Initiative is a national grant Aerial view of Thorpe Lane with Mill and Chapel scheme that helps local groups to investigate, 1765 Bishopthorpe Palace got stone from Cawood explain and care for their local landscape, land- marks, traditions and culture. The Heritage Lottery 1970 Gatehouse and Banqueting Hall were sold Fund (HLF) provides the grant but the scheme is a partnership, administered by the Countryside 1984 Landmark Trust restored the Gatehouse and Agency with additional funding from Nationwide Banqueting Hall Building Society."
Great Feast of 1466
Wine Hogs Oxen Pies
Salmon Stags Geese
Peacocks Cranes Capons Custards Mutton