NETHER SILTON, North Riding

Cryptic Stone                                                        SE 456 922                      

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In 1765, Squire Hicks erected a 7 feet high stone with a cryptic inscription, which may have referred to his former house. Each letter being the initial letter of a word.

    Here The Grand Old Manor Stood
    The Black Beams Were Oak, The Walls Were Good
    TWATEWAHH
    ATCLABWHEY
    AWPSAYAA






Silton Hall Tower                                               SE 454 9

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In 1838, Colonel Hicks made additions to Silton Hall including an octagonal tower with Gothic windows. Hicks was in the Light Dragoons and fought at the battle of Waterloo.