SAWLEY, West Riding

The Rough House                                               SE 266 679

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In 1774, William Aislabie acquired a tenanted farmhouse that overlooked Fountains Abbey and rebuilt it in a Picturesque manner. He rusticated the exterior and raised the gables above the roof-line. Decorative masonry from the Abbey ruins was also incorporated. The Rough House was also part of William's extension to his estate along the Skell and resembles Mowbray Point at Hackfall.

​Spa Gill Bridge

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​Spa Gill footbridge

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