Paradise, Low Row

Paradise is a historic building in Low Row, a village in North Yorkshire, in England.

The building (front left), in Low Row

In the late mediaeval period, land at Paradise was owned by Mount Grace Priory.^[1] The current building was constructed in 1653, as a house and knitting factory. It was altered in the 18th century, the work including the replacement of the roof and some of the windows. The building was grade II* listed in 1986.^[2]

The house is built of stone on a boulder plinth, with a stone slate roof, stone copings and shaped kneelers, and three storeys. The house has three bays, and a central doorway with a quoined surround, and a lintel with inscribed and dated recessed panels. The manufactory to the left has two doorways, one with a chamfered surround. In both parts there is a mix of windows, some are mullioned, and others include casements and sashes, some horizontally-sliding. At the rear is an outshut with two cart sheds containing segmental arches, voussoirs and keystones. Inside, the outshut contains stone stairs.^[2][3]

The stable block, built in 1791, is grade II listed. It is built of stone, and has a stone slate roof with shaped kneelers and stone copings, and two storeys. On the ground floor is a doorway with initials and the date. External stone steps lead up to an upper floor doorway with a plinth.^[4]

See also

• Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district)
• Listed buildings in Melbecks