10th December, 2017. Humberside large period houses, south bank (cont.).

Baysgarth House in Barton on Humber (s.p.b. on Baysgarth Park immediately south of the house) was built of brick to an L-shaped ground-plan. The earlier park of the building complex, behind the south-facing frontage seen above, had a north-south orientation and faced west, the seven bay two-storey addition dates from the mid-18th century (see above). Records show that the large room in the older part of the house which now houses the Council Chamber was a large room when for 400 years this house was a private residence, maybe originally a great hall which lost all the timber-framing when the house was modernised by the Nelthorpe Family in the 18th century (maybe also being when the older part was brick encased and the earlier timber-framing removed, as we know was the case in other properties in Barton at that time e.g. 59, Fleetgate. Tyrwhitt Hall in Barton retains its late medieval timber-framed great hall, this being opened to view by the current owner on the national heritage weekends in September.

Baysgarth House is a museum owned by North Lincs. Council but administered by C.H.A.M.P., Community, Heritage, Arts and Media Project, a Barton based charity. Currently the museum is open Thursday/Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11am to 4pm.