Cringley House (also known as Skeldale House)
["Skeldale House from the original series of All Creatures Great and Small is up for sale"]
– '' Yorkshire Post'', 8 October 2020 is an historic building in the English village of
Askrigg,
North Yorkshire. Standing on the south side of Market Place, it was built in the early-to-mid 19th century, and is now a Grade II
listed building. Its railings are also of listed status.
It became known as "Skeldale House" after its use as the exterior of the
Darrowby veterinary surgery of Siegfried Farnon and
James Herriot in the original BBC television series ''
All Creatures Great and Small''. The real Skeldale House, where Herriot worked, is on Kirkgate in
Thirsk.
[ The building now offers seven luxury holiday apartments and studios, called Skeldale House by Maison Parfaite.
]Peter Davison
Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan ...
, who played Siegfried Farnon's younger brother and fellow vet Tristan in said television series, recalled its owners in the 1970s and 1980s: "t was
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owned by Olive Turner and her husband Charles, who welcomed us with open arms from the first day of filming. Although we never shot any interior scenes there, it was often used for make-up and costume and, while relaxing between takes, they would make us tea and coffee and show us pictures of their children. The couple even appeared as extras in a couple of scenes."[''Is There Life Outside The Box?: An Actor Despairs'', Peter Davison (John Blake; 2017)]
An early occupant, in the 1920s was Billy Banks, whose family ran the grocer's shop and the animal feed store in Askrigg.[ In the late 20th century and early 21st, it was used as a care home and a housing association."Herriot's 'Skeldale House' in Askrigg becomes B&B"]
– '' Darlington & Stockton Times''
Gallery
File:Skeldale House, Askrigg (1a).jpg, The western side of the building, and Silver Street, in 2019
File:Askrigg, Main Street (2).jpg, Viewed from Market Place
File:Askrigg, Main Street (3).jpg, Looking west to St Oswald's Church
File:Skeldale House, Askrigg (3).jpg, Main entrance, with a nod to its appearance in '' All Creatures Great and Small'' visible above the door
See also
* Listed buildings in England
References
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External links
Cringley House and Railings
– Historic England
19th-century establishments in England
Houses completed in the 19th century
Grade II listed buildings in North Yorkshire
Houses in North Yorkshire
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