Description and History of Site:-
It is a three-storey, three-bay building, part of which was converted to residential use in the 19th century. It has a flagstone roof and a set of tanning pits made of Helwith Bridge 'blue slate' on the south side of the building. The pits are all c. 1.2m x 1.2m x 1.2m and are intact. Outside the main building's curtilage is a smaller stone building, now converted, which has a cart arch - this was the whin building for the tannery. This was a farmhouse and attached barn/shippon, and it bears a datestone 1682, but it was converted to a tannery c. 1782. One local source, anecdotal, says it was last used in 1929 but this has not been confirmed. In 1800, John Housman, in his travel journal, noted that although tanning was in decline by then Settle still held fortnightly sales of cattle and leather goods.

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Key Words :- tannery

Viewing the Site :- visible only from the Green in Upper Settle. No public access

Address :- Upper Settle, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24
Grid Ref :- SD 8222 6323
Co-ordinates :- Lat 54.064701 , Long -2.273151
Local Authority :- Craven District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Yorkshire - West Riding
Site Status :- Listed - Grade II
Historic England List No - 1132342,
Site Condition :- Site redeveloped to residential housing
Site Dates :- c. 1792 - 19th c
Record Date :- 1 February 2018

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