Listed building consent for the replacement of 15 sliding sash windows and one Yorkshire sliding sash window deemed beyond repair has been submitted to North Yorkshire Council.

The new windows, for Hill House, Skeeby, are to match the existing hardwood incorporating slimline heritage 4/4/4 double-glazing.

Hill House was built in about 1750. It has sandstone walls with a more modern concrete interlocking tile roof.

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It has sash windows with glazing bars and stone sills, shaped kneelers and ashlar copings.

The dining room has an 18th-century cast iron grate which in the past has been brought down from the first floor.

This room also has a cupboard with fielded doors.

Over the last 250 years, many repairs have been carried out to the windows.

Attempts have always been made to retain the original design of the windows although the installation of secondary glazing about 50 years ago can alter the appearance of the windows from both inside and out.

Wet rot has now made further repairs impossible. Moisture enters the house through some of the frames which leads to damp patches and mould forming.