The building may be the successor of a manor house which Godfrey de Altaripa was granted a licence to crenellate in 1318.
Remains of a moat are visible around the site, and there are a couple of lancet windows which may have been part of the mediaeval building.
As a result of the damage, the left rear wing was demolished, and the building was refronted.
[2] It forms part of the Elslack Estate, which was put up for sale in 2016, with an asking price of £10 million.
Attached to the cross-wing is a garden wall containing two rectangular bee boles with shelves.