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.