The current buildings on site mostly date to the mid 17th century when an earlier timber framed building was remodelled in stone. The name of the hotel which now reuses these earlier buildings implies that this was the manor house of Tankersley but this is more likely to have been situated further NE where Rectory and Glebe farm now stand (HSY6498). This may be an area of ancient settlement however possibly the main site of Tankersley village as it is situated by the probable townfields. There is partial legibility of the earlier timber framed structure in the layout of the current building.