William Bradshaw was a Yorkshire-based architect who intended this house for his own family. Built in 1967, the architecture takes inspiration from popular Modern designs of the era - particularly the Californian case study houses – with floor to ceiling windows, redwood ceilings, moveable external panels that allow for a flexible layout, and a single storey layout that embeds the residents in the surrounding gardens.

Bradshaw’s design is intended not to stand out from the other houses in the Yorkshire village, but to merge with landscape. As such, portions of the external walls are of local stone. Bradshaw’s design was lauded at the time, and the house was featured in Ideal Home magazine.

Bradshaw’s original design was extended in 1973, 1979 and by the current owners in 1988 to a design by the architect. This work added an extension, a first floor on two thirds of the house and a studio/annexe respectively. The current owners, who worked at Heals in the 1950s and 1960s, bought the property in 1987 and have maintained its integrity.