 The village of West Ella was 'gothicized' by its owners the Sykes family in the 19th century – with houses receiving both Tudor and Gothic details – the majority or buildings date from the early or mid 19th century; the remainder from the mid or late 18th century; the "Ancient Manor House", has a datestone of 1753.As a result of the beautification many of the 19th century village buildings are now listed buildings and/or listed on the National Record of the Historic Environment as of heritage interest.One, "Jasmine Cottage", was altered with the loss of much of the original gothicization in the 1970s.