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Woodsome Hall, South Front - HLS06051
Slide 1 - Well might Woodsome be described as 'one of the most charming old places in Yorkshire'
A carriage drive through an avenue of trees brings us to the front of the ancient mansion. Taking our stand on the graveled path on the east side of the…
A carriage drive through an avenue of trees brings us to the front of the ancient mansion. Taking our stand on the graveled path on the east side of the…
Wood Lane Hall, Copy from Horner - HLS06050
Slide 3 - In 1706 John Dearden, grandson of the John who is supposed to have built the house, having by marriage come into the Hollins Estate, sold Wood Lane, to Jeremy Crossley of Lighthazles for £1100, described as a 'white Kerseyman.'The view of…
Wood Lane Hall, Porch to East Side - HLS06049
Slide 2 - The Deardens by their trade as clothiers became very wealthy. It was the custom in the 17th Century to bid very large numbers of friends and acquaintances to funerals. At the death of Michael, son of John Dearden, in 1672, 279 were bidden,…
Wood Lane Hall, Sowerby - HLS06048
Slide 1 - This is one of the most picturesque old Houses in the parish of Halifax, and seems to have escaped external alterations evident in all others, according to the varying tastes of the owners. It is situated in the Calder Valley on a steep…
Weston Hall, Weston Church - HLS06046
Slide 10 - Close to the Hall is the interesting old Domesday Church which dates form the Eleventh Century (1086). There is no tower, only a bell turret at the west end. In the interior are numerous tablets of members of the families of Carters,…
Weston Hall, the Banqueting Room - HLS06040
Slide 4 - In the gardens is a very large and highly finished, detached banqueting hall, of three stages, with an upper turret. The building is thickly ivy clad, and contains the arms of Vavasour and Stanley. It dates from the same period as the Hall.
Weston Hall, the West Wing - HLS06039
Slide 3 - The right wing of the Hall contains a deeply embayed, mullioned window, with a rich mantling of ivy, and is exceedingly picturesque. This wing is generally ascribed to the period of Henry the Seventh.
Weston Hall, East front from the Lawn - HLS06038
Slide 2 - In 1284 Weston Hall was held by William de Stopham, and afterwards it came into the family of Vavasour. For more than five centuries the house has been the ancestral home of the Vavasours, and was retained in the male line until 1883 when…
Weston Hall, showing Lake - HLS06037
Slide 1 - In a retired and beautiful situation near the banks of the Wharfe, and about two miles west of Otley, stands the fine old mansion Weston Hall, whose history goes back to the remote past. As we approach it by the carriage drive, across the…
Shibden Park, Timber Framed House - HLS06036
Slide 7 - Situate at the bottom of the Park, on the borders of the lake, we see the interesting old timber-framed house, which was some years ago brought from Cripplegate, Halifax, by Mr John Lister, and re-erected by him on the site it now…
Shibden Hall, North Front - HLS06035
Slide 6 - This picture shows a portion of the North Front of the Hall, which is the oldest part of the edifice. It will be seen from the foregoing that the occupancy of the Hall can be fully traced from the year 1410. Five hundred years have rolled…
The Bedroom, Shibden Hall - HLS06034
Slide 5 - A fine oak staircase leads from the 'House Body' to the apartments on the upper floor. Ascending the staircase we are shown in one of the rooms on the upper storey, a massive carved oak four poster bed, dating from the time of Queen…
Shibden Hall, Interior - HLS06033
Slide 4 - The entrance to the Hall on the south side is by a long narrow porch, which opens into a long passage (as was the case in all medieval mansions) through the entire width of the house. On the left of this passage is the most interesting…
Shibden Hall from the Terrace - HLS06032
Slide 3 - Placed within a park of about sixty acres, the position of Shibden Hall, like that of most old houses, is well chosen. Standing midway down the slope of a hill, its principle frontage is towards the south.
Entrance Lodge, Shibden Park - HLS06031
Slide 2 - The principle entrance to the park is on the highway from Hipperholme to Halifax, at Godley Cutting. The Entrance Lodge is an imposing building, but rather heavy in appearance. Above the pointed archway is a shield, bearing the Lister arms.
Shibden Hall - South Front, distant - HLS06030
Slide 1 - "A front of timber-crost antiquity"
This line from Tennyson's 'Enoch Arden' aptly describes the appearance of the fine old Hall overlooking the pleasant Shibden Dale. Shibden Hall is one of the few structures now remaining erected at a…
This line from Tennyson's 'Enoch Arden' aptly describes the appearance of the fine old Hall overlooking the pleasant Shibden Dale. Shibden Hall is one of the few structures now remaining erected at a…
Sprotbrough Church (Tower West End) - HLS06021
Slide 13 - For nothing has the village more frequently been mentioned than for its Cross, the site of which, opposite the west end of the church, is still preserved, or rather the following singular piece of ancient rhyme, which was engraved upon a…
Sprotbrough Church - HLS06020
Slide 12 - In the south aisle is a singular stone chair with grotesque sculpture of the 14th century date, sometimes supposed to be a sanctuary seat. This relic was dug out of the churchyard many years ago.
Interior of Sprotbrough Church - HLS06019
Slide 11 - The interior contains some ancient portions and monuments of the Fitz-William and Copley families, an ancient screen, also on one side of the Chancel arch are some tattered banners said to have been carried by Charles the I's army.
The…
The…
Sprotbrough Church - HLS06018
Slide 10 - At a short distance through the park, we reach the Church, which is so intimately associated with the Hall and the families who have so long owned it. The Church is situate on a tree covered hill at the juncture of two roads. It is an…
Sprotbrough Hall - HLS06016
Slide 8 - The Dining Room is also furnished with old time furniture, and the walls are hung with fine paintings, and amongst the most notable of these, is one over the side-board, which is a portrait by Vandyke.
Sprotbrough Hall - HLS06015
Slide 7 - Entering the house by the door facing North, we are shown into the entrance hall, and the furniture and appointments of which are quite in keeping with the style of architecture of the edifice.
At the end of the hall is seen the…
At the end of the hall is seen the…
Sprotbrough Hall - HLS06013
Slide 5 - It is a handsome elevation of stone in the style of architecture prevalent in the reign of Charles the II, consisting of a main body nearly square, three stories in height, with two wings and is said to have been built after the model of a…
Sprotbrough Hall - HLS06012
Slide 4 - Taking our stand on the lawn, in front of us stands -
'In majesty serene, the stately Hall of Sprotbro's fair domains,
Firm built and well proportioned
With its spreading wings, it stands upon the
Hill's steep brow, with aspect fair,…
'In majesty serene, the stately Hall of Sprotbro's fair domains,
Firm built and well proportioned
With its spreading wings, it stands upon the
Hill's steep brow, with aspect fair,…
Sprotbrough Hall - South West View - HLS06011
Slide 3 - Sir Godfrey Copley, the 2nd Baronet, was an early member of the Royal Society, which founded the 'Copley Medal', the most honourable distinction which the Society has to bestow. To him, his successors owe the present mansion. Passing…