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Goldsborough Hall, East Front - HLS05817
Slide 2 - The location is an interesting one, and the storm of civil strife has passed over the house, for the sanguinary battle of Marston Moor was fought not far away. The house has undergone many changes in its long history. The East End has been…
Goldsborough Hall, the Courtyard - HLS05816
Slide 1 - Goldsborough Hall, a venerable house stands in a very romantic region in Yorkshire, in the valley of the Nidd, a river well known for the charm and beauty of its varied scenery.
The house is approached through an arched gateway that…
The house is approached through an arched gateway that…
Old Haugh End, South Front - HLS05814
Slide 2 - The house is pleasantly situated, surrounded with trees, and covered on the front with ivy and creepers. It is a Charles 1st erection, according to the earliest inscribed date - 1630 - which is the very year of the Archbishop's birth. As…
Old Haugh End, Sowerby - HLS05813
Slide 1 - Haugh End is rendered famous as the birthplace of Archbishop Tillotson. The room in which tradition says John Tillotson was born is on the ground floor, and is beautifully paneled in black oak. Over the fireplace is a representation in…
Gilling Castle, Painted Window to the Great Chamber - HLS05812
Slide 11 - Our other slide shows a portion of the bay window (on the left) which is devoted to the heraldry of the Constables of Burton Constable, whose connection with the Fairfaxes dates from 1594 when Thomas Fairfax married Catherine…
Gilling Castle, the Painted Window to the Great Chamber - HLS05810
Slide 9 - The finishing touch is given to this fine apartment by the unrivalled display of painted glass in the here great windows. The south window is the richest and best preserved, as every light is painted glass, and in it we find a clue to its…
Gilling Castle, the Mantle piece in the Great Chamber - HLS05809
Slide 8 - The three-storied Mantelpiece reaches to the ceiling. It contains the heraldic achievements of the Fairfax shield and crest, also the arms of Queen Elizabeth are high aloft over it. The frieze is decorated with the arms of the gentry of the…
Gilling Castle, the Great Chamber - HLS05808
Slide 7 - But the great feature of the Tudor building at Gilling is the Great Chamber or present Dining room, which was made by Sir William Fairfax during Elizabeth's reign. Probably there is nothing more complete in original design and workmanship…
Gilling Castle, from South Terrace - HLS05806
Slide 5 - Our next slide shows the south side of the Castle in its entirety, from one of the terrace walks. With the exception of the Keep, and some other portions, the house was re-modelled to conform to the prevailing Classic taste by Sir John…
Gilling Castle, from South East angle - HLS05805
Slide 4 - In 1894, Gilling Castle and Estate were again on the market, and then fortunately it came in to the hands of Mr W. S. Hunter, the recent owner, whose careful, thorough and adequate treatment of the additions and renovations have been fully…
Gilling Castle, distant view from the South - HLS05804
Slide 3 - There was an Ivo-de-Etton who exercised his rights as Lord of the Manor of Gilling in 1290. His son Thomas succeeded him, and a daughter Elizabeth, married Thomas Fairfax of Walton. Gilling continued in the family of Fairfax until the death…
Gilling Castle, distant view - HLS05803
Slide 2 - The situation of Gilling, perched on a woody promontory in a large park, is more romantic than that of most English castles. In a military sense it was never used for a depot or a garrison, but rather a fortified outpost. The Lordship of…
Farnley Hall, Turner - HLS05801
Slide 10 - For nothing is Farnley Hall famed more than for it
Farnley Hall, Interior view - HLS05799
Slide 8 - Much of the furniture has come down from earlier ages when chairs were polished with elbow grease instead of patent furniture paste, and the plain oak was left to darken and glow with time.
Farnley contains an almost unique collection of…
Farnley contains an almost unique collection of…
Farnley Hall, Interior showing Fireplace - HLS05798
Slide 7 - There is some very fine old oak furniture, also a chimney piece with a quaint over mantle of oak. Among a mass of historical relics preserved here may be mentioned the hat, and sword used by Cromwell, a watch that also belonged to the…
Farnley Hall, Stone Table on the West side of the Hall - HLS05797
Slide 6 - On the west side, facing the flower garden, is an old building with gables and mullioned windows exhibiting the Tudor features of the older portion of the house .
In front of this is a stone table supported on pillars. On top is a brass…
In front of this is a stone table supported on pillars. On top is a brass…
Farnley Hall, Doorway to the Kitchen - HLS05796
Slide 5 - Another interesting porch leading into the house from the gardens bears the date 1624, and came from Newhall, in the parish of Otley.
Farnley Hall, the Entrance Porch - HLS05795
Slide 4 - Our next picture shows the fine ivy covered entrance porch up to the older or Elizabethan portion of the house.
Farnley Hall, the Terrace Front - HLS05794
Slide 3 - Taking our stand on the gravelled terrace in front of the Hall, we cannot fail to admire the appearance of this fine Elizabethan mansion.
The Hall consists of two houses, the old and the new. The view shows the older or Elizabethan…
The Hall consists of two houses, the old and the new. The view shows the older or Elizabethan…
Farnley Hall, the Avenue - HLS05793
Slide 2 - Leaving the woodland path, the avenue is reached leading to the house, the tall trees overarching the roadway down which we pass.
Farnhill Hall - HLS05791
Slide 2 - The Principal entrance fronts to the north, and it is protected by an overhanging chamber, heavily corbelled, and exceedingly picturesque. There is a secret entrance to this chamber from which an outlook was obtained in troublous times.
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Farnhill Hall from the South - HLS05790
Slide 1 - Farnhill Hall is charmingly situate on a round knoll, 480 feet above sea level, about half a mile from Kildwick, and commanding extensive and beautiful views of the landscape in every direction.
Farnhill Hall is a castellated fortified…
Farnhill Hall is a castellated fortified…
Esholt Hall from the opposite side of the river - HLS05789
Slide 4 - The Aire, which makes a bend in front of the Hall, was in pre-mercantile days especially famous for the size and quality of its fish, and fine sport was obtainable in the river bordering Esholt Park.
Esholt Hall from the Lawn - HLS05787
Slide 2: The Hall, above mentioned, has been the home of the Stansfield family since 1775 when Sir Walter Calverley sold the estate to Robert Stansfield. It is now the property of the Bradford Corporation who purchased the whole estate comprising…
Esholt Hall - the South Front - HLS05786
Slide 1: Esholt Hall, like several other houses of its class in Yorkshire, occupies the site on which stood an ancient monastic establishment. The situation of Esholt lies snugly amid leafy surroundings, and is well sheltered from the north by a…