The Hall flanked with its two gables, overhanging eaves, and quaint mullioned windows, at once arrests the wayfarer, charming the eye, and carrying the thoughtful mind back to bygone times.
Like many old Halls in the district, it was originally a…
Greenwood Lee was the home of several generations of the Gibson family, but Abraham Gibson, a bachelor, was the last of the line. The property was left to the National Trust, but was sold in 1961 to raise money for the upkeep of Hardcastle Crags. On…
During the course of the 18th century Halifax came to occupy a prominent place in West Yorkshire as a cloth market, and the Piece Hall, opened in 1779, is a striking monument to the pre-factory age. ‘Pieces’ or lengths of cloth, handwoven in Pennine…