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Ledston Hall, the Saloon - HLS05836
Slide 12: Having viewed the exterior of the house, let us now enter this ancestral home by the principle door facing the Quadrangle. On entering we pass through a pair of swing doors direct into the Saloon, a spacious apartment, filled with costly…
Lynda Thomas - JAE00412
c.2009
Mantelpiece in drawing room, Marske Hall, Swaledale - HLS05870
Slide 14 - In the Drawing Room, which we now enter, is a somewhat florid example of an 18th century mantelpiece in various coloured marbles. Over this is a painting which according to an accompanying tablet states it is a portrait of the Honourable…
Marske Hall, portrait of Matthew Hutton, Archbishop of Canterbury
Slide 13: The next Hutton who figures in history was another with the Christian prefix Matthew, who was born at Marske, January 8th 1692, and who entered the Church, and became successively Bishop of Bangor in 1743, Archbishop of York in 1747, and…
Newburgh Priory - HLS05873
Slide 3 - Thomas Viscount Fauconberg. Thomas, his grandson, succeeded as Viscount Fauconberg, who nmarried first, Mildred, daughter of Viscount Castleton, and second, in 1657, Mary, third daughter of Oliver Cromwwell.
There were great national…
There were great national…
Newburgh Priory - HLS05874
Slide 4 - Portrait of Mary, Countess Fauconberg. In the long gallery at Newburgh is a portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller of Mary, Countess of Fauconberg and daughter of Oliver Cromwell.
After seeing all hopes of the sovereignty continuing in her own…
After seeing all hopes of the sovereignty continuing in her own…
Painting of Callis Mill – CHT00103
This is an extract of painting by John Holland, 14 Dec 1829 to 7 Feb 1886. It is one he did between 1867 and 1869 - sold in 1869. The original is held by Calderdale M.B.C. at Bankfield Museum.
Painting of Charlestown - CHT00101
A painting by John Holland, 1829 - 1886.
Painting of Underbank – CHT00102
An extract of a painting by John Holland, 1829 - 1886. The original is held by Calderdale M.B.C. at Bankfield Museum.
Penny Wood - JAE00405
c.2009
Perri Webster - JAE00408
c.2009
Portrait of sir George Wombwell, Newburgh Priory - HLS05876
Slide 6 - In the same name and family through a succession of Viscounts, these estates continued till1825, when Lady Anne, second daughter and eventual heiress of Henry, last Earl of Fauconberg, married Sir George Wombwell, second Baronet and thus…
Rachel Johns - JAE00426
c.2009
Relief Road, Halifax - HLS01343
The sketch and description are from The Calderdale Sketch Book by J. L. Berbiers, published in 1973 by The Halifax Courier Ltd.
Seen from New Bank are the two approach lanes (inward and outward) of Halifax
Seen from New Bank are the two approach lanes (inward and outward) of Halifax
Roo Waterhouse - JAE00463
c.2009
Sakinah Haq - JAE00411
c.2009
Sand Sculpture at Hebden Bridge Town Hall - FJW00240
Created by Jamie Wardley of Sandinyoureye as part of the Hebden Royd Town Council commemoration of the start of WW1. Entitled 'Loss is Eternal' it depicts the receipt of a notification of the death of a loved one.
Sculpture Trail, Hardcastle Crags - PAK00299
A sculpture trail was held in the Crags every other year from 1996 to 2005.
Souvenir Brooch - PNH00471
King George V and the Queen Consort, Mary of Teck
The Dining Room, Marske Hall, Swaledale - HLS05865
Slide 9: It is a fine apartment, and very characteristic of the period at which it was built, namely the early part of the 18th century. The furniture in the room has a substantial and homely character about it. Over the mantle-piece are the arms…
The Dining Room, Marske Hall, Swaledale - HLS05866
Slide 10: The house is rich in family portraits, one of which is seen over the sideboard at the end of the Dining room, and is a portrait of John Hutton, died 1782. Note also the peculiar weight clock in an upright oak case, standing on three claw…
The Growth of the Cottage Industry. - MOT00118
Handloom weavers, as depicted by the artist A.W. Bayes of Lumbutts.