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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.
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.
Sculpture Trail, Hardcastle Crags - PAK00299
A sculpture trail was held in the Crags every other year from 1996 to 2005.
Cricket Match at Mytholmroyd - DBC00125
Painting by Donald Crossley
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.
Hardcastle Crags Sculpture Trail 2000 - DMC00501
Hebden Water near Gibson Mill.
Hebden Bridge Station c.1845 - HLS00169
Tinted lithograph of the station by A. F. Tait from his book 'Views on the Manchester & Leeds Railway, published in 1845. This section of the line had opened in October 1840.
Whitely Arches, Charlestown, Hebden Bridge - HLS00283
Tinted lithograph of Whitely Arches by A. F. Tait from his book 'Views on the Manchester & Leeds Railway' published in 1845. The valley is so narrow at this point with the river, canal and turnpike all squeezed into the valley bottom that with the…
Hebden Bridge Station - HLS01002
Lithograph by A. F. Tait dated 1845 from Views of the Manchester & Leeds Railway. Drawn from Nature and stone.
Hebden Bridge Railway Station - HLS01215
A. F. Tait print photographed by Westerman's, Hebden Bridge
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
Chevet Park, the Dining Room - HLS05776
Slide 2 - In the house are many portraits of the Pilkingtons, brought from Stanley Hall, (some of which are shown in the photograph which is a view of the Dining Room) and many paintings which Sir Lionel Pilkington brought from Italy.
Chevet Park, Inner Entrance Hall - HLS05777
Slide 3 - This shows the inner entrance hall of Chevet. The staircase shown through the archway, has evidently been erected in Tudor times, by Sir John Neville.
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…
Ledston Hall, the Dining Room - HLS05837
Slide 13: A door out of the Saloon leads into the Dining Room. The walls are wainscoted in oak formed into large panels. At the end of the room is an arched recess which forms an effective feature. The mantelpiece is a good example of work of the…
Ledston Hall, Mantelpiece in dining Room - HLS05838
Slide 14: A view of the mantelpiece showing it more in detail.
Ledston Hall, Lady Betty Hastings's Room - HLS05839
Slide 15: The interior of this fine old Mansion is most interesting, bearing come similarity to Haddon Hall. In the room known as "Lady Betty Hasting's Room" is a fine panelled oaken mantelpiece, bearing the date 1588, and the initials W.W, and E.W.,…
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 Library, Marske Hall, Swaledale - HLS05867
Slide 11: Marske owes its splendid library of books to Mr John Hutton, who died in 1863, aged 84. A view of the room in which the books are stored is now shown. Over the mantle-piece hangs a portrait of Matthew Hutton, who formed the destinies of…
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…
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…