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Stone Staircase, Newburgh Priory - HLS05950
Slide 23 - Having viewed the principal rooms on the ground floor, we will ascend what is called 'the Stone Staircase' to the first floor. The walls are partially hung with old tapestry.
The Kitchen Newburgh Priory - HLS05949
Slide 22 -The kitchen in which many a succulent monastic dinner has been cooked still remains almost perfect. On one side is an open fire-place, over which hangs on iron brackets and old time smoke-jack or spit.
The ancient windows illuminate an…
The ancient windows illuminate an…
The Library, Newburgh Priory - HLS05952
Slide 25 - The Library, which we now enter, is a fine apartment with a domed ceiling at one end. The bookshelves are filled with an enchanting collection of olden literature, many of the volumes having come down from the Belsayse's days.
The books…
The books…
Alkincoats Hall, Colne - RAC1957.030.1
Alkincoats Hall was a country house in Colne, Lancashire, England. Part of the estate in which the hall stood is now the 35-acre (14 ha) Alkincoats public park.
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Alkincoats Hall, Colne - RAC1957.030.3
Alkincoats Hall was a country house in Colne, Lancashire, England. Part of the estate in which the hall stood is now the 35-acre (14 ha) Alkincoats public park.
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Alkincoats Hall, Colne - RAC1957.030.4
Alkincoats Hall was a country house in Colne, Lancashire, England. Part of the estate in which the hall stood is now the 35-acre (14 ha) Alkincoats public park.
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Alkincoats Hall, Colne - RAC1957.030.5
Alkincoats Hall was a country house in Colne, Lancashire, England. Part of the estate in which the hall stood is now the 35-acre (14 ha) Alkincoats public park.
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Alkincoats Hall, Colne - RAC1957.030.6
Alkincoats Hall was a country house in Colne, Lancashire, England. Part of the estate in which the hall stood is now the 35-acre (14 ha) Alkincoats public park.
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Alkincoats Hall, Colne - RAC1957.030.7
Alkincoats Hall was a country house in Colne, Lancashire, England. Part of the estate in which the hall stood is now the 35-acre (14 ha) Alkincoats public park.
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Alkincoats Hall, Colne - RAC1957.030.8
Alkincoats Hall was a country house in Colne, Lancashire, England. Part of the estate in which the hall stood is now the 35-acre (14 ha) Alkincoats public park.
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Alkincoats Hall, Colne - RAC1957.030.9
Alkincoats Hall was a country house in Colne, Lancashire, England. Part of the estate in which the hall stood is now the 35-acre (14 ha) Alkincoats public park.
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Originally built in the north of the estate in 1575, the hall was enlarged in 1720 and…
Backhall, Siddal - HLS01257
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
The house was built in 1668 by Thomas Hanson upon the site of an ancient homestead that existed in the 13th century. The structure is in excellent…
The house was built in 1668 by Thomas Hanson upon the site of an ancient homestead that existed in the 13th century. The structure is in excellent…
Barkisland Hall - HLS01248
Arthur Comfort, born in London in 1864, became a master wood engraver. He worked for some years on "The Graphic", the National illustrated journal, and exhibited his work at the Royal Academy and abroad. Around 1900 he moved north and began work as a…
Barkisland Hall - BIM00261
16c house
Barkisland Hall - BIM01091
The large and magnificent Barkisland Hall loudly proclaims the middling gentry status of its builder, John Gledhill. Unique within the district in being three storeys high, it has a fully developed F-plan with a projecting porch dated 1638 and…
Barkisland Hall - HLS00404
The large and magnificent Barkisland Hall loudly proclaims the middling gentry status of its builder, John Gledhill. Unique within the district in being three storeys high, it has a fully developed F-plan with a projecting porch dated 1638 and…
Barkisland Hall - HLS05702
Slide 1 - This Hall stands about midway between the villages of Ripponden and Stainland and is unique in the Parish of Halifax, in that it has three floors, and its porch is carried up to the height of the building.
Barkisland Hall Nr Halifax c1950 - RAC00120
The large and magnificent Barkisland Hall, built by John Gledhill in 1638, loudly proclaims the middling gentry status of its builder, John Gledhill. Unique within the district in being three storeys high, it has a fully developed F-plan with a…
Barkisland Hall, Calderdale. - HLS00403
The large and magnificent Barkisland Hall loudly proclaims the middling gentry status of its builder, John Gledhill. Unique within the district in being three storeys high, it has a fully developed F-plan with a projecting porch dated 1638 and…
Barkisland Hall, the Entrance Porch - HLS05703
Slide 2 - Barkisland Hall belongs to the style of architecture fashionable in the days of the unfortunate Charles, and is a fine example of the period. It is a three storied, three gabled building, and consisted originally of a centre 'House Body',…
Bethel Chapel - KST00190
Bethel Chapel
Birchcliffe Hall - ATC00108
Panoramic view of the Birchcliffe centre main hall, taken using a Pinhole 6x17 film camera with HP5+ film stock
Bradley Hall, Stainland - HLS01290
The sketch and description were originally published in The Halifax Courier in 1912-1913.
Under the hills on the Stainland side and overlooking the Blackburn Valley. It is said that Bradley Hall was the cradle of the Saviles. Originally the…
Under the hills on the Stainland side and overlooking the Blackburn Valley. It is said that Bradley Hall was the cradle of the Saviles. Originally the…