"Stag Cottage (built c.1580) is a tiny, beautiful and historic Grade II Listed building hidden away in the ancient Pennine village of Heptonstall, just a stone's throw from the Post Office and the two village pubs." (Visitcalderdale.com)
Situated at the bottom of Scout Road, Mytholmroyd.
It is a late medieval timber framed T-plan house cased in stone in the 17th century and reputedly gave its name to the district. (Malcolm Bull's Calderdale Companion)
This building was used by the Post Office for many years. The gardens were a very popular site for taking wedding photos as the registry office was nearby.
Early 20th century postcard pre-1910, posted in Mytholmroyd. It was sent by a Mr & Mrs Hargreaves of 23 Hall Gate, Mytholmroyd. Is this them? Sending family postcards was quite common at the time.
Postcard date stamped September 1906. The House is not to be confused with Brearley Hall. It was built in 1841 by John Riley, a Halifax worsted manufacturer and merchant, and a major shareholder in the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway.
Slide 2 - A date and arms over the porch on the South Front fix the date of the erection of the central portion of the house at 1640. Another portion of the East End bears the date 1651 and the West Wing that of 1656. The extreme eastern end was…
Slide 1 - Royds Hall is very fine specimen of a Yorkshire Manor house of the Seventeenth Century. It is situated in the Parish of Bradford and is picturesqely seated upon high table - land looking south, affording an extensive and charming prospect.…
Slide 14. Such is the central point of the scenery in which walk the dauntless 'Shirley', the gentle Caroline, the Rectors, the inimitable Curates, and all the dramatis personae who take part in this perfect West Riding Drama.
Slide 11. Very somber it was; long, vast, and dark; one latticed window lit it dimly - the wide old chimney contained now no fire, for the present warm weather needed it not; it was filled with willow boughs. The gallery on high opposite the entrance…
Slide 6. Ascending the Staircase we reach the Gallery on the upper floor. The Oaken Balusters and handrail of the gallery front are seen, also a portion of the large Hall Window.
Slide 1. Oakwell Hall, Birstall, is a building rich in historic lore, and is besides one of the best specimens of a halled-house of the sixteenth century - the date upon it is 1583, and the builder, Henry Batt, appears to have been a most eccentric…
Slide 4 - On the left abutting on the house on the north front, is a range of massive outbuildings - one of these has a battlemented parapet and was the family's private Chapel, the entrance to which was approached on the east side by a flight of…
Slide 3 - The west front consists of two gables of three storeys and mullioned and transomed windows in groups of threes, and are exceedingly picturesque. At the north end of this front is a porch with semi-circular arched doorway and a fine wheel…
Slide 2 - Its south front stands on a grass grown terrace, about fifty feet above the level of the river, and commands a fine view of the Aire valley down to Bingley. It consists of three storeys, with three gables and long rows of mullioned windows.