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Title: Clay House and Gardens, West Vale, Halifax - MCH00222
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Title
Clay House and Gardens, West Vale, Halifax - MCH00222
Description
Clay House is a Jacobean building that is a fine example of 17th century vernacular architecture. It was built for John Clay and the Clay family around 1650, although a house owned by Robert Clay on the site is mentioned before in 1296. The grounds of the house were opened as a park in 1924, and in 1929, a war memorial was built in the hall. Its impressive corridors and grand rooms are iconic in the area, with a large grand staircase, traditional wooden panelling from the 1600s and beautiful paintings. The house is currently managed by Calderdale Council. There is another war memorial on the eastern wall of the house. Clay House is the starting point of the Calderdale Way.
Source
Mick Chatham
Rights
PHDA - Mick Chatham Collection
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
MCH00222.tif
Collection
Citation
“Clay House and Gardens, West Vale, Halifax - MCH00222,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 26, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/31649.
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