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View of Kirklees Park on the Nun Brook - HLS05934
Slide 7 - Leaving the Gatehouse and following the carriage drive, we have a view of the park, which also includes a peep of the stream called Nun Brook, which flows past the Gatehouse previously referred to.
Lake in Kirklees Park - HLS05935
Slide 8 - In the hollow on the north side of the Hall, a lake is formed by the dammed up Nun's Brook, which is crossed by a bridge, on a path leading to the gardens.
Kirklees Hall, North Front - HLS05936
Slide 9 - We now approach the North side of the Hall. It retains the E shape characteristic of the later Elizabethan style, having a projecting wing at each end, and a porch in the centre. It formally possessed ample mullioned windows like those at…
Kirklees Park, Distant View of the hall - HLS05937
Slide 10 - The Park is studded with many fine trees, from under the branches of one of these is seen a distant view of the Hall from the north east.
Kirklees Hall, from the South East - HLS05938
Slide 11 - To the south lie the kitchens and offices, and this is the oldest portion of the Mansion. The view shows some of the old mullioned windows of the late Elizabethan period, which have, unlike the northern front, escaped mutilation.
The Court Yard,Kirklees Hall - HLS05940
Slide 13 - On the west side is a spacious courtyard, which is surrounded with buildings on three sides, and forms a fine feature.
Screen in Dining Room, Kirklees Hall - HLS05941
Slide 14 - Now let us enter by the North Porch, which leads into a passage, and on the right of this we go through a door into the Dining Room. The screen in this room is the finest decorative feature of the house. It dates from the time when a Hall…
Fireplace in Dining Room, Kirklees Hall - HLS05942
Slide 15 - The Dining Room Mantelpiece is a fine example of sculptured and inlaid ornament in marble. The over mantle recently found in another part of the house is now, no doubt, once again in the place for which it was made, as part of a complete…
Old Carriages at Kirklees Hall - HLS05943
Slide 16 - Like so much at Kirklees, the two old vehicles, pictured on the screen, tell of long descent in one line, of permanent ownership and of the preservation of the odds-and-ends possessions of previous generations.
Very quaint and curious…
Very quaint and curious…
Entrance Lodge, Kirklees Park - HLS05944
Slide 17 - On approaching the Hall from the Village of Clifton, the visitor enters the grounds by a carriage drive leading through a fine avenue of trees until the entrance is reached. In the gates of the latter may be noticed some excellent…
Newburgh Priory , the White Drawing room - HLS05945
Slide 18- The white Drawing Room is a splendid apartment with a beautiful ceiling and a lovely mantelpiece, above which hangs a portrait of sir George Wombwell, presented to him by his Tenantry in 1859, in recognition of his gallantry in the Crimea,…
Newburgh Priory the small drawing room - HLS05946
Slide 19 - The elegant and graceful small drawing room is also hung with interesting but older family portraits and among others is one of George Villiers duke of Buckingham by Van Dyke.
George the Third China Cabinet in Small Drawing room, Newburgh Priory - HLS05947
Slide 20 - In this room is a Cabinet containing a valuable china Tea service of Worcester ware, which was given to Henry, the last Earl of Fauconberg, by King George the Third. Among other relics in this room, is a pen of Oliver Cromwell.
Newburgh Priory, the Small drawing room. - HLS05948
Slide 21 - Another view of this room shows the Ionic Pillars and arches over them, which lend dignity to the apartment and greatly enhances its appearance.
The fine and delicately carved mantelpiece, with Chippendale's mirror over it, is another…
The fine and delicately carved mantelpiece, with Chippendale's mirror over it, is another…
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…
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.
Stone Staircase, Newburgh Priory - HLS05951
Slide 24 - There are also to be seen rare and valuable china, and cabinets filled with curios, also portraits of some of the ancestors of the present Baronet.
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…
The Armoury, Newburgh Priory - HLS05953
Slide 26 - In the Armoury room, on the first floor of the West Wing of the house, are hung on the walls, a number of old swords, guns, bayonets and pistols etc. dating from the time when Napoleon Bonaparte was proposing to invade England, a the…
Newburgh Priory - HLS05954
Slide 27 - Ancient Peg Tankard and Black Jacks.
Among other curios in the Hall are three Black Jacks made of leather to hold ale, from a gallon downwards, to one quart. These date from the time of Cromwell.
In addition to these there is an…
Among other curios in the Hall are three Black Jacks made of leather to hold ale, from a gallon downwards, to one quart. These date from the time of Cromwell.
In addition to these there is an…
Newburgh Priory, the Long Gallery - HLS05955
Slide 28 - the Long Gallery Newburgh Hall
The Long Gallery situate in the east wing of the House, contains so many objects of interest that time would fail us to give a full catalogue of them.
Hung in a glass case is the uniform of the 7th…
The Long Gallery situate in the east wing of the House, contains so many objects of interest that time would fail us to give a full catalogue of them.
Hung in a glass case is the uniform of the 7th…
Coxwold Village
Slide 29 - The village lies a mile from Newburgh priory. Large elm stands in the middle of the roadway. In summer the gardens of the cottages are filled with flowers.
Shandy Hall - Coxwold - HLS05957
Slide 30 - Where author Laurence Sterne lived, worked and wrote 'Tristam Shandy' and 'Sentimental Journeys'
Newburgh Priory - HLS05958
Slide 31 - Interior of Coxwold church.
This shows the pulpit from which Sterne preached.
This shows the pulpit from which Sterne preached.
Norton Conyers, South Front
Slide 1 - Norton Conyers is situated in an extensive and beautiful park dotted with immense trees. In front of the Hall is a magnificent ash tree.