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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.
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.
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, 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…
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.
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.
Kirklees Park, Site of Roman Camp - HLS05933
Slide 6 - On the crest of the hill and not a stones throw away from the monument known as Robin Hood's Grave, are the remains of a Roman encampment, which may be distinctly traced.
On a portion of the site a look-out tower, shown on the photograph,…
On a portion of the site a look-out tower, shown on the photograph,…
Robin Hood's Grave - HLS05932
Slide 5 - On the brow of the hill, some distance away from the Gate House, is a railed-in space which has ever been known as Robin Hood's grave. The grave is situated in a secluded part of the Park on the outskirts of a wood. The prospect from here…
Upper Story of the Gatehouse, Kirklees Priory - HLS05931
Slide 4a - This the outlaw forbade, and only asked that he should once more draw his bow, and from the window of this room it is narrated he shot his last arrow to denote --
'That where the arrow down should fall,
There buried should he be.'
How…
'That where the arrow down should fall,
There buried should he be.'
How…
Kirklees Priory Gate House, from the South - HLS05930
Slide 4 - From the character of the architecture, this front of the Gate House, would not be earlier than the time of Elizabeth. Yet the room, looking out to the south, though altered and re-cased, may be the successor, on the same spot, of that…
The Gate House, Kirklees Priory - HLS05929
Slide 3 - The most perfect relic now remaining of the Priory is the Gate House, adjoining the stream called Nun brook, which flows through the Park and doubtless served to feed the fish ponds.
Nun's Grave, Kirklees Park - HLS05928
Slide 2 - Elizabeth-de-Staynton was said to be the first Prioress, sometime during the thirteenth century. Her tomb, which was discovered in the year 1706, had an inscription, now quite illegible, in old English. It has been in part restored, and on…
Gatehouse and Barn, Kirklees Priory - HLS05927
Slide 1 - Originally the district around Kirklees was covered by moorland and dense forests which were the resort of numerous outlaws. The priory has associations with Robin Hood, the most famous outlaw of all. It was founded around 1155 and…
Kildwick Hall, Fireplace in bedroom - HLS05926
Slide 11 - Inside more than one of the bedchambers the Jacobean character of the architecture is fully preserved.
This room, no doubt, was originally an upstairs parlour and has oak wainscoting to the walls with long fluted panels as a frieze.
This room, no doubt, was originally an upstairs parlour and has oak wainscoting to the walls with long fluted panels as a frieze.
The Kitchen, Kildwick Hall - HLS05925
Slide 10 - The oldest part of the hall is now the kitchen, which is dated 1673 and the initials HC are shown on one side of the fireplace. The initials stand for Hugh Currer, who was the builder of this portion of the hall at that date.
The…
The…
The Entrance Hall, Kildwick Hall - HLS05924
Slide 9 - The fire-place is the original one where logs and peat burn brightly on an open hearth supported by fire dogs. It may be mentioned that the fireplace was concealed by a modern mantelpiece which was only taken away in 1883 when Sir John…
The Entrance Hall, Kildwick Hall - HLS05923
Slide 8 - The description Emily Bronte gives of Heathcliffe's house in 'Wuthering Heights' answers to that of the Currer's. 'One step brought us into the family sitting-room without any introductory lobby or passage; they call it here The House'.…
View of lower garden, Kildwick Hall - HLS05922
Slide 7 - Across the road which divides the grounds, and passing through a pair of massive gate piers, we reach a lower garden.
A circular fountain is a central object where the water plays over a bed of water lilies. As seen from the south porch…
A circular fountain is a central object where the water plays over a bed of water lilies. As seen from the south porch…
Kildwick Hall, from the west - HLS05921
Slide 6 - Another glimpse of the Hall from the west shows the older part of the house, with its quaint square headed mullioned windows in the gables.
Kildwick Hall, view from the lawn / east - HLS05920
Slide 5 - This shows the east end of Kildwick Hall from the lawn. The dining room wing was built in 1858 by Miss M E Currer, of Eshton Hall. She was great book collector and died in 1861.
Garden House at Kildwick Hall - HLS05919
Slide 4 - At the east end of the grounds, adjoining the wall that borders the roadway, is a picturesque garden-house. The fashion for building such houses overlooking a road or canal, came from Holland and they were nicknamed 'Gazebo', this being a…
Justice Room'on the Terrace, Kildwick Hall - HLS05918
Slide 3 - The pavilion at the east end of the Terrace (though a billiard table shows the use to which it is now put) is still known as the 'Justice Room', the owner at that time being an active magistrate. In those days justice was often dispensed at…
Kildwick Hall from the Terrace - HLS05917
Slide 2 - After the Dissolution of the monasteries at the time of Henry V111, the Kildwick estates and Manor passed into the hands of the Currer family who built the Hall about 1673 and lived there for several generations. It now (1916) belongs to…
Kildwick Hall from the Road - HLS05916
Slide 1 - Kildwick Hall is one of our well preserved 'Ancient Homes' and stands on the sunny slope of a hill. Immediately below the house is Kildwick church or 'Lang Church in Craven', as it is commonly called.
The outlook from the front embraces…
The outlook from the front embraces…
Mill on the Derwent at Howsham - HLS05915
Slide 9: Howsham mill and weir is situated on the Derwent at a point where the river makes a sharp bend, and combines to form a picturesque feature in the landscape, as seen from the high banks above the stream.