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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.
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…
Interior of Sprotbrough Church - HLS06019
Slide 11 - The interior contains some ancient portions and monuments of the Fitz-William and Copley families, an ancient screen, also on one side of the Chancel arch are some tattered banners said to have been carried by Charles the I's army.
The…
The…
Howsham Village - HLS05913
Slide 7 - The village of Howsham consists of one long street, with houses on one side only, the other side being bounded by Howsham Park. In this village stands the house (shown in the picture) in which George Hudson the 'Railway King' was born.
Howsham Hall, with Elm Tree - HLS05906
Slide 1 - Howsham Hall is a fine specimen of Elizabethan Architecture. It is snugly ensconced above the brink of one of England's most beautiful rivers, and in one of the most charming portions of the Derwent Valley, sufficiently elevated to enjoy…
Howsham Hall, the River Derwent at the Lock Gates - HLS05914
Slide 8: The River Derwent skirts the boundary of the park for a considerable distance. A striking feature of the river scenery in this vicinity are the tall reeds growing on the margin of the water. Some of these I measured were quite six feet in…
Howsham Hall, the Porch - HLS05909
Slide 3a: The porch gives dignity to the front with its round headed doorway, its shields of arms and its coupled fluted columns of Ionic and Corinthian orders. The rooms are flooded with sunlight and the outlook to the woodland surroundings is…
Howsham Hall, near view - HLS05908
Slide 3 - Howsham Hall, built in the 'spacious days' of Queen Elizabeth shows the type of building then in vogue, in which men evidently loved the daylight, for its whole front is a wonder of mullioned windows in their leaded panes.
It is a great…
It is a great…
Howsham Hall, model ship on the landing - HLS05910
Slide 4 - The house is rich in portraits of the Cholmleys and the Yorkshire families with which they have intermarried.
Amongst other curious relics inside the house is a large model of a warship of the time of Charles the First, fully rigged and…
Amongst other curious relics inside the house is a large model of a warship of the time of Charles the First, fully rigged and…
Howsham Hall, Mantelpiece in Bedroom - HLS05912
Slide 6: In another bedroom inside the Hall is a fine white marble matelpiece, beautifully carved and of pleasing design. Note the two candle holders on top of the mantelpiece, carved out of the solid marble.
Howsham Hall, Bedstead - HLS05911
Slide 5 - In one of the Bedrooms is a fine four post bedstead carved and draped in the orthodox fashion of bygone days. It is called the 'Duke of York's bed', but for what reason, and on what special occasion it was so named, I am unable to say.
Howsham Hall from the lawn - HLS05907
Slide 2 - Sir William Bamburgh was the builder, about 1612, of Howsham Hall, taking the materials for the edifice, it has been said, from the ruins of Kirkham Priory which had fallen into his hands. For this act of sacriledge, these Bamburghs…
Holme Chapel and Gates - HLS05903
Slide 2 - Leaving this charming old homestead, we are soon brought to the quiet village of Holme. This peaceful and unpretentious old-world hamlet occupies a secluded position almost in the centre of Cliviger, and in the latter part of the twelfth…
Historic Homes of Yorkshire
The opening lantern slide used by George Hepworth when he gave his lecture on the Historic Homes of Yorkshire to the Hebden Bridge Literary & Scientific Society in 1916.
Hazlewood Castle, South West - HLS05892
Slide 5 - Hazlewood Castle is not a show place, it is perhaps too antique to be placed in rivalry with modern palaces in point of splendour, but to the sober tastes it need not fear in point of grandeur and dignity. The front of the mansion consists…
Hazlewood Castle, Entrance Hall - HLS05893
Slide 6 - The entrance Hall or saloon which we now enter, measures about fifty feet by thirty and is a magnificent apartment. It is a typical example of the classic style of architecture which prevailed in the 18th century.
Above the cornice…
Above the cornice…
Hazlewood Castle, Courtyard and Chapel - HLS05894
Slide 7 - Close to the Castle and nestling under its shadow is the ancient chapel of Saint Leonard.
The present fabric which has replaced a previous structure, was commenced during the reign of Edward the first. The King granted a charter for the…
The present fabric which has replaced a previous structure, was commenced during the reign of Edward the first. The King granted a charter for the…
Hazlewood Castle , Porch to Chapel - HLS05895
Slide 8 - There is a South porch which is old, and over the entrance a statue of Saint Leonard.
One of the chief historic attractions of Hazlewood Castle and one that will sanctify it for the whole of its existence is the fact that from its towers…
One of the chief historic attractions of Hazlewood Castle and one that will sanctify it for the whole of its existence is the fact that from its towers…
Hazlewood Castle - HLS05889
Slide 2 - These Vavasours were a knightly race going to battles often at Flodden, Newbury, Marston and others. It was Sir Walter Vavasour who at the end of the 18th century last renovated the old ancestral seat, changing it externally into a curious…
Hazlewood Castle - HLS05888
Slide 1 - Hazlewood, the old baronial residence of the Vavasours, lies three miles west of Tadcaster in a well wooded park. Domesday Book is the first record of the existence of Hazlewood. It was then a thickly wooded manor, whose sylvan character is…
Goldsborough Hall, the Staircase - HLS05824
Slide 9 - The oak staircase, plain in its feature, but excellent in its construction, indicates the solidity of the structure and its internal arrangements. The solid upright oak posts supporting the steps and floors are somewhat like, (but not as…
Goldsborough Hall, the Library - HLS05822
Slide 7 - Entering by the porch we are conducted inside the house, and shown the Library, a spacious and well-furnished apartment.
The walls are panelled throughout in oak, and the ceiling to the room is decorated with a geometrical design in…
The walls are panelled throughout in oak, and the ceiling to the room is decorated with a geometrical design in…
Goldsborough Hall, the kitchen - HLS05823
Slide 8 - The kitchen is a spacious apartment. It is fitted up with all the necessary appliances for the efficient catering of the establishment.
At one end is a gallery, supported on two octagonal wooded pillars, with ornamental carved capitals and…
At one end is a gallery, supported on two octagonal wooded pillars, with ornamental carved capitals and…
Goldsborough Hall, the Courtyard - HLS05816
Slide 1 - Goldsborough Hall, a venerable house stands in a very romantic region in Yorkshire, in the valley of the Nidd, a river well known for the charm and beauty of its varied scenery.
The house is approached through an arched gateway that…
The house is approached through an arched gateway that…
Goldsborough Hall, South Side showing Terrace Walk - HLS05820
Slide 5 - From this family, Goldsborough passed through the female line to the family of Byerkey, of whose members there are monuments in the Church.
In the early part of last century (19th) it was purchased by Daniel Lascelles Esq., and from him…
In the early part of last century (19th) it was purchased by Daniel Lascelles Esq., and from him…