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York Minster, West Front Gate - HLS05891
Slide 4 – In 1291 Robert de Vavasour supplied the stone from his quarries near Tadcaster for building the nave of the Minster, the memory of this is preserved in a statue of a Vavasour as a mailed Knight bearing a block of wrought stone, which was…
York Minster, West End - HLS05890
Slide 3 - If not much is known of their history, their generosity and handsome bequests to York Minster must not be forgotten.
Wych Elm in grounds at Sprotbrough Hall - HLS06014
Slide 6 - In the grounds surrounding the house are many fine 'ancestral trees' copper beeches, variegated sycamores, light coloured elms and weeping beeches.
Our attention is drawn particularly to a magnificent wych elm, the branches of which, it…
Our attention is drawn particularly to a magnificent wych elm, the branches of which, it…
Woodsome Hall, view from the West - HLS06066
Slide 16 - Emerging from the courtyard, we view the mansion from the back, noticing the buttressed chimney-stacks and diagonally formed summits, peculiar to the period.
In taking our leave of Woodsome, the lines from Tennyson can truly be applied…
In taking our leave of Woodsome, the lines from Tennyson can truly be applied…
Woodsome Hall, the Porch and Terrace - HLS06053
Slide 3 - From the crevices between the flags have sprung up in profusion lily of the valley, and groups of musk, etc.
The architecture of Woodsome Hall is of the Tudor period, but it does not appear to be all of the same date. In front there is the…
The architecture of Woodsome Hall is of the Tudor period, but it does not appear to be all of the same date. In front there is the…
Woodsome Hall, the Hall from the North. - HLS06063
Slide 13 - On the west side is the Minstrels gallery where in olden times the musicians discoursed music and song, to the assembled guests below, and on the north side are two internal and ancient looking windows, from which it is said, the fair…
Woodsome Hall, the Great Hall - HLS06056
Slide 6 - On one side is the huge fireplace some 14 foot in width, over which is carved on an oak beam in antique capitals a foot in depth -
ARTHUR * KAY * BIATRIX * KAY
Above this is a portrait of the daughter and heiress of the aforesaid…
ARTHUR * KAY * BIATRIX * KAY
Above this is a portrait of the daughter and heiress of the aforesaid…
Woodsome Hall, the Clock in the Hall - HLS06058
Slide 8 - To the right of the fireplace is a fine old clock in oak case, bearing the date1652, and surrounded with the plume and coronet forming the crest of the Legge family.
But the greatest curiosities are the ancient picture boards hung on…
But the greatest curiosities are the ancient picture boards hung on…
Woodsome Hall, South Front from lawn - HLS06052
Slide 2 - A flight of steps of ample width leads to a flagged terrace, flanked with an ornamental balustrade of rare beauty, black with age, and covered with pretty creeping plants.
As Canon Hulbert says in his 'Annals of the Church in…
As Canon Hulbert says in his 'Annals of the Church in…
Woodsome Hall, South Front - HLS06051
Slide 1 - Well might Woodsome be described as 'one of the most charming old places in Yorkshire'
A carriage drive through an avenue of trees brings us to the front of the ancient mansion. Taking our stand on the graveled path on the east side of the…
A carriage drive through an avenue of trees brings us to the front of the ancient mansion. Taking our stand on the graveled path on the east side of the…
Woodsome Hall, Picture of coat of Arms in the Hall - HLS06060
Slide 10 - On the other side, are the armorial bearings of the families of Yorkshire related to the Kayes, divided down the middle into two columns of twenty eight each.
Woodsome Hall, Picture Boards in the Hall - HLS06059
Slide 9 - The two following slides show the same board, in detail. One shows a portrait of John Kaye, surmounted by the coat of arms, and surrounded by various devices.
Woodsome Hall, Pageant in Grounds - HLS06067
Slide 17 - Pageant day in the grounds at Woodsome Hall.
Woodsome Hall, Oak Bedstead in Bedroom - HLS06062
Slide 12 - We now ascend an oak staircase and enter the principal bedrooms, likewise wainscoted in oak. One of these rooms contains a fine old oak four posted bedstead elaborately carved, purchased by Lord Dartmouth at accost of £250.
Woodsome Hall, Kitchen Wing - HLS06054
Slide 4 - On the south side facing the orchard are the kitchens and other offices. This is probably the oldest portion and dates from the Tudor period.
Woodsome Hall, entrance to Great Hall - HLS06055
Slide 5 - Entering through the porch, we are ushered into the Great Hall, the most interesting room in the mansion, not only on account of the many relics of antiquity which it contains, but because it gives us a vivid picture of the baronial life of…
Woodsome Hall, door from Great Hall to Drawing Room - HLS06061
Slide 11 - Through an open door on the north side of the Great Hall we obtain a peep into the Drawing room, wainscoted throughout in oak and filled with antique furniture.
Woodsome Hall, detail of the bellows in the Hall - HLS06057
Slide 7 - These are now shown in detail, which gives a better idea of the fine carving on the front of the bellows.
Woodsome Hall, Courtyard looking West - HLS06065
Slide 15 - A long, low roofed building with projecting windows, and supported on stone pillars, stands at the west side of the courtyard. This is probably the most ancient part of the building, of the Tudor or Plantagenet era.
Such a house as…
Such a house as…
Woodsome Hall, Courtyard looking East - HLS06064
Slide 14 - There is a fine courtyard at the rear, paved with flags and in the centre is a stone fountain and basin, erected in 1857 to commemorate the visit of Lord Lewisham.
Woodland Glade, Newburgh Priory - HLS05884
Slide 14 - The waving woods and fair glades of the park are there in glorious contrast to the more artificial parts of the park.
Wood Lane Hall, Sowerby - HLS06048
Slide 1 - This is one of the most picturesque old Houses in the parish of Halifax, and seems to have escaped external alterations evident in all others, according to the varying tastes of the owners. It is situated in the Calder Valley on a steep…
Wood Lane Hall, Porch to East Side - HLS06049
Slide 2 - The Deardens by their trade as clothiers became very wealthy. It was the custom in the 17th Century to bid very large numbers of friends and acquaintances to funerals. At the death of Michael, son of John Dearden, in 1672, 279 were bidden,…
Wood Lane Hall, Copy from Horner - HLS06050
Slide 3 - In 1706 John Dearden, grandson of the John who is supposed to have built the house, having by marriage come into the Hollins Estate, sold Wood Lane, to Jeremy Crossley of Lighthazles for £1100, described as a 'white Kerseyman.'The view of…
Weston Hall, Weston Church - HLS06046
Slide 10 - Close to the Hall is the interesting old Domesday Church which dates form the Eleventh Century (1086). There is no tower, only a bell turret at the west end. In the interior are numerous tablets of members of the families of Carters,…