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Carlton Buildings - ALC09016
This was once the main building of the former Hebden Bridge Industrial Co-operative Society. The first floor at one time housed a large reception room, popular for dancing. Later it became the Carlton Hotel but now the the top two floors have been…
Castle Carr, Luddenden Dean - EFM00120
This mock mediaeval mansion was constructed between 1859 and 1867. Demolition started in 1962 and only a few sections remain today.
Castle Howard from South West - HLS05748
Slide 1 - A walk of some seven miles from Howsham brings us to Castle Howard, the princely seat of the Earl of Carlisle, one of the grandest and richest country seats in England. It contains a noble collection of works of art. The slide shows the…
Castle Howard Park, the Grecian Temple - HLS05757
Slide 10 - At the end of the green terrace walk is a fine Ionic temple with four porticos and pediments, the centre being surmounted with a dome. From the terrace surrounding this building a magnificent view of the park is obtained.
Castle Howard, Fountain (on South Front) - HLS05750
Slide 3 - The Parterre occupies several acres of lawn on the south side of the Mansion, about which are numerous specimens of statuary, and other adornments. A fountain on this front figures Atlas bearing the globe, surrounded by mermaids and…
Castle Howard, North Front - HLS05753
Slide 6 - The north front has an elaborate centre with cupola, and on either side extensive wings, the east according to the original design, the west of later date and different style.
Castle Howard, South Front - HLS05749
Slide 2 -The designing of Castle Howard is the earliest architectural effort in which, so far as we have any evidence, Sir John Vanbrugh was concerned. He was at work on it in 1699, yet a letter that he wrote a fortnight before his death in 1726…
Castle Howard, South Front with Cedar Trees - HLS05751
Slide 4 - Several fine Cedars of Lebanon are planted alongside of the grass terrace, throwing their branches out and affording a cool shade under them on a hot summer's day.
Castle Howard, the Garden Walk - HLS05756
Slide 9 - Another portion of the garden with a walk bordered with various bright-coloured flowers.
Castle Howard, the Gardener - HLS05755
Slide 8 - In the twelve acres of gardens adjoining the mansion stands the cottage occupied by the head gardener. The garden gives some idea of the luxuriance of the vegetation surrounding this 'Arcadia'.
Castle Howard, the Mausoleum in the Park - HLS05758
Slide 11 - A fine artificial serpentine river is crossed by a bridge of three arches, and on a gentle eminence is the Mausoleum of the family, a circular Roman Doric edifice crowned with a dome. It was erected at the same time as the house.
Castle Howard, the Private Chapel - HLS05768
Slide 21 - The private Chapel which we now enter is a marvel of decoration. The lower part of the walls is panelled, filled in with beautifully executed figure subjects; the upper portion is painted, as are the windows, by Kemp. The choir stalls are…
Castle Howard, the Private Chapel (looking East) - HLS05769
Slide 22 - This shows a view of the interior of the Chapel, looking east, with the steps leading up to the Communion Table, and reredos behind.
Castle Howard, the Private Chapel (Looking West) - HLS05770
Slide 23 - Looking west the screen is of solid brass, brightly burnished and finished off in a superb manner in every detail.
Castle Howard, West Side - HLS05754
Slide 7 - The west wing of the house is comparatively plain and unpretentious compared with the other portions. It was designed by an architect of the name of Robinson, and is an addition unequal to the original design.
Castle Howard, with Lake in Foreground - HLS05752
Slide 5 - In a slight hollow in the park, a little below the south front, is a sheet of water about eight acres in extent, covered with water lilies and lined along the margin with rushes. From this point, with the lake in the foreground, a good view…
Centre Vale Mansion, Todmorden - ALC05138
The mansion in Centre Vale Park was once home to 'Honest' John Fielden who bought the estate in 1842. The estate was given to Todmorden Borough Council in about 1900 and opened as a public park in 1912. During the First World War it was used as a…
Chantry House, Heptonstall - EWA00108
This building stands next the Heptonstall Church graveyard. Since secular properties are not allowed direct access onto consecrated ground, the blocked up doorways leading into the churchyard show that in its earlier days it was an ecclesiastical…
Chellow Dene, near Bradford - HLS01424
PH11/3. c1950. Is this Frank Butterfield?
Chevet Park - HLS05775
Slide 1 - Chevet, the seat of the Pilkingtons, is finely situated, and stands in a well wooded park, which rises to a lofty hill, and commands grand views of the surrounding country. The mansion of Chevet was built in the reign of Henry 8th, as…
Church Lane, Heptonstall - KEC00365
Showing the rear of Heptonstall Grammar School, now the home of Heptonstall Museum. Part of the Hebden Bridge Local History Society Archive
Church Lane, Mytholm - WSC00162
Opposite the Parish Church, the buildings on the left remain but the farm buildings have gone and are now replaced by the sheltered housing of Mytholm Meadows.
Churchyard Bottom, Heptonstall. - BIM00932
To the left of the railings is the former Cloth Hall and to the right in the foreground is Heptonstall Museum.
Churn Milk Joan Midgley Moor - CBC01397
Cup marked boundary stone known as Churn Milk Joan on Crow Hill, Midgley Moor, 580m north of Foster Clough Bridge.
Reasons for Designation
Prehistoric rock art is found on natural rock outcrops in many areas of upland Britain. It is especially…
Reasons for Designation
Prehistoric rock art is found on natural rock outcrops in many areas of upland Britain. It is especially…