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…
West of Hebden Bridge on the Todmorden road the viaduct was built in 1839/40 on the Manchester and Leeds Railway. An early example of skew arches. The bridge was originally bow string but was replaced about 1940 as a matter of neccesity by the metal…
West of Hebden Bridge on the Todmorden road the viaduct was built in 1839/40 on the Manchester and Leeds Railway. An early example of skew arches. The bridge was originally bow string but was replaced about 1940 as a matter of neccesity by the metal…
Slide 9 - Leaving the Hall on our way to the village, we pass along a carriage drive, on each side of which are rows of Wellingtonia firs (natives of California). These form a grateful shade from the sun, and are perhaps as fine specimens of these…
The Nook, Nest Lane, Mytholmroyd, 1980. Formerly the home of Ben Stansfield who collaborated with Edgar Thornber in setting up the appliance side of Thornber Bros. Ltd. Ref: 007GreenKC Lit & Sci.
Slide 3 - Placed within a park of about sixty acres, the position of Shibden Hall, like that of most old houses, is well chosen. Standing midway down the slope of a hill, its principle frontage is towards the south.
A play based on the life of Alice Longstaff, written by Anna Carlisle and performed in July 2007 by Alexandra Mathie and Robert Garrett in the beautiful setting of Land Farm Garden at Colden.
A play based on the life of Alice Longstaff, written by Anna Carlisle and performed in July 2007 by Alexandra Mathie and Robert Garrett in the beautiful setting of Land Farm Garden at Colden.
A play based on the life of Alice Longstaff, written by Anna Carlisle and performed in July 2007 by Alexandra Mathie and Robert Garrett in the beautiful setting of Land Farm Garden at Colden.
A play based on the life of Alice Longstaff, written by Anna Carlisle and performed in July 2007 by Alexandra Mathie and Robert Garrett in the beautiful setting of Land Farm Garden at Colden. Amongst those watching are, standing, Janice Dobson and…