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Burton Agnes Church - HLS05731
Slide 26 - From the churchyard gate to the South Porch, the pathway passes under a yew tree avenue, the whole distance.
It will be seen that there is much at Burton Agnes to attract those who delight in our ancient architecture.
And there we…
It will be seen that there is much at Burton Agnes to attract those who delight in our ancient architecture.
And there we…
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.
Archbishop Tillotson
Slide 3 - A fine marble monument to Archbishop Tillotson
Ledston Hall, interior of Chapel - HLS05841
Slide 17: The earliest remaining portion of the Mansion is to be found in a crypt in the basement of the building, situate under a portion of what is known as "Lady Betty Hastings Room" previously alluded to. The crypt has been converted by the…
Markenfield Hall, the Chapel - HLS05854
Slide 9 - Ascending the modern internal wooden staircase, we enter the old Banqueting Hall. The walls of this room are covered with paintings, mostly portraits of the ancestors of members of the Grantly family, the present owners of the…
Marske Hall, Swaledale, from West - HLS05864
Slide 8: Here is another view of the Hall facing west. In appearance, the edifice is of a plain and substantial character and does not call for any special remarks thereon. We will now enter this ancestral dwelling and are first conducted into the…
Tomb of Archbishop Hutton in York Minster - HLS05868
Slide 12: He died at York, January 16th 1605, and was buried in the south choir aisle of the Minster, where a handsome monument commemorates his extraordinary and fruitful life.
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.
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…
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…
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…
Nunnington Church - HLS05977
Slide 8 - On the top of the ridge above the village is Nunnington church, old and grey, with a low square tower, sheltered by a screen of tall fir trees.
Nunnington Church - HLS05978
Slide 9 - These old scraggy trees, set north and west round the churchyard, gives a weird haunted look to the place.
The church is of Norman date, mentioned in Doomsday and has undergone many alterations. Amongst other monuments in the interior of…
The church is of Norman date, mentioned in Doomsday and has undergone many alterations. Amongst other monuments in the interior of…
Ribston Hall - Font in Chapel - HLS06002
Slide 10 - Attached to the Hall is the Ancient Chapel of St Andrews, commonly called Ribston Hall Chapel, wherein are some memorials of the Templars as well as the Goodricke Family. There are also two memorial tablets to the present family of Dent.…
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,…
St John the Baptist in the Wilderness, Cragg Vale, Mytholmroyd. - WAO00232
Postcard with 1917 postmark. This church, built in 1838 to replace a smaller church constructed in 1813, was paid for from the 'million pound fund'. An Act of Parliament allocated £1 million to build churches in the rapidly expanding industrial areas…
The Porch, Heptonstall Old Church - HLS01350
PH/12. With 'Old Mally'
Heptonstall Old Church - HLS01351
PH/12. From the tower of the new church.
Mytholm Lane and Church - HLS01353
PH/12. St James the Great, Parish church of Hebden Bridge.
Looking Down on Mytholm, Hebden Bridge - HLS01354
Mytholm Hall is in the centre of the picture, with the parish church of St James behind it. Ref: PH/12.
