Shibden Hall is one of England’s oldest medieval timber-framed manor houses and was built in 1420, five years after the Battle of Agincourt.
Portait of Anne Lister in centre...lady of the hall after she inherited it from her aunt, wrote extraordinary diaries which have been deciphered revealing her liaisons with female partners, subject of a recent BBC TV documentary and drama.
Writing bureau.
Looking out onto the lawn.
Dining room.
Nursery.
Looking into a 3D scene of the hall.
Four-poster bed.
Candle snuffer.
Shaving equipment and wigs.
Grandfather clock face made in Greetland...I have friends who live in this area.
Needlework in the drawing room.
Kitchen.
Water feature in the garden.
Water lilies on the pond.
The Shawl Garden...using traditional design from a Paisley Shawl.
Herbaceous border on the terrace garden.
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