[NT] Nostell Priory. Room Bells

I was reliably informed that the room bells are still in perfect working order and they are linked up to the corresponding rooms.

 

The National Trust. Nostell Priory, Wakefield, West Yorkshire. A Grade I Listed Building.

From money made through the London textile industry to the construction of a Georgian masterpiece, generations of the Winn family created this Yorkshire treasure house to advance their social status.

 

Nostell is one of the great houses of the north of England. It was created not simply as a home, but also to send out an important message about the Winn family who owned it.

The Winns originally made money from the London textile trade during the Tudor period. During the following century the family used their wealth to invest in property and land. This included the Nostell estate in Yorkshire, which was bought in 1654. Owning land brought the family new and regular income. In a society that valued land ownership above all else, it also brought status.

 

By the early 18th century the family had been knighted and were firmly members of the gentry class. They now wanted to replace their existing home with a fashionable new house that could show off and add to this status.

The results were spectacular. The cost was huge.

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