Shibden Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire
The hall dates back to around 1420, when it was recorded as being inhabited by one William Otes. Before 1612, the estate was owned by the Savile and Waterhouse families. The three families' armorial symbols are recorded in a stone-mullioned 20-light window at the hall. It was acquired on behalf of John Hemingway, who died young, in 1612 and was then inherited by Hemingway's uncle, Samuel Lister, in 1619.
For more than 300 years (1619 to 1926) the Shibden estate was in the hands of the Lister family, wealthy mill-owners and cloth merchants, the most famous resident being Anne Lister (1791–1840), who became sole owner of the hall after the death of her aunt. She commissioned York architect John Harper and landscape gardener Samuel Gray in 1830 to make extensive improvements to the house and grounds. A gothic tower was added to the building for use as a library and the major features of the park created, including terraced gardens, rock gardens, cascades and a boating lake.
Shibden Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire
The hall dates back to around 1420, when it was recorded as being inhabited by one William Otes. Before 1612, the estate was owned by the Savile and Waterhouse families. The three families' armorial symbols are recorded in a stone-mullioned 20-light window at the hall. It was acquired on behalf of John Hemingway, who died young, in 1612 and was then inherited by Hemingway's uncle, Samuel Lister, in 1619.
For more than 300 years (1619 to 1926) the Shibden estate was in the hands of the Lister family, wealthy mill-owners and cloth merchants, the most famous resident being Anne Lister (1791–1840), who became sole owner of the hall after the death of her aunt. She commissioned York architect John Harper and landscape gardener Samuel Gray in 1830 to make extensive improvements to the house and grounds. A gothic tower was added to the building for use as a library and the major features of the park created, including terraced gardens, rock gardens, cascades and a boating lake.