Oakwell has a central hall with cross wings at each end. Entry to the hall is free to members of the friends of oakwell hall. Sport, exercise and healthy eating exercise and keeping fit, sports and activities, food and allotments. Charlotte bronte featured the hall as fieldhead in her novel shirley.
Libraries join, find and renew, fees and charges, library consultation, online resources. Listen to our ghost story or try our childrens bits. Now oakwell hall is due to feature in another bbc drama series the eightpart. On a good weather day you can have a leasurly walk around the gardens. Hall opening times all year round except winter closure. Compare every available hotel deal and airbnb near oakwell hall country park, so book today to secure the best price please note, venue location is plotted according to the venues postcode. Published by j fearnsides and sons, commercial street, batley. Livefields festival 2020 tickets oakwell hall country park. Find all the transport options for your trip from york to oakwell hall right here. Buying books from amazon via this page raises funds for the friends without costing you any extra, so please support us in this way. Books and journals pevsner, n, radcliffe, e, the buildings of england. Oakwell hall is an elizabethan manor house in birstall, west yorkshire, england.
Catherine hall was born in the lake district in 1973. Oakwell hall was built by john batt in 1583 and is now run as a living museum furnished as the batt family home in the 1690s. In other news, a visitor from north carolina stepped in to play when the leeds waits musicians recreated a 17th century christmas afternoon at oakwell hall, on sunday, performing seasonal music. A stunning elizabethan manor house, furnished as a 17th century home. Jane eyre at oakwell hall kirklees local tv kirklees. Oakwell hall, birstall, west yorkshire countryhousereader. Jul 01, 2011 oakwell hall is not a grand medieval palace or power house, but a house built for a member of the local gentry at the end of the sixteenth century. It is part of birstall and birkenshaw ward which had a population of 16,298 at the 2011 census.
Nov 29, 2017 the kids were a bit under the weather today, but we decided to get them out of the house for a bit. Oakwell hall and country park birstall 2020 all you need. Oakwell hall to appear in forthcoming bbc drama gentleman. Oakwell hall and country park birstall all you need to. Oakwell hall in the village of birstall is furnished as a family home of the 1690s and offers visitors a real insight into a postenglish civil war household. She worked in documentary film production before becoming a freelance writer and editor for a range of charities specialising in human rights and development. In response to the latest advice on coronavirus covid19, kirklees council has made the decision to close all of our museums and galleries bagshaw museum, tolson memorial museum and oakwell hall until further notice. The village has retail areas adjacent to junction 27 of the m62, birstall shopping park, also referred to as west yorkshire retail park, which includes a dw sports shop and fitness club, ikea, next stores and a showcase cinemas complex. Located within the historic visitor centre courtyard, the new oakwell shop is a great place to find wonderful not on the high street items, with an superb range of stock from local artisan suppliers, including many reflecting the history of the hall and the beauty of the country park. The west riding, 1967 woledge, g, oakwell hall, 1978 legal this building is listed under the planning listed buildings and conservation areas act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest. It was one of those days where nothing really went to plan. Oakwell hall and country park attraction batley west.
The event takes place at oakwell hall country park, nutter lane, birstall, batley, west yorkshire, wf17 9lg. In the 1840s,oakwell in yorkshire was a school for girls. Great yorkshire history oakwell hall and country park. Oakwell features a high main hall, but an inventory of 1611 records a hall chamber, indicating there. Charlotte bronte visited in the 1830s and featured it as fieldhead in her novel shirley. Mar 19, 2019 2019 03 19 oakwell brickworks, ilkeston, derbyshire tim holyoake. Oakwell can get a little muddy when the rain has hit it but with the right footwear and clothing, its a lovely walk. Although they dominated oakwell for over a hundred years, surviving documentary evidence relating to their activities and domestic arrangements is sketchy. Oakwell features a high main hall, but an inventory of 1611 records a hall chamber, indicating there was once a room above the hall which no longer exists.
Select an option below to see stepbystep directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rios travel planner. Oakwell hall was built in 1583, today it recreates the period in the 1690s when it was home to the batt family who were royalists. Oakwell hall is not a grand medieval palace or power house, but a house built for a member of the local gentry at the end of the sixteenth century. May 5, 2020 a stunning elizabethan manor house, furnished as a 17th century home. The porch leads into a cross passage which runs right through the building, separating the hall from the east wing. Chapterhouse theatre company is presenting one of the greatest romances of english literature, charlotte brontes jane eyre, in the walled gardens of the historic house. Sep 04, 2012 you can order yours now and become part of oakwell history within the book itself.
Oakwell hall was built by john batt in 1583 and is now furnished as the batt family home in the 1690s. The hall was built was john batt to the usual postmedieval plan of a central hall block flanked by crosswings. On this page, youll find books about oakwell hall, its history and local area and about oakwell hall s bronte connection. Founded in 1988, the friends of oakwell hall and country park are a voluntary support group for this wonderfully authentic 16th century manor house in yorkshire and for its surrounding 110 acres. Visit oakwell hall and country park on your trip to birstall. The book on howley hall written by a later sir john savile, published in the 19th century.
For all prepaid orders, your name or message will be inserted for no extra cost in the opening pages of the book. Oakwell hall and country park birstall 2020 what to. Compare every available hotel deal and airbnb near oakwell hall country park, so book today to secure the best price. The kids were a bit under the weather today, but we decided to get them out of the house for a bit. Opened in march 1993, this stand has a capacity of 7,100. Oakwell hall is owned and maintained by kirklees council and the hall and gardens are registered with the charity commission, charity number 11316 amazon links. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. The village is situated between leeds, bradford, huddersfield and. Its definition as a country house rests simply with its use as an established home for one family the batt family and their hopes of maintaining their status within the landscape. Historically in the west riding of yorkshire, it is situated close to the m62 motorway, approximately 6 miles 10 km southwest of leeds. York to oakwell hall 5 ways to travel via train, bus. The museum features exhibits related to decorative and applied art, personalities, social history, fine art, costume and textiles and natural sciences.
Easter activity trail saturday 4 to sunday 19 april. York to oakwell hall 5 ways to travel via train, bus, and. Oakwell hall was immortalised in literature as fieldhead by charlotte bronte, in her novel shirley. Opposite is the classic looking west stand, part of which dates back to 1904. The history has recently been published by the committee. A guide by by catherine hall and jane whittaker also available from oakwell shop oakwell hall by geoffrey woledge. From the front it looks much as when built in the late 16th century.
A weekend of living history in the hall and gardens, including a military display, featuring the english civil war societys colonel robert overtons regiment of foote and friends. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The builder of the house was john batt, a recarved stone with the date 1583 probably indicates date of construction. The hall also appeared in the secret diaries of miss anne lister for the bbc in 2010 and wuthering heights. Edale to kirk yetholm for the independent walker by john gillham. Oakwell hall fieldhead in charlotte brontes shirley. It is used in many tv productions, most recently the itv drama victoria uk tv series. A recarved stone dated 1583 probably indicates the date of construction.
Nestled in 110 acres of green flag country park, oakwell hall is an oasis. Her first novel was days of grace portobello, 2008. For oakwell, a place she knew well, became the house fairfield in the novel. Events and things to do events in kirklees, council venue events, organising an event, promote your event. Birstall is a large village in the metropolitan borough of kirklees, west yorkshire, england. Sprittles, the thoresby society representative on the oakwell hall estate committee. Charlotte brontes description of fieldhead oakwell hall in her novel shirley. Oakwell hall and country park birstall 2020 all you. Oakwell hall including boundary wall, kirklees 14609. You can order yours now and become part of oakwell history within the book itself. Oct 24, 2012 buy oakwell the official history of barnsley f.
Museums, galleries and history museums in kirklees, opening times, museum. Oakwell hall country park, oakwell hall country park. Livefields festival 2020 tickets oakwell hall country. Ilkeston and erewash valley new local history book duration. On one side is the particularly attractive twotiered covered east stand running along one side of the pitch. Oakwell hall the batts of oakwellrichard aspinall june 2009 source. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. If youre familiar with charlotte brontes shirley, then you know oakwell hall. Thanks to only minor alterations over the years and a fine collection of period furniture, the hall offers visitors a real insight into a post english civil war household. The house itself is steeped in history, but the guide book and learn for yourself. Charlotte bronte visited in the 1830s and featured it. Astonishingly, despite oakwells story being intricately woven into so many of the threads of west yorkshires history, the hall was once in danger of being ripped from its foundations and. The grade i listed hall is set in period gardens surrounded by 110 acres 0. Oakwell hall is an elizabethan manor house dating back to 1538, but decorated in 17c style with period furniture.
Rome2rio makes travelling from york to oakwell hall easy. There is still time to get tickets for a wonderful evening of open air theatre at oakwell hall, birstall, on wednesday, 21 june. Located within the historic visitor centre courtyard, the new oakwell shop is a great place to find wonderful not on the high street items, with an superb range of stock from local artisan suppliers, including many reflecting the history of. There are 6 ways to get from bradford to oakwell hall by bus, taxi, car, towncar or foot. Jul 18, 20 oakwell hall, the elizabethan manor house at birstall, yorkshire, which, as the fieldhead of charlotte brontes shirley, is known to book lovers all over the world. Winter visitors lift the spirits at oakwell hall bradford.
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