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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Oakwell_HallOakwell Hall - Wikipedia

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   Oakwell Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in Birstall, West Yorkshire, England. The Grade I listed hall [1] is set in period gardens surrounded by 110 acres (0.45 km 2) of country park. The house was built for John Batte. A recarved stone dated 1583 probably indicates the date of construction.

2. www.kirklees.gov.uk › beta › museums-and-galleriesStories and history at Oakwell Hall | Kirklees Council

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   About. Stories and history at Oakwell Hall. Discover Oakwell's claims to fame including its growing television stardom as a filming location, its unique Bronte connections, the mysterious...

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3. www.bbc.com › news › uk-england-36389581Taken from life: The unsettling art of death photography - BBC

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   Jun 4, 2016 · Photographs of loved ones taken after they died may seem morbid to modern sensibilities. But in Victorian England, they became a way of commemorating the dead and blunting the sharpness of...

4. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Batte-5John Batte (1606-1652) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree

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   1606 John Batte, of Oakwell Hall (in Birstall), Yorkshire, England, was baptized at Newton Tony, Wiltshire, England, 24 June 1606. His parents were the Reverand Robert Batte, of Newton Tony, and th...

   by 1626 John Batte married Martha Mallory,and they had six sons and three daughters.

   1643A Royalist, John was said to have been "a Captain and present at the Battle of Adwalton Moor."

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   mhdunnam, "Jiohn Batte," (2014); Ancestry.com (Media). Sources:

   Robert M. Wilbanks VI, "Batte Family History: Early Virginia Colonial Family," (2012); Ancestry.com (Media).

   Wikipedia:Oakwell Hall.

   Rootsweb: interesting, but lacks sources.

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   "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N1BX-YM4: 24 February 2022), John Batte, 1606.

   Source: #MCA1, Richardson, Magna Carta Ancestry(2011)

   see Martha's profile for a list of their children with dates

   Jamestowne Society accessed 10 June 2020

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   • Gender: Male
   • Birth Date: June 24, 1606

   • Spouse: Martha (Mallory) Batte

5. www.kirklees.gov.uk › oakwell-hall › aboutAbout Oakwell Hall and Country Park | Kirklees Council

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   Oakwell Hall was built by John Batt in 1583 and is now furnished as a family home in the 1690s. History comes to life as you explore the fine period rooms, in a building surprisingly unchanged in...

6. www.friendsofoakwellhall.org.uk › oakwell-hallOakwell Hall - Friends of Oakwell Hall & Country Park

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   Jul 7, 2023 · The History of Oakwell Hall. Built by John Batt in 1583, the Hall is now a ‘living museum’. It is furnished as a family home circa 1690. And is the ghost of William Batt still here? Find out more

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   What is Oakwell Hall?

   • Here you can find out all about Oakwell Hall. Built by John Batt in 1583 it has been a family home and a school and is now run as a ‘living museum’ by Kirklees Council. Furnished as the Batt family home in the 1690s it takes you back to experience life at the time of the English Civil War.

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   Why is Oakwell famous?

   • Discover Oakwell's claims to fame including its growing television stardom as a filming location, its unique Bronte connections, the mysterious ghost story and important civil war involvement. The significant Battle of Adwalton Moor took place famously close to Oakwell.

   Stories and history at Oakwell Hall | Kirklees Council

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   Who built Oakwell Hall?

   • Oakwell Hall was built by John Batt in 1583 and is now furnished as a family home in the 1690s. History comes to life as you explore the fine period rooms, in a building surprisingly unchanged in over 400 years. It offers a real insight into a post-English Civil household.

   About Oakwell Hall and Country Park | Kirklees Council

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   Who owns Oakwell Hall?

   • Oakwell Hall passed into municipal hands in 1928 and is owned and managed by Kirklees Council. The hall is supported by volunteers from the Friends of Oakwell Hall. The hall's interiors were restored to a late-17th-century condition, the time the Batt family lived here, with the aid of research into local inventories .

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   Is Oakwell a grand house?

   • As Charlotte Bronte observed, Oakwell is not a grand house, but it does contain interesting decorative detail. Classical Tuscan columns in the hall were popular in the Elizabethan era when architect Robert Smythson used them in grand mansions.

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   What is Oakwell Hall Country Park?

   • Oakwell Hall Country Park is the most northerly accredited country park in England. Within the 110 acres (0.45 km 2) of parkland are many diverse habitats: woodland, streams, pasture land, ponds and bridleways. Nature trail marker indicate several walks around the park.

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8. www.9news.com.au › world › liam-payne-death-formerLiam Payne death: Former One Direction member, dead at 31 - 9News

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   1 day ago · 8:45am Oct 17, 2024. Liam Payne, a former member of boyband One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, according to local police. He was 31.