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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.

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

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   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....

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

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   About Oakwell Hall and Country Park. 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...

5. pasttopresentgenealogy.co.uk › 2024/08/12 › oakwellOakwell Hall Tales - PastToPresentGenealogy

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   Aug 12, 2024 · Grade I Listed Oakwell Hall is a glorious Elizabethan-built former Manor House in the heart of West Yorkshire. Located in a 110-acre country park in Birstall, the building stands relatively unchanged since the 17th century.

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

7. 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...

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   When was Oakwell Hall built?

   • Oakwell Hall is an Elizabethan manor house in Birstall, West Yorkshire, England. The Grade I listed hall 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.

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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 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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   Does Oakwell have a hall?

   • Oakwell has a central hall with cross wings at each end. The porch leads into a cross passage which runs right through the building, separating the hall from the east wing. 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.

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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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9. news.bbc.co.uk › local › bradfordDiscovering 400 years of Oakwell - BBC News

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   Sep 29, 2009 · Discovering 400 years of Oakwell. Driving on the M62 near Birstall, Oakwell Hall is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it blur but its 400-year history makes it well worth a visit. Home to the Batt family...