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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. The estate had been purchased by Batte's Halifax ...

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Category:2019_deathsCategory:2019 deaths - Wikipedia

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   Shaaban Abdel Rahim. Ahmad Abdel Rahman. Death of Shukri Abdi. Serikbolsyn Abdildin. Abdillahi Fadal Iman. Md. Abdul Kadir. Abdul Qadir (cricketer) Dilbar Abdulazizova. Abdullah bin Othman.

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

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   The Ghost of Oakwell Hall. The mystery of the bloody footprint. An old Oakwell legend tells the story of the ghost of William Batt, owner of the house in 1684. William was a bachelor of 25 years of age, whose widowed mother, Elizabeth, lived at Oakwell. Mrs Gaskell in her 'Life of Charlotte Bronte', 1857 tells the story:

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

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   Jun 4, 2016 · The advent of snapshots sounded the death knell for the art - as most families would have photographs taken in life. Now, these images of men, women and children stoically containing their grief ...

6. 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 over 400 years. It offers a real insight into a post-English Civil household. Oakwell Hall is set in over 110 acres of award winning country park and ...

7. www.kirklees.gov.uk › oakwell-hall-tourA guide to the Hall | Kirklees Council

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   The atmospheric Great Hall was the main thoroughfare of the house, linking the two wings. It would have been the hub of domestic life and also used as a reception room for visitors, tenants and businessmen, and for large gatherings. It was uncluttered and sparsely furnished to create a large open space, practical to use and impressive to ...

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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.

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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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   When was Oakwell built?

   • The stunning Elizabethan manor house of Oakwell was built by the Batt family in 1583, but is now displayed as their family home in the 1690s. View a mixture of authentic and reproduction furnishings, from intricately carved four poster beds to intriguing kitchen utensils. It provides an insight into late 17th Century life.

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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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   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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   Did Oakwell have a kitchen?

   • When Oakwell was built the cooking was probably done over a large fire at one end of the Great Hall, but by 1611 the kitchen was a separate room. The kitchen is divided from living areas by a passage, so smells and noise would not penetrate the family rooms.

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Lists_of_deaths_by_yearLists of deaths by year - Wikipedia

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   2024. Lists of deaths by year. This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in October 2024) and then linked here.