Swinsty hall history book

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Football player turned manager turned pundit gareth southgate has owned the hall since 2006. Swinsty reservoir is a reservoir in the washburn valley north of otley and west of harrogate in. Property for sale in swinsty buy properties in swinsty. There is a legend of money being washed in the spring during plague times, maybe fulfilling the services of a plague stone, or possibly a relic memory of a votive well. We parked at swinsty great duck feeding area near the car park and walked round both reservoirs in a clockwise direction which adds up to approx 6. Now a boggy mess but with a ruin of worked masonry nearby. The book on howley hall written by a later sir john savile, published in the 19th century. Our stroll took us the whole way around the reservoir and on the far side we were down by the waters edge when we waved to the main group as. On the banks of the reservoir stands swinsty hall, built in the 17th century. I continued from the car park through swinsty moor plantation to swinsty hall from where. Domed semicircular bay with curved portico to right.

According to john ingram in the haunted homes and family traditions of great britain 1897, the house is haunted by a man named robinson who according to legend bought the property with the profits he gained from the sale of goods he looted from the houses of the dead in london during one. One of few grade ilisted houses in north yorkshire that is still privately owned, imposing swinsty hall, with its many gables and multitudinous windows on the banks of swinsty reservoir, nine miles west of harrogate, is described by the 19thcentury historian william grainge as the best, most substantial and majestic of the old halls which grace the valley of the washburn. Henry was to pay ralph a sum of money and he was to build a house at swinsty for francis and ellen, his daughter. Former boro manager gareth southgate has put his northeast home on to the market. The swinton park hotel, a luxury grade ii castle set in beautiful parkland grounds at the centre of the swinton estate.

Swinsty reservoir glittered in the sunshine, runners lolloped in from the surrounding woods, dogs decanted from car boots, fishermen strode out for the rainbow trout, and a grebe, also fishing. The project gutenberg ebook of nooks and corners of old. Swinsty hall can be seen on the os map at grid reference. Fewston, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict in otley district, w. Swinsty lodge in fewston, near harrogate book online. Whether youre coming for the day to enjoy the spa, restaurants and cookery school or staying a little longer to explore the hotel, tree lodges and yurts. The book itself was purchased from john sampson, a bookseller located at coneystreet in york.

But there are other memories of famous names in history, for the head of the white rose family, richard of york, was buried in the church, and his duchess, cecilia neville, as well as edward of york, whose death at agincourt is immortalised by shakespeare. Book cover shown on left from the absolutely fascinating 20 min film which is shown in the centre when the tea room is open, or here. Property details for swinsty hall fewston harrogate hg3 1st zoopla. Walks in the leeds and harrogate area swinsty reservoir. Use zoopla to view property details for swinsty hall fewston harrogate hg3 1st including a current value estimate, local information, birdseye views and more. These historical events account for the varied architectural features in the main range of. Rural location in a rural setting on the edge of the yorkshire dales national park these stylish holiday lodges offer a wonderfully relaxing retreat at the end of a great day exploring the many local beauty spots and attractions. Of 3 bays with central corinthian tetrastyle portico with pediment and festooned frieze on inner face. Swinsty hall, washburn,harrogate, yorkshire, england the best, most substantial and majestic of the old halls which grace the valley of the washburn many chimneyed, minigabled, grey and grand, it stands amid a solitude of woods and fields, a pile of mystery, surrounded by legends. Park at lindley wood and head upwards past swinsty to fewston. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. While the fullpage blackinkandwatercolor illustrations work with the text, youngsters can also follow the action in the sidebars and small comic strips that accompany the story.

The history and topography of great timble, little timble and snowden. Discount prices on books by s e hall, including titles like pick your pleasure. Swinsty hall is no doubt a majestic and historical gem, but the grand estate in the valley of washburn holds a spooky secret. Start this article has been rated as startclass on the projects quality. This is a really lovely walk along well beaten paths that are easy to follow with some sections being very wide and family disabled friendly. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet.

Gareths home is allegedly haunted by a former owner credit. The hamlet of brookhouse lies 10km south east of rotherham town centre, to the north of laughtonenlemorthen. Pulleyns book the pulleyns of yorkshire history land. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of swinsty hall.

One such tale involves swinsty hall, the tudorera manor which now lays back from the banks of swinsty reservoir. In fact, fewston flows in to swinsty so they are really just an extension of each other. Local legend has it that the hall was built by a man named robinson, who left nearby fewston to seek his fortune in london. Published by j fearnsides and sons, commercial street, batley. Property details for swinsty hall fewston harrogate hg3. Foot of timble gill 359 swinsty hall 496 fewston embankment 511 the tarn, swinsty.

Catharine is able to show that john pulleyn settled at swinsty hall and founded a dynasty in that area. N ow heres a funny thing a history of the music hall by a former conservative prime minister. We walked through the woods and along a path with wonderful views before reaching swinsty hall, where we stopped to look at the house and the gardens as we turned onto the footpath beside the water. Swinsty reservoir is within the scope of wikiproject yorkshire, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide to yorkshire on wikipedia. A pleasant walk around swinsty reservoir, suitable for all the family. William grainge 18181895 was an english antiquarian and poet, a historian of yorkshire. In 1590 the hall became the property of henry robinson of old lound, lancashire. Although a haven of peace and calm, swinfen is just 30 minutes from birmingham city centre and. Both fewston and swinsty reservoirs were built in the 1870s and have supplied water to leeds for 150 years.

Whether a book is in the public domain may vary country to country. The second tale was retold by the writer tom bradley in his 1895 guide to the river washburn, in which he explored the history and stories of the valley as he walked up the river. The stable block and barn were added in 1702 and 1705. The book contains lots of names of people, along with descriptions of pedigrees and other information of interest to family history researchers. Photograph reproduced with the permission of the washburn heritage centre, more on which can be found at.

Swinsty hall and dougill hall, two grand country houses in. O, better were its banks assigned to spirits of a gentler. A grade ii listed 18th century coaching inn, situated in the beautiful nidderdale aonb. Swinsty hall photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The ghost stories of the washburn valley the secret library leeds. The book challenges readers to interact with the pictures and text and follow various story lines to get all of the characters together. Fewston and swinsty reservoirs are owned by yorkshire water and were built in the 1870s and supply some of the water for leeds as they have for nearly 150 years. Swinfen hall hotel is a magnificent georgian manor set in 100 acres of park land incorporating formal gardens, a private deer park, wild hay meadows and woodland. History of fewston, in harrogate and west riding map and. If you insist on being tested, try the triplereservoir fullwhammy.

View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in swinsty. To the manor drawn telegraph the telegraph telegraph. Spring outing round reservoirs bradford telegraph and argus. We have over 20,000 acres on the estate for you to explore, so click on an image below to find out.

Born into a farming family in kirkby malzeard, he later set up a bookshop in nearby harrogate and published numerous books on local history and topography. Owned by the cunliffelister family since the 1880s, and the ancestral seat of the earl of swinton, guests at the hotel enjoy a traditional, yet informal stately home experience. Hardened walkers might balk at its flat, familyfriendly firmness. Please note that this index is given in good faith as a guide to the contents of the book, but there may be errors in both the original index and the transcription of the index. England manager gareth southgates father gives the mail a. From swinsty car park entrance, cross road and go through gap in wall into wood.

Nostalgic memories of swinsty hall s local history inspired by photos in the francis frith collection francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. If you would like to participate, you can visit the project page, where you can join the project, see a list of open tasks, and join in discussions on the projects talk page. Swinsty hall the pullayns and the robert wode, brother of isabella, mentioned in the above extract, had lived at swinsty hall, little timble, just outside the forest jennings. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Fewston reservoir 2020 all you need to know before you. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.

The present hall forms part of a complex of listed buildings including the hall, walls, gates, stable block and barn. Follow path ahead down to reservoir shore and continue along it for a couple of miles to car park at far end. Swinsty hall dates from the 16th century and can be found on the banks of swinsty reservoir built 1874. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Swinsty hall, little timble 1174496 historic england.