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Kildwick Hall
Kildwick Hall is a historic building in Kildwick, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. The manor house was probably built in about 1650 for Henry Currer. The kitchen was added in 1673, and the house was altered between 1722 and 1724, and again in the mid 19th century. In 1955, the building was sold and converted into a hotel, later becoming a country club and a restaurant, before being reconverted into a house in the 1990s. In 1967, the property was used to film the television adaptation of ''Wuthering Heights''. The hall has been grade II* listed since 1954. The house is built of gritstone, with quoins, and a stone slate roof with gable copings, moulded kneelers and pyramidal finials. It has three storeys and four gabled bays, the outer bays and the third bay, with a two-storey porch, slightly projecting. The porch contains a doorway with a moulded surround, and a triangular head, above which is a hood mould, and a moulded plaque with a coat of arms in relief. The wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II* Listed Buildings In North Yorkshire (district)
There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of 384 buildings in the unitary authority area of North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t .... As there are 536 Grade II* listed buildings in the district, the 152 churches and chapels are instead detailed in the article Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district). Notes {{Grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kildwick Hall, Grange Road, Kildwick - Geograph
Kildwick, or Kildwick-in-Craven, is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Skipton and Keighley and had a population of 191 in 2001, rising slightly to 194 at the 2011 census. Kildwick is a landmark as where the major road from Keighley to Skipton crosses the River Aire. The village's amenities include a primary school, church and public house. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven District, Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. History Etymology The first known documentation of Kildwick's name is as ''Childeuuic'' in the Domesday Book. In Latin language, Latin, the Ch (digraph)#Latin, digraph ch is pronounced voiceless velar plosive, /kʰ/ not Voiceless palato-alveolar affricate, /tʃ/ so its pronunciation was the same as it is now. The meaning of its name depends on whether it was named by the conquering Vikings or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
