Author: William WheaterPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 62
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Temple Newsam: its history and antiquities
Author: William WheaterTemple Newsam: its history and antiquities ... together with an account of the modern mansion, and a catalogue of the most celebrated pictures
Author: William WHEATERTales from the Big House: Temple Newsam
Author: Steve WardPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473893372
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
Situated only 4 miles southeast of the bustling cosmopolitan city of Leeds lies a jewel in the crown of British stately homes. Set in 1,200 acres of rolling parkland and woods is Temple Newsam House, once described as the Hampton Court of the North.The estate has survived almost 900 years of history. Although first mentioned in the Domesday Book, it was the Knights Templar who gave the name to the land. The house that now stands on the site was begun in 1518 and has witnessed many events: the execution for treason of one of its owners; the birth of Lord Darnley, unlucky husband of Mary Queen of Scots; the Civil War rivalry of a family; the home of a flirtatious mistress of the Prince of Wales (later George IV); and the suffering of the First World War, when it was used as a convalescent home for wounded soldiers.The house and estate is now owned by the Leeds City Council and is open as a public park for all to enjoy. The house itself is part of Leeds Museums and Galleries and displays many different collections and exhibitions. On the estate is a working farm, known as Home Farm, which is the largest working rare breed center in the UK and is a popular attraction for many visitors.
Temple Newsam
Author: Temple Newsam HousePublisher:
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Category : Art museums
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Leeds
Author: Susan WrathmellPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300107364
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 350
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Table of contents: Leeds is a city with a rich commercial tradition and fine buildings to match. Its prosperity, founded on the wool trade, is reflected in the seventeenth-century church of St John, with its magnificent Jacobean woodcarving and furnishings, while the town's eighteenth-century expansion produced elegant Georgian parades and squares with homes for wealthy merchants. They now stand cheek-by-jowl with solid, proud warehouses and offices of the railway age in a wonderful variety of styles ranging from elegant neo-Grecian to Gothic, Moorish and Egyptian.
The Municipal Journal
Author: Temple Newsam
Author: Temple Newsam HousePublisher:
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Category : Art museums
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Creamware and Other English Pottery at Temple Newsam House, Leeds
Author: Temple Newsam HousePublisher:
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Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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The English-speaking World
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Category : English periodicals
Languages : en
Pages : 1174
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