2016

SE2127 : Oakwell Hall

taken 8 years ago, near to Birstall Smithies, Kirklees, England

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Oakwell Hall
Oakwell Hall
Oakwell Hall is a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house in Birstall.
The house was built for John Batt, probably in 1583.
It was the inspiration for "Fieldhead" in Charlotte Brontė's novel "Shirley".
Oakwell Hall passed into public ownership in 1928 and is currently owned and managed by Kirklees Council. The Hall is now a museum with its interior restored in a late 17th century style.
Its gardens are laid out in a period style and it lies in a 45 hectare country park.



Oakwell Hall was immortalised in literature as "Fieldhead" by Charlotte Brontė, in her novel Shirley.

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SE2127, 88 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
habiloid   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 16 February, 2016   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 8 February, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2174 2710 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.3901N 1:40.3129W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2167 2705
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Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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