2020

SE2127 : Oakwell Hall: main car park and visitor centre

taken 4 years ago, near to Birstall Smithies, Kirklees, England

Oakwell Hall: main car park and visitor centre
Oakwell Hall: main car park and visitor centre
The car park was closed as this was after 5pm, and the visitor centre closed through the Covid-19 pandemic. Note the green flag indicating a park maintained to a high standard.
Oakwell Hall and Country Park

Parts of Oakwell Hall date from the 15th century but the present building is largely due to John Batt in 1583, with some further modifications in the 17th century. In the 19th century it was used as a boarding school. When Charlotte Bronte lived at nearby Hartshead, she allegedly used Oakwell as the basis for 'Fieldhead' in the novel 'Shirley' (Fieldhead is in fact a local name for part of Birstall). The hall and its outbuildings are listed grade I (list entry 11344609) and now operated as a museum by Kirklees council (open at weekends).

The grounds, along with the site of a former colliery and railway line, form Oakwell Country Park covering 45 hectares of woodland and open fields, which has a separate free car park. There are nature trails and a mountain bike route.


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Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
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Sunday, 21 June, 2020   (more nearby)
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Monday, 22 June, 2020
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2178 2702 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2178 2699
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