WY History in 360掳You are in: Bradford and West Yorkshire > In Pictures > West Yorkshire in 360掳 > History  Take a look at Gomersal's Red House - 'Briarmains' in Charlotte Bronte's novel Shirley - as it may have been in 1830.  Oakwell Hall's famous for its Civil War and Bronte connections. Get a taste of its history here...  Did you know that the George Hotel in Huddersfield is where the great sport of rugby league began?  Every year, Haworth's famous Main Street is transformed to look how it might have done during WWII.  Once a famous royal castle, Pontefract Castle is now just a ruin - but a rather impressive one!  Shibden Hall goes back to 1420 and since then generations of people have lived and worked there.  First mentioned in the Domesday Book in 1086, Bradford's Bolling Hall is a really historic house!  Home to the famous Bront毛s, the Parsonage in Haworth looks much like it did when they lived there!  East Riddlesden Hall is a compact and cosy 17th century manor house on the outskirts of Keighley.  Just outside Wakefield, Nostell Priory is a stately home packed with historical treasures!  Heptonstall graveyard contains 100,000 bodies - and TWO churches. Take a look in 360掳! You are in: Bradford and West Yorkshire > In Pictures > West Yorkshire in 360掳 > History |
