Shibden Hall was the home of the noted 19th century diarist Anne Lister (1791 - 1840). The Hall, dating originally from circa 1420, is a distinctive half-timbered building furnished in the styles ...

I t’s architecture and varied history is what caught the eye of local artist Gavin Macaulay and inspired him to produce his latest masterpiece. After painting the Piece Hall earlier this year he was ...

Halifax, 1832. Anne Lister returns from Hastings to Shibden Hall, having discovered that her would-be companion and lover, the aristocratic Vere Hobart, has accepted a marriage proposal from a man.