The Death of an Old Mansion
Blog URL http://www.parlington.co.uk
Located Leeds, West Yorkshire United Kingdom
Tags derelict, railway, aberford, parlington, gascoigne, triumphal arch, archaeology, lost lake, architecture
A history of a long disappeared old Yorkshire mansion, a place that time forgot.
Latest Blog Posts
- Gillows' Furniture on Nov 11, 2009
He [Richard Oliver Gascoigne] commissioned Gillows of Lancaster to refurnish the principal rooms. The original order was intended to equip five bed and dressing rooms, the dining room, library and a study. The repertoire for each bedroom was almost e...
- Keepers Cottage on Nov 5, 2009
The Gascoigne family enjoyed their own gas supply for lighting etc in the nineteenth century, before being connected to the gas service from Garforth Gas works in the later years of that century.
- Mines on Oct 21, 2009
The Gascoigne wealth, whilst substantial from their landed assets, was boosted exponentially in the nineteenth century by the growth of the Garforth coal mines. An article explaining a serious flood from the Leeds Mercury of March 1883 opens up a new...
- Mines on Oct 21, 2009
The Gascoigne wealth, whilst substantial from their landed assets, was boosted exponentially in the nineteenth century by the growth of the Garforth coal mines. An article explaining a serious flood from the Leeds Mercury of March 1883 opens up a new...
- Paintings on Sep 22, 2009
The series of oil paintings newly completed by Anthony Christian is being added progressively to the site in the pictures section, please use the link to see them, it should be completed within a few days.
- Willowgarth on Apr 20, 2009
The mini manmade island with an oak tree planted in the middle, recently recovered from the undergrowth, which was in danger of making it an inaccessible swamp.
- Huddlestone on Apr 11, 2009
One of the assets of the estate was the quarry at Huddlestone [Also called Huddleston, Hudereston, and Huderston over the centuries] and although Parlington enjoyed local mineral extraction, the quality of the stone from Huddlestone was renouned.
