Photos : Wakefield
Centre.
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Nostell Priory (NT), Doncaster Road, Nostell, Wakefield WF4 1QE
Tel: 01924 863892 Palladian house built in 1733 by James Paine,
where Chippendale started out his career by making furniture
especially for the house. National Trust charges apply. About
4 miles east of Wakefield.
Kirklees Light Railway,
Park Mill Way, Clayton West, Nr Huddersfield, West Yorkshire,
HD8 9XJ. Tel: 01484 865727. Our main station, Clayton West, has
a full range of amenities to entertain you and your family while
you wait for the train or after you return. Clayton West Station
is situated on the A636 Wakefield to Denby Dale road, off Junction
38 or 39 of the M1 Motorway. www.kirkleeslightrailway.co.uk.
About 7 miles south west of Wakefield.
Temple Newsam, Temple Newsam Road, off Selby Road, Leeds LS15
0AE Tel: 0113 264 5535 Temple Newsam is one of the great historic
estates in England. Set within over 1500 acres of parkland, woodland
and farmland landscaped by Capability Brown in the 18th century,
it is a magnificent Tudor–Jacobean mansion. It has one of
the largest collections of Chippendale furniture in the country.
About 7 miles northeast of Wakefield.
Leeds City Art Gallery,
The Headrow, Leeds LS1 3AA Tel. 0113 247 8248. The gallery comprises
one of the best collections of British Art outside London, including
works by Turner, Cotman, Cozens and Girtin. Through the support
of the Henry Moore Foundation, the Gallery has bought many important
sculptures and can boast a modern sculpture collection second
only to that of the Tate. About 8 miles north of Wakefield.
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