Leodis latest Aberford photographs

Triumphal Arch, Parlington Park, postcard

c1905. Postcard with a 1905 postmark showing the Triumphal Arch at Parlington Park. This was commissioned by Sir Thomas Gascoigne of Parlington Hall to commemorate the English pea...

Lotherton Hall in the snow, 1903 extension

3rd December 2010. View of the snow-covered drive to the grand entrance (porte cochere) of Lotherton Hall. This, and the drawing room, also in view, were part of the extensions an...

Lotherton Hall in the snow, the Peony Priest

3rd December 2010. View of Lotherton Hall in the snow, once home to the Gascoigne family. In the foreground is the 'Peony Priest' a Japanese statue of Sho-Haku. He was named the '...

Lotherton Hall in the snow.

3rd December 2010. Wintry view of Lotherton Hall in the snow. This was the residence of the Gascoigne family but since 1968 has been run as a visitor attraction by Leeds City Coun...

Lotherton Hall, looking towards the terrace

3rd December 2010. View of Lotherton Hall in the snow looking in the direction of the terrace. The long shadows of the trees and the photographer are visible. The photogragh is th...

Lotherton Hall after a heavy snowfall

3rd December 2010. Image shows Lotherton Hall, once the home of the Gascoigne family and now a visitor attraction. The grounds and rooftops are covered by a recent snowfall.

Lotherton Hall, looking towards the summerhouse

3rd December 2010. This snowy scene, taken in the grounds of Lotherton Hall, looks towards an old white-painted summerhouse. This feature was originally a porch located on the 189...

Lotherton Hall Gardens

3rd December 2010. View of the formal gardens at Lotherton Hall beneath a heavy covering of snow. The stately home was once the residence of the Gascoigne family but is now a visi...

Lotherton Hall in the snow

3rd December 2010. Wintry scene showing Lotherton Hall after a heavy snowfall. This was once the residence of the Gascoigne family but is now open to the public.

Lotherton Hall, Norman Chapel in the snow

3rd December 2010. Image shows the south side of the Norman chapel at Lotherton Hall in the snow. Next to the entrance is an original Norman window, narrow with a semi-circular ar...

Lotherton Hall, the Medal Room in the process of being reorganised

1976. Image shows the Medal Room at Lotherton Hall in the process of being reorganised. This may have been the original Drawing Room in Georgian times. Colonel Frederick Richard T...

Aberford Windmill

c1941-1943. Image shows Aberford Windmill in the early 1940s. In the 15th century it was in the ownership of the Abbot of Kirkstall and rented to a Mr. Gascoigne. (The Gascoigne f...

Aberford Almshouses

c1941-1943. View through the gates of Aberford Almshouses, listed buildings on the west side of Main Street. The central entrance tower can be seen and either side are the two sto...

Lotherton Hall, Deer Park

Undated. View of the Deer Park on the Lotherton Hall Estate. Red deer have gathered for feeding time. The feed is being delivered by a brightly painted vehicle pulled by a pair of...

Lotherton Hall, from the terrace gardens

c early 20th century. Early 20th century view of Lotherton Hall taken from the terrace gardens. It shows the Drawing Room wing completed in 1903, right. At this time the owners of...

Lotherton Hall, view of the South Gardens looking towards the summerhouse

c early 20th Century. Early 20th century view of the South Gardens looking east towards the white summerhouse. The gardens were created by Mrs. Laura Gwendolen Gascoigne, wife of ...

Aerial view of Lotherton Hall

1979. Aerial view of Lotherton Hall taken in 1979 from the Skyview Aerial Archive. The Hall is visible in the centre with its formal gardens. Behind Lotherton Hall to the right th...

Lotherton Hall, view of front terrace

Undated. Image shows the front terrace at Lotherton Hall, designed between 1902 and 1903 by landscape gardener, William Goldring (1854-1919). He worked in collaboration with Mrs. ...

Lotherton Hall, exterior of the 12th century chapel

c1940s-50s. View of the exterior of the 12th century Norman Chapel at Lotherton Hall from the south side. The entrance and gabled bellcote date from the 18th century but the origi...

Lotherton Hall, the main costume study room

1974. Black and white image showing the main costume study room at Lotherton Hall, located on the first floor. The costume galleries are part of the extension on the west side of ...

Lotherton Hall, the textile and costume conservation studio

1974. View of the textile and conservation studio on the first floor at Lotherton Hall. A member of staff is seated while working on an article of clothing beneath a lamp. In the ...

Lotherton Hall, the Morning Room

1971. Image shows a corner of the Morning Room at Lotherton Hall. This is the oldest part of the house, dating from the 18th century. Richard Oliver Gascoigne purchased the house ...

Lotherton Hall, Drawing Room

Undated. Image shows the Georgian revival style Drawing Room at Lotherton Hall built for Colonel Frederick Richard Thomas Trent Gascoigne in 1903. The tall windows look out onto t...

Lotherton Hall, the New Library

1970s. Image shows the 'New Library' at Lotherton Hall. This was originally the dining room, designed for Colonel Frederick Richard Thomas Trench Gascoigne in the 1890s. A new din...

Lotherton Hall, west wall of the Medal Room

1960s. Image shows the west wall of the Medal Room at Lotherton Hall. At this time it was a room used by Sir Alvary and Lady Gascoigne, located in the older central part of the ho...

Lotherton Hall, the Medal Room

1968. View of the Medal Room at Lotherton Hall which is situated in the central older part of the house, and may have been intended as the Drawing Room in Georgian times. Colonel ...

Lotherton Hall, the Main Hall

1960s. View of the Main Hall of Lotherton Hall looking in the direction of the Medal Room. On the left is the chimney-piece dating from 1696 which was originally in situ at Huddle...

Lotherton Hall, the walled garden

1963. Colour image showing the walled garden at Lotherton Hall. It is part of the scheme designed by Mrs. Laura Gwendolen Gascoigne in the late nineteenth and early twentieth cent...

Lotherton Hall, Playroom Courtyard looking north

1969. View of the 'playroom courtyard' at Lotherton Hall, looking north towards the laundry. The photograph was taken by the Technical Supervisor at Leeds City Art Galleries, Ron ...

Lotherton Hall from the south-west

c1940. Image shows Lotherton Hall from the south-west with the 1903 extension in the centre. Plans for this were drawn up in the Estate Office for Colonel Frederick R.T.T. Gascoig...

Lotherton Hall, Head Groom, Fred Gilbert

c1940. Image shows Fred Gilbert, the Head Groom for the Gascoigne family of Lotherton Hall.

H.R.H. Princess Mary, Bramham Moor Hounds, Hook Moor, Postcard view

c1910. Old black and white postcard view of H.R.H. Princess Mary as a young girl riding with the Bramham Moor Hounds. In 1922 she married Sir Henry George Charles Lascelles who su...

Lotherton Hall, informal portrait of staff

c1970. Image shows an informal portrait of three of the staff who worked at Lotherton Hall for the Gascoigne family. Left is Mary Renwick, part-time secretary. In the centre is Bi...

Aberford Almshouses, Charity event

c1948. Image shows people in costume at a charity event held at Aberford Almshouses, taken by a Yorkshire Post photographer. On the left are Laura and Bill Burlingham - Bill was t...

Lotherton Hall, the Gascoigne family in the terrace garden

1920s. View of the Gascoigne family in the terrace garden of Lotherton Hall. Standing to the left is Colonel Frederick Richard Thomas Trench-Gascoigne (1851-1937). Next to him is ...

Lotherton Hall, group photograph of nursing staff and a medical officer

1919. Group photograph taken in the grounds of Lotherton Hall, the residence of the Gascoigne family. Between 21st November 1914 and 28th March 1919 Colonel and Mrs. Gascoigne con...

Lotherton Hall, Mrs. Gascoigne, Yvonne and Douglas Gascoigne on the terrace steps

1930s. Image shows Mrs. Laura Gwendolen Douglas Gascoigne on the terrace steps of Lotherton Hall (centre) with her grandchildren, Yvonne Trench-Gascoigne and Douglas Wilder Trench...

Lotherton Hall, group photograph at the wedding of Yvonne Gascoigne and Charles Kynaston Studd

15th October 1952. Group photograph taken on the terrace at Lotherton Hall at the wedding of Yvonne Gascoigne (1919-1973) and Lt. Charles Kynaston Studd, (1895-1959), seen central...

Lotherton Hall, floral arrangements within the Norman Chapel.

1952. Image shows floral arrangements within the small Norman Church in the grounds of Lotherton hall, home of the Gascoigne family. The Chapel has been decorated for the wedding ...

Lotherton Hall, interior of the Norman Chapel.

1952. Interior view of the Norman Chapel situated adjacent to Lotherton Hall. It retains several architectural features dating from the late 12th century. Arrangements of flowers ...

Lotherton Hall, interior of the Norman Chapel.

1952. Image shows the interior of the Norman Chapel in the grounds of Lotherton Hall, home of the Gascoigne family. The Chapel is decorated with floral displays for the wedding of...

Maypole, the raising of the

Undated. Image shows a man half way up the Maypole as part of the raising ceremony in the centre of Barwick in Elmet. Traditionally, the ceremony took place verey three years, wit...

Aberford Almshouses, the Great North Road.

30th May 1975. View of Aberford Almshouses located on the west side of the Great North Road. They were built between 1843 and 1845 as 2 storey dwellings for retired estate workers...

Aberford Almshouses.

c1975. View of Aberford Almshouses, located on the west side of the Great North Road, south of the village. They were built between 1843 and 1845 to the designs by Scottish born a...

Aberford Almshouses.

c1975. Image shows part of Aberford Almshouses. The tall tower at the left edge was central to the design of the buildings and separated the mens' dwellings from the womens', four...

Aberford Almshouses.

Undated. Image shows the frontage of Aberford Almshouses, situated on the west side of the Great North Road, South of the village. They were built to the designs by George Fowler ...

Rememberance day Service at Aberford War Memorial, postcard view.

c1920s/1930s. Black and white postcard view showing people gathered for a Rememberance Day Service, conducted by Canon Flower at the War Memorial, on the east side of the Great No...

War Memorial, postcard view

Undated. Black and white postcard showing the War Memorial located on the east side of the Great North Road, opposite the Aberford Almshouses, south of the village. It originally ...

Hook Moor Crossroads, postcard view.

Undated. Early black and white postcard showing Hook Moor Crossroads. The view looks south and is the meeting of old 18th and 19th century turnpikes. In the background, at the lef...

Aberford Almshouses and the Hunt.

Undated. Image shows Aberford Almshouses with the local Hunt in the foreground. The Almshouses were designed by George Fowler Jones and built between September 1843 and May 1845 a...