A 500-year-old checklist detailing the complete contents of Temple Newsam House when it was first built has gone on display in an exhibition exploring centuries of life above and below…
Senior councillors in Leeds will discuss proposals to invest £1.2million in a range of new leisure facilities at Temple Newsam golf course at a meeting next week.
The meeting of the…
When notoriously shrewd Yorkshire investor Sir Arthur Ingram first commissioned the imposing lettering atop Temple Newsam House almost four centuries ago, he certainly got his money’s…
Stunningly intricate patterns made using millions of grains of salt have transformed the great hall of Temple Newsam House for a new exhibition celebrating the mansion’s history.
Artist…
A group of ex-pit workers from Leeds have gone back to the coal face, working with volunteers to unearth the history of mining at Temple Newsam.
Blot on the Landscape, a new exhibition at…
Nestling under the tree or carefully placed inside a stocking, they were the must-have toys and games which delighted generations of eager Leeds children on Christmas morning.
The…
A collection of exquisitely carved music stands will go on display at Temple Newsam House this week to end the Leeds International Piano Competition on a high note.
The group of…
Sweet-toothed aristocrats in Leeds were among the country’s earliest chocoholics, fascinating new documents have revealed.
Ahead of tomorrow’s World Chocolate Day, an exquisite bill of…
Take a stroll through the centuries this weekend as the historic Temple Newsam estate travels back in time through several periods of history.
Time travellers will have the chance to meet…
Plush, lavish and luxurious, Temple Newsam’s crimson state bed is well and truly fit for a Queen Anne.
The eye-catching bed is more than 300 years old and was commissioned in 1711 by…
A puzzling pub peculiarity, this dainty-looking jug was once a popular way for landlords to keep their punters entertained.
Known as a puzzle jug, the ceramic receptacle is a fine example…
A delicious taste of the elegance, opulence and extravagance of life in Georgian Britain will be served up to museum-goers in Leeds.
The rise of London gin shops and traditional Georgian…
Beneath the lavish halls and chambers of Temple Newsam House, a huge network of cellars was once liberally stocked with thousands upon thousands of gallons of beer.
Upstairs, 18th-century…
A beautifully elaborate example work by a word famous Leeds master craftsman, this beautiful lady’s secretaire will be going on display at Leeds City Museum next month.
Made by none other…
The gigantic silver wine cooler that dominates the dining room at Temple Newsam House is a truly dazzling sight to behold.
Weighing an impressive 2,500 ounces and measuring almost a…
It’s the quintessentially British brew that over the centuries has been enjoyed by everyone from Yorkshire’s lords and ladies, to its miners and mill workers.
Now a curator’s exciting new…
It could well be the most delicate and exclusive piece of removals work Leeds has ever seen.
This week at Temple Newsam House, curators began the daunting task of relocating a number of…
Hidden away, deep inside Temple Newsam House is a fantastically festive creation worthy of Santa’s most enterprising elves.
The wonderful workshop will be the latest addition to the…
Decorated with a curious mixture of Roman style pillars, a mysterious fake door and a fully working church organ, it’s a room with a very unusual tale to tell.
And this winter, experts at…
The film explores the workings of the magnificent musical clock and automaton made by the royal clockmaker George Pyke in 1765.
It is one of the great treasures of Temple Newsam and was…