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George Pyke’s Musical Clock
25th September 2017
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Clocks talk will turn back time at Temple Newsam

For Eighteenth Century aristocrats, having an impressive ornamental timepiece to help you while away the hours was the ultimate status symbol. Now centuries later those magnificent decorative clocks give visitors to Temple Newsam House an insight into how lords and ladies passed the time in an historic country mansion. And on September 30, the…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
12th May 2017
2 mins read

Sparkling silver service at Temple Newsam’s spectacular new display

A dazzling collection of silver centrepieces will be displayed together for the first time in a unique celebration of master silversmiths from the past 250 years. Temple Newsam House’s Showstoppers exhibition will see beautiful historic pieces from the house’s world-renowned collection on show alongside imaginative creations by two leading contemporary silversmiths. Launching this Saturday,…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
5th April 2017
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Object of the week- Transforming table

A new acquisition at Temple Newsam House, this beautifully-made table hides an intricate internal mechanism which allows it to transform. Made from mahogany with inlaid and finely engraved brass decoration, the desk was made in around 1740, possibly by Thomas Potter, a London-based master craftsman. A complex system of internal springs and weights can…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
31st March 2017
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Experience the cuteness of Home Farm’s new arrivals this Easter

A host of cute newborn animals will be the stars of the show as a popular Leeds farm kicks off its special Springtime Babies Easter Celebration event this Saturday. Held from Saturday 1 April 2017 – Monday 17 April 2017, visitors will be able to see how the new arrivals ranging from lambs and…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
15th March 2017
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Object of the week- the Channon cabinet

Described as one of the truly great masterpieces of English furniture, Temple Newsam’s Channon cabinet hides an incredible network of secret compartments. Crafted by John Channon in 1750, the huge mahogany cabinet hides a number of intricate, interlocking drawers which were originally designed to conceal aristocrats’ love notes and treasures. Channon, who was based…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
3rd February 2017
2 mins read

Chance to solve historic murder mystery this half term

Four hundred years ago, one of Temple Newsam House’s most famous residents was killed in a grisly murder that remains a mystery to this day. Now, on the anniversary of Lord Darnley’s gruesome demise, budding super sleuths can wander the same atmospheric halls he once called home as they try to solve their own…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
18th January 2017
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Object of the week- Temple Newsam’s floral suite

A spectacularly colourful feature of Temple Newsam House’s beautiful picture gallery, this lavish floral suite is usually covered to protect it from the sun. The stunning collection of chairs and sofas was commissioned more than 300 years ago and supplied to Temple Newsam by James Pascall, a noted guilder, carver and frame maker. Each…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
2nd November 2016
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Frightfully good fun at Leeds Museums and Galleries this Halloween

Historic sites across Leeds will be hosting a spine-tingling programme of spooky activities this Halloween. Leeds Museums and Galleries will be celebrating the scariest time of the year over the October half-term, with youngsters getting the chance to try trick or treating and creepy crafts and Halloween special effects. Lotherton Hall will be hosting…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
31st October 2016
2 mins read

Murder in the Museum – A 1930s Mystery at Abbey House Museum

Murder in the Museum is one of the best-loved penny slot machines at Abbey House Museum in Kirkstall. Made by Leeds sisters Alice and Eveline Dennison in 1934, it shows a 30s murder mystery worthy of Agatha Christie! This film, made by Target Productions at Temple Newsam House, re-imagines the story behind the slot…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
31st October 2016
2 mins read

Suite surprise to give 300th birthday party some flower power

A sumptuous suite of floral furniture will be displayed in all its glory for the first time in eight years ahead of a unique 300th birthday party. The colourful collection of chairs and sofas was supplied to Temple Newsam House in 1746, originally as the decorative border of a lavish “indoor garden” in the house’s…
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Leeds, Leeds Star
31st October 2016
1 min read

The Landscape at Temple Newsam

The story behind the landscape of the park and gardens at the Temple Newsam estate. Curator Emeritus James Lomax reveals how the grounds at this country house have changed over time and the influence of celebrity landscape designer Capability Brown. Capability’ Brown at Temple Newsam Factfile: – Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown made a plan for plan…
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