Royds Hall, Grade II* listed manor house in Low Moor, Bradford, England.
Royds Hall is a stone manor house in Low Moor, a district of Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, built with a symmetrical front and a cross-wing layout. Outbuildings from the 1600s and walled gardens with lawns complete the grounds, giving the property the overall shape of a traditional English country estate.
The building started as a timber-framed structure in 1458 and changed considerably over the next few centuries. A stone facing was added in 1640, and an eastern wing followed in 1770, each addition reflecting the priorities of the owners at the time.
Royds Hall sits in an area shaped by the wool and textile trades, and the house reflects the kind of home that successful landowners in West Yorkshire built to show their standing. Walking around the exterior, visitors can see how local stone and garden design were used to express prosperity in a working industrial region.
The manor house can be seen from the outside, but the interior is not open to visitors. A visit in daylight gives the clearest view of the stonework and the layout of the gardens surrounding the property.
A large earthenware jar filled with gold coins, thought to date from the English Civil War in the mid-1600s, was found by a farmer on a nearby farm. The discovery suggests someone buried their wealth in a hurry during that troubled period and never returned to collect it.
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