Fizgig
13-09-2010, 12:33 PM
Tradition gives Henry Clifford credit for building Barden Tower in the fifteenth century. It is said that he preferred to live near the River Wharfe to his family seat at Skipton Castle and he was known as the Shepherd Lord because of these pastoral leanings.
In 1658 Lady Anne Clifford restored the building as it had decayed to a ruin and the result is a complicated blend of fifteenth and seventeenth century architecture. It is difficult to discern between the different builds, however a fifteenth century fireplace has been cut in half by a seventeenth century wall.
At one time the tower had a courtyard, surrounded by a wall with two entrances. One of these gateway arches still survives intact; of the other only the jambs.
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0064.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0065.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0068.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0081.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0069.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0074.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0067.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0083.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0084.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0082.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0086.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0071.jpg
The Priest's House, built in the early 16th century which the Shepherd Lord built for his private Chaplain.Now a restaurant.
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0079.jpg
Gateway arche still in use today.
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0088.jpg
Thanks for looking :thumb
http://s612.photobucket.com/home/malc65/index
In 1658 Lady Anne Clifford restored the building as it had decayed to a ruin and the result is a complicated blend of fifteenth and seventeenth century architecture. It is difficult to discern between the different builds, however a fifteenth century fireplace has been cut in half by a seventeenth century wall.
At one time the tower had a courtyard, surrounded by a wall with two entrances. One of these gateway arches still survives intact; of the other only the jambs.
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0064.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0065.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0068.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0081.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0069.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0074.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0067.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0083.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0084.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0082.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0086.jpg
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0071.jpg
The Priest's House, built in the early 16th century which the Shepherd Lord built for his private Chaplain.Now a restaurant.
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0079.jpg
Gateway arche still in use today.
http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt207/malc65/Dales%20Way/2010_0910tdy0088.jpg
Thanks for looking :thumb
http://s612.photobucket.com/home/malc65/index