Title
Gilling Castle, the Mantlepiece in the Great Chamber
Identifier
HLS05809
Description
Slide 8 – The three-storied Mantelpiece reaches to the ceiling. It contains the heraldic achievements of the Fairfax shield and crest, also the arms of Queen Elizabeth are high aloft over it. The frieze is decorated with the arms of the gentry of the different Wapentakes of Yorkshire in the year 1585 emblazoned in their proper colours. Of the ceiling it may be said to be of the fan and pendant type.
Creator
George Hepworth
Date Created
[n.d.]
Rights
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive courtesy of Hebden Bridge Local History Society
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Licence
Please cite as: Pennine Heritage Digital Archive, Gilling Castle, the Mantlepiece in the Great Chamber, George Hepworth, [n.d.], HLS05809
