East Riddlesden Hall is a 17th-century British manor house in Yorkshire, now owned by the National Trust. (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700 in the Gregorian calendar. ... A manor house is a country houses, which historically formed the centre of a manor (see Manorialism). ... Yorkshire as a traditional county. ... The standard of the National Trust The National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, usually known as the National Trust, is an organisation which works to preserve and protect coastline, countryside and buildings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. ...

It perches on a small plateau overlooking a bend in the River Aire on its way downstream from the town of Keighley. Interesting features include well-restored living accommodation on two floors, a priest-hole to hide Roman Catholic clergy during the Reformation, a Yorkshire Rose window, walled garden, and a ghost (reputedly). The River Aire is a river in West Yorkshire, England. ... Keighley (pronounced Keith-ley) is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, north of Bradford, on the meeting point of the River Aire and the River Worth. ... The concealed entrance to a Priest Hole in Partingdale House, Middlesex (to right of drawing) A priest hole is the term given to hiding places for priests built into many of the principal Middle Ages Roman Catholic houses of England. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ... The rose window in Bristol Cathedral, Bristol, England, at the western end of the nave. ...

External link

• East Riddlesden Hall (http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/scripts/nthandbook.dll?ACTION=PROPERTY&PROPERTYID=337)