Halifax's Shibden Hall to feature on episode of Channel 5's Our Great Yorkshire Life

By Abigail Kellett
Published 2nd Jul 2024, 15:30 BST
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Halifax’s Shibden Hall will make an appearance in tonight’s episode of Channel 5's Our Great Yorkshire Life at 7pm.

The series follows the lives of Yorkshire people as different presenters visit the different corners of `God's Own Country'.

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In the episode journalist Christa Ackroyd travels to Halifax on a quest to find out more about the life of the town’s most famous heroine Anne Lister, who was the inspiration behind Sally Wainwright’s TV series, Gentleman Jack.

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Christa gets a special behind-the-scenes tour of Anne’s old home Shibden Hall which is not open to the public.

Then she meets up with the remarkable 90-year-old Helena Whitbread who became the first person to decode Anne Lister’s racy coded diaries in fine detail.

The episode will also pay a visit to Cannon Hall Farm, Ilkley and Newby Hall.

Our Great Yorkshire Life airs on Channel 5 tonight (Tuesday) at 7pm.

Related topics:Christa AckroydChannel 5Yorkshire

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