all done and dusted

so it's done, I sent off my coursework to my assessor Saturday morning.

I get assessed on the 5th of October so I refuse to think about it until that week!

Briarcourt

Saturday was such a lovely day and although I had a bit of sewing to do Hubby and I wanted to make the most of the day.

It was Heritage Open Weekend. We checked the website for somewhere quite close.
We liked the look of Briarcourt in Huddersfield.

Briarcourt was designed by Edgar Wood. Born in Middleton near Rochdale in 1860 he wanted to become an artist but after some resistance from his father he finally settled on becoming an architect.
Do you want a tour?

The morning room

In the Morning Room there is a lovely frieze painted by F W Jackson (1859-1918)

Into the hallway.

  

The bay in the Drawing Room 

The house was built for Wood's sister as a wedding gift. The Drawing room was my favourite room.

Because it had the most lovely ceiling.

The doves flying around the centre.

The Briar rose can be found all over the house. Wood was involved in the design of the fixtures and fitting in the house and went into great detail.

The Dining Room

The house passed out of the family in 1922 and Joseph Norman Berry bought it, he and his family spent many happy years there.

Barry died in 1940 and Briarcourt was sold to Huddersfield Corporation in 1946.
It became a children's home then a residential home for adults.

It is a grade II listed building but now lies empty but for a few offices used at the back of the house by the council.
Just down the road from Briarcourt is the Lindley Clocktower.

also designed by Edgar Wood

We didn't arrive in time to go up the tower. We will have to wait till next year.
I will pop back later in the week to tell you all about the lovely Sunday I had at a workshop at Hope and Elvis.