East Riddlesden Hall

The sun was shining so we thought we would have a walk alongside the river Aire at East Riddlesden. Wrong! The riverside walk was so very, very muddy it was almost impassable and the picnic area at the hall was just a wet squelchy mess. No matter, we did have a walk around and about, and it was nice just to be out in the sunshine for a change and Polly dog enjoyed herself.

East Riddlesden Hall is a 17th-century manor house in Keighley, West Yorkshire, now owned by the National Trust. The hall was built in 1642 by a wealthy Halifax clothier, James Murgatroyd.
The Murgatroyds later became infamous for their profanity and debauchery and members of the family were fined, imprisoned and excommunicated.
W.S. Gilbert is said to have based the Bad Baronets in 'Ruddigore' on the Murgatroyds and popular tradition claims that the River Aire below the house changed course in protest at the antics of the family.