Shibden Hall, Halifax (Document ID: 101149)
View of Shibden Hall, near Halifax.
Author: Unknown
Date: not dated
Location: Shibden
Format: Postcard - Colour
Document ID: 101149
Library ID: 34545527
Shibden dale has been a popular tourist destination for Halifax people since Victorian times. Shibden Brook becomes the Red Beck at Brookfoot downstream.
Over the years, 13 different spellings of Shibden have been recorded, all deriving from mispronunciations of Sheep Dene (The Valley of Sheep).
