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Exploring Edgar Wood’s Legacy: an Arts & Crafts walk

Briarcourt, 28 Occupation Rd, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3EE

  • 07 Sep 2024
  • In person
  • Pre-booking required

Celebrated architect Edgar Wood left a legacy of fine buildings in Lindley, but also inspired other local architects. Starting from Wood’s Briarcourt and ending at his Clock Tower, this walk of around 1.5 miles will introduce their work.

The walk starts at Edgar Wood’s Briarcourt (1894-6, grade II listed – exterior view only), his first major work in Huddersfield. Other houses passed on the walk, all from the 1910s and 1920s, are by Wood’s precocious local pupil Dennis Bamford; Huddersfield-based Oswald White and Joseph Berry; and architects from elsewhere who also made their contribution to the inter-war suburban landscape. Taking 1.5 to 2 hours, the walk will end at Wood’s Clock Tower (1902, grade I listed) in time to ascend its 54 steps, to visit St Stephen’s Church (a Waterloo church by John Oates, grade II) or to find lunch in Lindley village. (See separate entries for Lindley Clock Tower and St Stephen’s.)

Timings & Tours

Saturday 07 September:
Tour 1030

Location & directions

Briarcourt, 28 Occupation Rd, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD3 3EE

Contact on day:
David Griffiths
Telephone number:
+447729978370

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking required
Booking conditions:
Bookings by email only, from 27 August
Booking contact name:
David Griffiths
Booking email:
[email protected]
Booking opens:
27 Aug 2024 12:00 AM
Booking closes:
06 Sep 2024 12:00 AM

Accessibility details

A busy main road has to be crossed twice.

Additional information

There is no parking at Briarcourt but there is free on-street parking on Daisy Lea Lane, below the Clock Tower where the walk ends, a five-minute walk from the start. There is also a pay-and-display car park in Lindley village. There are frequent buses to the Clock Tower.

Max no of people per tour:
20
Est. tour duration:
2 hour(s) 0 minute(s)

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