Category: Cliffe Castle

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Blog: Crowning Glory

You may not immediately spot the newest addition to Cliffe Castle’s rich and fascinating collections, but it’s taken two craftspeople many hours to create.  Strange as it might sound, however, they would be very pleased to know their work is so easily overlooked.

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Blog: Cliffe Castle Costume

Visitors to newly re-opened Cliffe Castle will have noticed that the costume display upstairs has changed. As part of the project, we commissioned a local

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Blog: Cliffe Castle

Work at Cliffe Castle continues to progress and it’s great to see the building starting to change as new lights begin to go on in

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Blog: From the Castle II

Here at Cliffe Castle our major refurbishment is now in full swing. The fact that work has begun is fantastic but we now have to

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Blog: From The Castle

All friends and fans of Cliffe Castle will be aware that the building is now closed to undergo an exciting project of major refurbishment. We

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Blog: Life’s a ball

In 1884 Cliffe Castle’s owner Henry Isaac Butterfield held a grand ball at his home. The event was described in several newspapers at the time. Guests were expected to wear white at the event. It was described in the French style as a Bal Blanc.

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News and Blogs from Bradford District Museums & Galleries

Dr Lauren Padgett, shines a light on one of the most superstitious objects in our collection..
Learning and Outreach Manager Pen Foreman, a disabled person and access specialist, explores what it means to explore disability heritage in museums
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