And so we get to the conclusion of our little, week-long mystery tour, and the answer is, of course, Shibden Hall in Halifax. All the previous six photographs were taken there during the course of a recent visit there. Most people from these parts will be familiar with the timber-framed medieval manor house and its … Continue reading All In A Day – Shibden Hall

All In A Day: 6. Diary. One Final Clue - "Charles and James Howarth moved Adney‘s mahogany wardrobe and my large mahogany chest of drawers into tent room as also my paper drawers and oak cupboard – moved Adney’s 2 mahogany bureaus into the north parlour (north dining room) – busy with the moving till 12 50" (Wednesday 1st October 1834)

All In A Day: 5. Masonry. "Near this place lieth interred the body of Charles, the son of Joseph Woodhead of Shelfehall who died February 28th 1728 aged 19 years and six weeks" No, it doesn't!

My father would have been fascinated by these tools, as would his father, who probably owned a similar set. My brother will be fascinated to see these tools. Whatever tools were available when it came to chopping up the DNA that went into me made an error, however, as they left out those solid craftsman-like … Continue reading All In A Day: 4. Carpentry

All In A Day: 2. Remedy. There is something symbolic about this row of jars. The way natural elements and minerals have been extracted, categorised, compartmentalised, ordered and labeled is strangely appealing. I suppose I am a categoriser; never happier than when I am distilling life and storing it labelled apothecary jars.

I'm calling this little mini-series of calendar images "All In A Day" as they were all taken on the same day, indeed within the same couple of hours. They were all taken at the same place, but I will leave that up to you to work out. I took a very similar image to this … Continue reading All In A Day : 1. Piety