On a recent trip to the north of England for a meetup with fellow hiviens.
I needed somewhere to stay overnight and found this incredible Youth hostel near the town of Haworth (Bronte country).
Longlands is a typical example of a style of Northern Manor house built for wealthy 19th century mill owners who made huge fortunes from the wool trade.
Designed by architect JB Bailey and built between 1882-1884 for Edward Robinson Merrall in the *Jacobean style. It is an imposing building situated on the top of a hill overlooking the town of Haworth in the valley below.
*The Jacobean era was the period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of James VI of Scotland who also inherited the crown of England in 1603 as James I. The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan era and precedes the Caroline era. Wikipedia
This emulation of earlier styles of building was an attempt to legitimize the wealth of the noveau rich. Many of which had amassed huge fortunes in the industrial revolution era.
It was a way to show off ones wealth rather like the lambo or yacht owners of today.
The house has passed through many hands over the years and was finally purchased by the Youth hostel association in 1970's with the aid of several grants from the countryside commission, West Yorkshire county council and the dept of education and science. It opened as a youth hostel in 1976.
@molometerI paid £35 for a one night stay with breakfast and while the house is very impressive the accommodation is pretty standard for a youth hostel. Clean, tidy and comfortable.
I had the whole dormitory to myself which was very good. I'd ordered a single room but there are none at this hostel. The breakfast was good with plenty of options.
Overall a good excuse to stay in a historic building in a beautiful place if we ignore the child slavery and terrible working conditions that built it?
If you would like to see the kinds of technology that was common at the time and generated the immense wealth that built this house take a look at this playlist of
Industrial revolution era steam engines.
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