Thomas Chippendale - Cabinet Maker - The Chippendale Society

Bolling Hall

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Yorkshire Houses

Yorkshire contains the biggest concentration of houses with documented furniture made by Thomas Chippendale the elder and younger, perhaps reflecting the family's origins in the county.

Other Houses open to the public containing documented Chippendale furniture include

Blair Castle, Perthshire; Wilton House, Wiltshire; Bolling Hall, Bradford; Kenwood, London; Saltram, Devon; Stourhead, Wiltshire; Paxton House, Berwickshire; Petworth, Sussex; Stanway, Gloucestershire; Renishaw, Derbyshire; Osterley Park, Middlesex; Firle Place, Sussex; Dumfries House, Ayrshire.
(For links to these, see Navigation Bar at left)

Other Museums containing documented Chippendale material include

Victoria and Albert Museum, London; the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; the Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh; Manchester City Art Gallery; National Galleries of Scotland (Duff House)
(For links to these, see Navigation Bar at left)

Bolling Hall

For Bolling and Tempest families, 15th - 18th centuries

Bolling Hall is a rambling mixture of styles with every nook and cranny packed with history. Rooms are furnished and decorated to give an accurate taste of life at different periods of the house's history, and the fascinating furniture on display includes a superb bed made for Harewood House by Thomas Chippendale.

Bolling Hall (Bradford Museums & Galleries)

Enquiries: 01274 431814 or 431826