Last year I visited Shibden Hall, the historic house where Anne Lister lived with her family and later on with Ann Walker. The house has been turned into a museum and it is one of the main filming locations for the BBC show Gentleman Jack.
I'll try to post some cool stuff I saw!

Shibden Hall's origins date from around 1420s but for 300 year (1615 - 1926) it belonged to the Listers, wealthy mill-owners and cloth merchants. You can see a variety of restored workshops including a brewery, a baekt-weaving shop, a stable and horse-drawn carriages!

The journey begins outside Halifax station after a 20 minute walk and a hill that's not supposed to be that steep you'll find yourself in the outskirts. Its actually quite pretty considering there's not much to see in the actual town.

Bear in mind people will think you're crazy coming here on your own and you might not want to tell them you're on a lesbian migration. Keep walking down a long empty road and you'll eventually see the Shibden sign. You might even spot a random house with a helicopter!

Anne Lister was truly dedicated to make extensive improvements in the house and grounds and commissioned a number of lakes, rock gardens, cascades and a tower she did not manage to see finished before her death in 1840. Everything is really well preserved and beautiful.

Beside the main door you'll find this. Anne was truly a remarkable woman and there is no shame in Shibden and no intention of hiding who she was.

Honestly, reading the book on her diaries while you wait for the house to open and slowly see a bunch of lesbians come and start queuing is an experience. I've only ever experienced something like that at a hayley kiyoko concert!

The house is narrow and gorgeous, it makes you think you're in a different time. Most rooms were used as the actual location so you might recognise the place where Anne welcomes the visitors and expect to see her walk down the stairs at any moment.

You might remember hilarious moments between Anne and Marian at the dinner table. The museum has some costumes on display although there is a proper exhibition at Bankfield museum back in town.

I personally know nothing about fashion but if you're into that sort of thing I really recommend visiting Bankfield museum. I found that staff there really knew what they were talking about in terms of the fashion used in the show and how every item and fabric used has a reason.

I literally walked in and this guy was like you're here for the gentleman jack exhibition? Yes sir did my checked shirt give that away? It did. 80% of us there were wearing the same thing, what is our problem?

Anyway, back to Shibden. The picture below was Anne Lister's bedroom which had a little door on the side for staff to come through and this was the only room the show recreated in a studio as the original is too small. There's literally just the bed and a dresser there.

I don't have proper pictures of the Library because we were only allowed on a small area by the door but it is the same room used in the show and all the books on the shelves are very real and very old and there's just all sorts I would have stayed there forever

The red room is where Ann and Anne slept when they lived together. After Anne's death Ann inherited the estate and lived there until she was forced into an asylum by her family. She spent days locked in this bedroom and was found in a terrible physical and mental state.

Anne Lister's coded diaries are the only reason why we know of Ann Walker. We don't have pictures of her as her family tried to erase her history.They thought her weak but she spent years battling her mental illness and pursuing a life that belonged to her so we cannot forget her

Outside there's the courtyard which you'll recognise the most from the TV show as it is where Anne is always spotted walking in and out of the estate on her way to face incompetent men or continue her courtship of Miss Walker.

It is really a shame Anne never saw the completed renovations she worked so hard for. However, she died while travelling with Ann so I like to think she died doing what she loved most, because otherwise I get really upset and if I start thinking about Ann's life then its over so

There is also a collection of horse-drawn carriages which are FRIKKIN COOL there was an ambulance one, a few different ones with different wheels, some with an added storage place at the back etc. This green one was the Lister's one. Tesla really has got nothing on this.

Shibden has extensive gardens but this was my favourite part. The entrance to the Cunnery wood because it really was just a quiet dark tunnel in the middle of the woods so I know exactly what Anne was thinking when she built it.

The tunnel leads to a beautiful quiet area with ponds and what is left of what was the Kitchen Gardens. There's nothing left of that as the walls collapsed and the interior remained uncultivated.

The gardens were so much bigger as I did not post pictures of the massive artificial lake and miniature railway as there is a restaurant and it looks more touristy. If youre nearby I truly recommend visiting especially if youre interested in getting to know more about the Ann(e)s

Before I went home I popped to York to see the Holy Trinity church, which was awarded a blue plaque to commemorate the 'marriage' of Anne and Ann on Easter Sunday, 1834.

Nobody knew this happened and it was not official but they believed this ceremony blessed their union in the eyes of god. Sadly, the church closes bloody early and a lovely lady shut the door on my face. So there's that.

So to end this thread, I'll leave with these pictures of the York Minster because its absolutely gorgeous and some flowers I was really tempted to buy at the market. Thank you for staying this far and I hope you enjoyed!