Temple Newsam House

Temple Newsam House
Temple Newsam Rd
Off Selby Rd
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS15 0AE
England

Website

For details of Leeds Museums and Galleries

www.leeds.gov.uk

Temple Newsam Website

http://www.leeds.gov.uk/templeNewsamhouse/

E-mail

General House Email

temple.newsam.house@leeds.gov.uk

Telephone

House

0113 264 7321

Estate

0113 264 5535

Fax

House fax number

0113 247 8397

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This magnificent Tudor-Jacobean house, was the birthplace of Lord Darnley, infamous husband of Mary Queen of Scots, and for 300 years the home of the Ingram family until it was bought by Leeds from Lord Halifax in 1922.

Temple Newsam is home to outstanding collections of fine and decorative arts. Over thirty interiors display great paintings, renowned furniture including masterpieces by Chippendale; sumptuous textiles, silver, porcelain, and Leeds pottery.

The House runs regular tours and activities for families.

This venue has a Designated Collection of national importance.

Venue Type:

Historic house or home

Opening hours

Summer Tues-Sun 10.30-1700
Winter Tues-Sun 10.30-1600
Last entry 45 mins before closing

Closed Mondays (except bank holidays)
Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day

Admission charges

House: Adult £3.50, Child (age 5-16) £2.50, Child (under 5) Free, Family Ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children) £9.00
House & Farm Joint Ticket: Adult £5.75, Child (age 5-16) £3.50, Family Ticket (2 adults and up to 3 children) £14.50

Discounts

Museums Association
International Council of Museums

General services and facilities

Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
General audio-guide available
Guided tours
Information point provided
Pre-booking service for groups
Cafeteria
Gardens open to public
Parking for coaches
Picnic area
Shop

Children and families

Activities for pre-school children
Events and resources for children and families
Baby changing facilities

Disability access

Audio guides specifically for blind and partially sighted people
Braille information and/or interpretation
Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
Large print information and/or interpretation
Touch exhibits
Parking for disabled available
Toilets for disabled
Wheelchair access to some public areas

Schools services and facilities

Direct teaching services for schools
Member of staff available with responsibility for education
Primary school education service available
Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
Secondary school education service available
Education facilities available
Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups

Research and adult learning

Academic publications and resources available
Adult lectures and courses held
Loan service
Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
Mail order service available
Research facilities for academics
Study facilities

Commercial and hire services

Licensed for weddings
Facilities for private functions and events
Meeting room available

Temple Newsam House
Temple Newsam Rd
Off Selby Rd
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS15 0AE
England

Website

For details of Leeds Museums and Galleries

www.leeds.gov.uk

Temple Newsam Website

http://www.leeds.gov.uk/templeNewsamhouse/

E-mail

General House Email

temple.newsam.house@leeds.gov.uk

Telephone

House

0113 264 7321

Estate

0113 264 5535

Fax

House fax number

0113 247 8397

In 1997 Temple Newsam's decorative art collections were listed as Designated Collections of national importance.

Temple Newsam is justly celebrated for its sumptuous collections of fine and decorative arts, especially paintings, furniture, silver, ceramics, textiles and wallpapers. The collection has been built up since 1923 when the estate was bought from the Hon Edward Wood (later Earl Halifax) by the city of Leeds and developed as a country house museum.

Despite the sale of many of the furnishings in 1922, the basis of the contents of Temple Newsam today is still the family collection. To this has been added over the years what now makes up one of the finest publicly owned collections of English decorative art outside London.

Collection details

Fine Art, Decorative and Applied Art, Costume and Textiles, Architecture

Key artists and exhibits

The English 18th century furniture collection is one of the finest in the country and feature work by Thomas Chippendale including his Library Writing Table commissioned for Harwood House. There are approximately 400 paintings on display, highlights include The Temptation of St Jerome by Giorgio Vasari and Portrait of a Child with a Rattle attributed to Paul van Somer.The magnificent collection of silver consists of 200 objects dating between Elizabethan and modern times and include the Mostyn and Thirkleby Flagons (1601 and 1646) and the Paul de Lamerie Tea Equipage (1735). The musuem also houses extensive collections of wallpapers and textiles that can be viewed through appointment.
Designated Collection

Collections services

General guide to collections available
Object identification and/or written enquiry service
Public access available to collections information
Specialist publications on collections available
Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Temple Newsam House
Temple Newsam Rd
Off Selby Rd
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS15 0AE
England

Website

For details of Leeds Museums and Galleries

www.leeds.gov.uk

Temple Newsam Website

http://www.leeds.gov.uk/templeNewsamhouse/

E-mail

General House Email

temple.newsam.house@leeds.gov.uk

Telephone

House

0113 264 7321

Estate

0113 264 5535

Fax

House fax number

0113 247 8397

Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.

Digital and online resources

A Chinese Handling box for Temple Newsam House, Leeds

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=223

Artist Suna Xie creates a Chinese handling box

Publisher

This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Chinese Women´s Group create textiles

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=173

Chinese women create a wallhanging for the Pillars of Light Festival

Publisher

This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Hamara Muslim Women´s Group create textiles for the Pillars of Light Festival

http://www.mylearning.org/overview.asp?journeyid=206

Muslim women create textiles inspired by Temple Newsam House, Leeds

Publisher

This resource was produced as part of the MLA-funded My Learning project.

Face to face resources

Tudor Clothing

Discover Temple Newsam's Tudor Heritage. Investigate the Tudor outfits in our portraits. Compare the clothing of rich and poor in Tudor times. Dress up in our replica outfits.
Half-day activity for one class of key stage two pupils. Available Tuesday to Friday

Tudor Evidence

Discover Temple Newsam's Tudor Heritage by investigating a range of sources of evidence. Through artefacts, portraits and furniture discover more about Tudor life. Make an inventory of the Bretton Room and handle replica objects surrounded by the bare Tudor brickwork of Miss Scott's Room.
Half-day activity for one class of key stage two pupils. Available Tuesday to Friday.

Paper-based and downloads

The Tudors - Teacher Resource Pack

Resource pack designed to support a class visit to Temple Newsam House for Tudors or local history study. The pack includes suggested activities and background information and can be borrowed from the Education Office. Call 0113 390 1082 for details.

Temple Newsam House
Temple Newsam Rd
Off Selby Rd
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS15 0AE
England