Lower Shibden Hall

Lower Shibden Hall
The origional building is mentioned as far back as 1280, The building was rebuilt or encased in stone in 1626 and the letters JSF, and that year were about the fireplace. There is a large fireplace in the right hand half, but no inscription survives, if it is the same fireplace of course. Sir Thomas Browne is supposed to have resided here, and wrote his book 'Religio Medici' while doing so. In the 1890's it was said that the building was pulled down and replaced with two new cottages.