Calverley Old Hall Crafting Cultures videos

Thanks to funding from National Lottery Players, we have been able to produce some short training videos to share some of the traditional craft skills being used on site.

One of the Landmark Trust’s key aims as a charity is to promote the use of traditional craft skills in historic buildings. Landmark aims to inspire the next generation of craftspeople by promoting public access to these traditional methods of working wherever possible. With this in mind, we have produced a series of short videos, each focused on a different craft skill, with the aim of explaining the importance of keeping these skills alive. The videos are intended to provide guidance and give an insight into the work we do on site.

Creating a replica of Calverley Old Hall’s medieval wall paintings 

In Summer 2025 the Landmark Trust commissioned Isabella Finley, a recent graduate of the MA Wall Painting Conservation course at the Courtauld Institute of Art, to create an accurate replica of a section of the medieval wall paintings at Calverley Old Hall. We hope the replica will help visitors better understand and appreciate the Painted Chamber's beautiful, but faded, artwork – and see how it might have looked in the late 1400s, when the scheme was first painted by Tudor hands. 

A career in wall painting conservation

Listen to members of the team from Opus Conservation who have worked on the Painted Chamber at Calverley Old Hall. They explain why a career in wall painting conservation is so special and give advice to anyone who might be interested in conservation as a career.

Historic Window Restoration at Calverley Old Hall

Many older houses still retain their traditional windows. Join Stuart Leavy, Regional Surveyor for the Landmark Trust as he reveals more about the importance of repairing historic windows and demonstrates how to replace a broken sash cord at our recent National Lottery Heritage Funded restoration project, Calverley Old Hall.

Craft Skills Training at Calverley Old Hall

Hear from some of the organisations and individuals who have benefitted from the traditional craft skills workshops on our recent lottery-funded restoration project, Calverley Old Hall.

An Evening of Light & Sound at Calverley Old Hall

In February 2026 we invited our local community to a screening of our newly commissioned short film. Featuring animations drawn by visitors to our September 2025 Open Days, plus a soundscape created with students from Bradford College, watch the film to experience this wonderful light & sound event for yourself.