Ilkley Manor House, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England, is a local heritage museum, art gallery, and live venue, and was established in the present building in 1961 to preserve local archaeological artefacts after the spa town expanded and much Roman material was lost. It was managed by Bradford Council Museums and Galleries department but had to be closed in 2013 owing to lack of funds. In order to keep the building open to the public, the Ilkley Manor House Trust was formed, and in April 2018, Bradford Council transferred the Manor House and three adjacent cottages to the Trust as a community asset transfer.
The front or south-facing side of Ilkley Manor House, Ilkley, with a view of the Castle Yard courtyard.
The Museum's blue plaque
The original Roman altar on the left and the 1608 replica on the right. The original is dedicated to the goddess of the River Wharfe, Verbeia.
Neolithic arrowheads
Ilkley is a spa town and civil parish in the City of Bradford in West Yorkshire, in Northern England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, Ilkley civil parish includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding and is a ward within the City of Bradford. Approximately 12 miles (19 km) north of Bradford and 17 miles (27 km) north-west of Leeds, the town lies mainly on the south bank of the River Wharfe in Wharfedale, one of the Yorkshire Dales.
Ilkley Town Hall
Bronze Age markings at Hangingstone Quarry, above Ilkley
Ilkley Manor House, Castle Yard
Ilkley Ward 2019 from CBMDC Ilkley Ward profile