House owned by Halifax's Anne Lister up for sale

Anne Lister, whose story is to be told in a BBC TV series written by Sally Wainwright, inherited the Shibden Hall estate, near Halifax, in 1836.

It included Nether Brea, and Anne, openly lesbian and known as “Gentleman Jack” by locals, was a regular visitor to the property.

It was let to family friend George Robinson and her visits there are mentioned in her diaries. She is also thought to be responsible for its first major makeover and its Georgian frontage.

The BBC drama will explore Anne’s life and her relationship with her would-be wife, the wealthy heiress Ann Walker.

Sally Wainwright describes Anne as “one of the most exuberant, thrilling and brilliant women in British history” and adds: “Landowner, industrialist, traveller, mountaineer, scholar, would-be brain surgeon and prolific diarist, Anne returns from years of travel to her ancestral home, determined to restore it to its former glory, and determined to marry Ann Walker.

“It’s a beautifully rich, complicated, surprising love story.”

The property has a guide price of £690,000