Gentleman Jack filming locations - Calderdale spots used in Anne Lister drama
By Abigail Kellett
Published 8th Jul 2019, 14:32 BST
Suranne Jones as Anne Lister. Picture: Lookout Point/HBO
BBC One drama Gentleman Jack has kept us hooked right from the first episode, telling the story of Halifax diarist Anne Lister. It's also been great for location spotting familiar Calderdale places.
Here are some of the Calderdale filming locations used in BBC's Gentleman Jack, as well as other spots which were used as local locations but were actually filmed elsewhere.
Some may call this the star of the show, Shibden Hall in Halifax played a big part in the series. The ancestral home of Anne Lister, the real historic landmark was used in the programme both inside and out.
In episode two, Anne Lister attends her friend Vere Hobart's wedding at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. But scenes for the interior of the church were actually filmed closer to home, in St Peter's Church in Sowerby.
Locals to the Lord Nelson Inn in Luddenden will have noticed that the pub appeared in the very first episode of the series going by the name Stags Head Inn. The location was used for exterior shots.
The inside of the Stags Head Inn was filmed in The Fleece Inn in Elland. The 400 year old pub was taken back in time for filming with all modern features hidden or disguised.
The Lister sisters were heading in the wrong direction as they walked from Shibden into Halifax. The road to town was actually filmed on Wakefield Gate heading out of Halifax close to Wainhouse Tower.
