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The Laurence Sterne Trust at Shandy Hall - charity, museum, gallery and gardens. Former home of Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) vicar of Coxwold & author of Tristram Shandy. Shandy Hall, Coxwold, York www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk

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I've seen plotlines and Trim's flourish, but think that's the first marbled page I've seen!

29.09.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last two days to visit or tour Shandy Hall this season! Lovely plants left, all half-price in this lovely planting weather. Sun is forecast this weekend for a garden visit. www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/what-is-shan... #gardens #ShandyHall @visitnorthyork @HelloYorkshire @York360 @Discover_Yorks

26.09.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Autumnal garden in the last week of opening at Shandy Hall. Last house tours 21st, 27th and 28th September www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/what-is-shan...

20.09.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Picture of cowboy galloping through The Louvre

Picture of cowboy galloping through The Louvre

Just two more days to see Glen Baxter's entertaining #exhibition at Shandy Hall. Well worth a visit! www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/an-out... @artreview.bsky.social @artukdotorg.bsky.social @cartoonart.bsky.social @yorkshiredays.bsky.social

12.09.2025 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Obviously the Wednesday meetings were rumbled!

08.09.2025 17:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Cannot recommend a visit to Shandy Hall enough.

05.09.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much - We enjoy meeting our visitors!

05.09.2025 17:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Time's running out to see the Glen Baxter exhibition at Shandy Hall (ends 14th Sept) The orchard is full of fruit, the shop has lots of great books (Christmas presents!) The seasons are rolling on. Shandy Hall closes at end of September. Come and enjoy the sunshine while you can!

05.09.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Shandy Hall sign outside the house.

Shandy Hall sign outside the house.

Front view of Shandy Hall, house dates back to 1430z

Front view of Shandy Hall, house dates back to 1430z

Doorway to the Shandy Shop

Doorway to the Shandy Shop

Our hero with an arm draped fraternally over the gravestone of Laurence Sterne.

Our hero with an arm draped fraternally over the gravestone of Laurence Sterne.

Toured the home of one of my literary heroes today - Laurence Sterne’s Shandy Hall in Coxwold, North Yorks. Hung with the man himself afterwards. Kinda. Thank you @lsternetrust.bsky.social, β€˜Tristram is the fashion’ and always will be.

23.08.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Old Green Gage, given by @NGSOpenGardens
to Shandy Hall #Gardens in 2012 for opening 30 years - laden with fruit this year. We believe the #greengage had its first literary mention in #TristramShandy. #ShandyHall and Gardens open this weekend and Bank Holiday Monday. All welcome!

22.08.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
AI generated moth reading Tristram Shandy

AI generated moth reading Tristram Shandy

AI for ID - new tools for the moth spotter. (Here's one found recently in Shandy Hall gardens ;) Great blog again from Shandy Hall intern t.co/8QAJQTmOJc @ukbutterflies.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @gettoknownature.bsky.social‬ @nature.com #Moths #insects #AI

21.08.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
'A scholarly journal dedicated to the life, work and times of Laurence Sterne (1713 – 1768)' written in white serif text over a blue translucent banner. The background comprises an eighteenth century landscape painting of trees, with the LUP background on the bottom left in white.

'A scholarly journal dedicated to the life, work and times of Laurence Sterne (1713 – 1768)' written in white serif text over a blue translucent banner. The background comprises an eighteenth century landscape painting of trees, with the LUP background on the bottom left in white.

Most read in The Shandean this week πŸ“š
'Black Page: Tristram Shandy after Conceptualism' by Amelia Dale
Find it on the LUP website: bit.ly/Shandean-Dale @shandyhall.bsky.social @lsternetrust.bsky.social @antiquaries.bsky.social @bairishstudies.bsky.social @drwilliams.bsky.social

20.08.2025 10:01 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Colonizers of Yorkshire - The Laurence Sterne Trust Each summer, the mothscape over Yorkshire shifts in subtle ways. Some of these changes are down to better luck or keener eyes, but others hint at something larger: the quiet, ongoing reshaping of our ...

Climate change and the mothscape: another informative blog from Shandy Hall's intern from @upenn.edu bit.ly/45bNBRy #moths #climatechange #nature @migrantmothuk.bsky.social @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social @haggewoods.bsky.social‬ @gettoknownature.bsky.social‬ @nature.com

10.08.2025 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New prints have arrived at Glen Baxter's Shandy Hall exhibition. Ends 14th Sept - not to be missed! @yorkshirepost.bsky.social @yorkshiredays.bsky.social‬ @gazetteherald.bsky.social‬ @yorkpress.bsky.social‬ @newyorker.com‬ @cartoonart.bsky.social‬ @artukdotorg.bsky.social @openculture.bsky.social

06.08.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Laurence Sterne Conference 'Terraqueous Globe: Land and Sea in the Age of Sterne' from 5-7 Nov 2025 in the School of the Arts Library. Registration deadline 1/09/25, proposal deadline 15/08/25.

The Laurence Sterne Conference 'Terraqueous Globe: Land and Sea in the Age of Sterne' from 5-7 Nov 2025 in the School of the Arts Library. Registration deadline 1/09/25, proposal deadline 15/08/25.

We are delighted to be co-hosting the Laurence Sterne Conference this year from 5th - 7th November 2025 at @sotauol.bsky.social🌍
Deadline for registration: 1st September
Deadline for proposals: 15th August
Find out more and how to register: bit.ly/SterneConference25
@lsternetrust.bsky.social

30.07.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Leaflet advertising Shandy Hall

Leaflet advertising Shandy Hall

Shandy Hall new flyer - do come and visit! www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk #ShandyHall #LaurenceSterne #TristramShandy

13.07.2025 13:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Glamour in the Dark: Two Newcomers Arrive at Shandy Hall - The Laurence Sterne Trust When I moved to Shandy Hall for my summer internship, I imagined something quiet, bookish, maybe a few dusky moths fluttering lazily around old lamps. What I didn’t expect was to be flung headfirst in...

Our new UPenn intern meets two new and glamorous visitors to Shandy Hall #gardens #moths #wildlife #insects @haggewoods.bsky.social‬ @yorkswildlife.bsky.social @savebutterflies.bsky.social @britishnatureguide.bsky.social #ShandyHall www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/moth/glamour...

12.07.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Glen Baxter signing books at Shandy Hall exhibition

Glen Baxter signing books at Shandy Hall exhibition

Glen Baxter signing books at Shandy Hall exhibition of his original drawings and prints. Exhibition continues today and till 14 Sept in Shandy Hall opening hours

06.07.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Glen Baxter has arrived! Meet him tomorrow, 1pm at Shandy Hall for the opening of 'Glen Baxter - Prints and Drawings' Signed books to buy too @yorkshiredays.bsky.social @yorkgin.bsky.social @theartnewspaper.bsky.social‬ @stephenclift.bsky.social @tonyfoth.bsky.social @northyorkmoors.org.uk‬

04.07.2025 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Outbreak of Surrealism at Shandy Hall - The Laurence Sterne Trust Exhibition of prints and drawings by Glen Baxter at Shandy Hall

Glen Baxter exhibition opens July 5th 1pm Shandy Hall. All welcome. @northyorkmoors.org.uk‬ @yorkshiredays.bsky.social @gazetteherald.bsky.social‬ @yorkpress.bsky.social‬ @newyorker.com ‬ @visitingnorthyorks.bsky.social
@internationaltimes.bsky.social‬ www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/an-out...

30.06.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Celebrating #JaneAusten250 - and the Glen Baxter exhibition starting July 5th at Shandy Hall! www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/an-out... #cartoons

30.06.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

How I wish I could get to Shandy Hall for this outbreak of surrealism!
Since it's Jane Austen's 250th birthday this year, let's not forget about this banger of Glenn Baxter's:

29.06.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Opens July 5th 1pm Shandy Hall www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/an-out... @northyorkmoors.org.uk‬ @yorkshiredays.bsky.social‬ @gazetteherald.bsky.social‬ @yorkpress.bsky.social‬ @newyorker.com‬ @visitingnorthyorks.bsky.social@cartoonart.bsky.social‬ @internationaltimes.bsky.social‬ @bbc

29.06.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
The Motley Emblem

Big new project on Sterne's marbled page: #books #marbling #laurencesterne #tristramshandy
sites.rutgers.edu/motley-emble...

29.06.2025 11:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Six of the best Yorkshire villages Yorkshire has many picture-perfect villages, often steeped in history and a joy to visit: here are our writer’s top spots

#Coxwold (and #ShandyHall) feature in 'Six of the best' Yorkshire villages here. Shandy Hall is open for tours today at 11.30am and 2.30pm. Garden open till 4.30pm
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/six-o...

22.06.2025 09:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“š Most read in The Shandean this week:
'The Life of Books in Tristram Shandy' by Judith Hawley
Read it online: bit.ly/Books-Shandean
β€ͺβ€ͺ @drwilliams.bsky.social β€ͺ @shandyhall.bsky.social @lsternetrust.bsky.social @antiquaries.bsky.social‬ @llc-rhul.bsky.social‬

15.06.2025 08:51 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, it was a most beautiful summer evening :)

14.06.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Shandy Hall open for tours this weekend@ Β£10 House and garden, Garden only, Β£4.

13.06.2025 16:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Shandy Hall barn garden June evening

Shandy Hall barn garden June evening

Pink rose Shandy Hall gardens

Pink rose Shandy Hall gardens

Shandy Hall Gardens open in the evening this Friday 13th June 6.30 - 8pm for @ngsopengardens.bsky.social www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/nation...

10.06.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Outbreak of Surrealism at Shandy Hall - The Laurence Sterne Trust Exhibition of prints and drawings by Glen Baxter at Shandy Hall

'Police investigate an outbreak of surrealism at Shandy Hall' Glen Baxter exhibition from July 5th. All welcome at the opening at 1pm (With apologies - I cannot get this picture to display correctly. Please follow the link for more details)
www.laurencesternetrust.org.uk/event/an-out...

06.06.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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