In 1830, she commissioned York architect John Harper and landscape gardener Samuel Gray to make extensive improvements to the house and grounds.

When John Lister experienced financial difficulties, Arthur McCrea took over the mortgages and subsequently donated the hall to Halifax Corporation,[6] which opened it as a museum in 1934.

The hall has a variety of restored workshops, including a brewery, a basket-weaving shop, a tannery, a stable and an extensive collection of horse-drawn carriages.

[9][10] The hall was used for filming the 2018 British historical drama Peterloo and the 2019/2022 BBC/HBO television series Gentleman Jack, which is based on the former owner Anne Lister.

[11][12] The television series attracted almost six million viewers each week and, as a result, the hall saw a trebling of visitors, leading Calderdale Council to plan an extension of the opening times.