Introduction
Beverley Station was designed by renowned railway architect George Townsend Andrews for George Hudson's York and North Midland Railway.
Over a life approaching two hundred years, though the trains
have changed a great deal, . . . — — Map (db m277659) HM
On 7th May 721 John, Bishop of York, died. His body was buried in the monastery he had founded on or near the site where Beverley Minster now stands. King Athelstan (d. 939) was credited with granting rights, sanctuary and other privileges to the . . . — — Map (db m278686) HM
The Quaker Burial Grounds
Quaker burial grounds are not consecrated and the grave furniture is simple. The direction of the grave is not necessarily east-west but dictated by what is practicable. The information about the deceased is simple . . . — — Map (db m276029) HM
Pioneer Airwoman
Born 1st July 1903 at 54 St George's Rd, Hull
She made record flights from England to Australia
in 1930 (Solo 19 days)
and to India (Solo 16 days),
in 1931 to Japan (11 days),
and Cape Town (solo 4½ days),
in 1933 . . . — — Map (db m275374) HM WM
The days of May 17th and 18th saw Amy and her aircraft cruising over the Malaya Peninsula to Singapore. This flight was uneventful and Johnson landed safely in Singapore.
The next phase of the journey called for a one-thousand-mile trek . . . — — Map (db m278646) HM
The old grammar school was built in 1583 and remained a school until 1878. Famous old boys include Andrew Marvell & William Wilberforce.
This fine building became a museum in 1988. — — Map (db m275376) HM
Early 1300s saw the white robed Carmelites establish their Friary on land to the south of what we now know as "Whitefriargate", so named in recognition of their order.
Some years after King Henry VIII dissolved the Friary, its land was . . . — — Map (db m278648) HM
The cemetery occupies a 13 acre site (originally 20) and was laid out as a 'garden cemetery' by the first Superintendent, John Shields in 1846, opening for burials in April the following year.
The original entrance was located on the corner of . . . — — Map (db m275463) HM
This statue has been donated to Harrogate by Mrs Frainy Ardeshir in loving memory of her husband's sister Mrs Mehroo Jehangir.
Sculpted in France by the notable artist Charles Raphael Peyre, the statue was exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1913 . . . — — Map (db m277634) HM
Pickersgill Palliser commissioned architect Richard Dyson in 1855 to build nos. 8 & 9 Royal Parade, with ground floor shops & model apartments above, where he lived and worked for several years. Palliser established Harrogate's first printing press . . . — — Map (db m277640) HM
Prospect Square was developed between 1859 and 1860 on land once owned by the Carter family. Cambridge Crescent (N) 1867-8 and Prospect Crescent (E) of 1873-80 were built by George Dawson and designed by J.H. Hirst, who also designed St Peter's . . . — — Map (db m277639) HM
Dr. Edmund Deane first drew the attention of the world to the strongest sulphur spring in Great Britain when he published his 'Spadacrene Anglica' in 1626. This Royal Pump Room was built in 1841-2 as the first act of the Harrogate improvement . . . — — Map (db m277636) HM
When the great forest of Knaresborough was enclosed by the act of 1770, an award dating from 19th august 1778 set aside as common land 200 acres between the ancient villages of High and Low Harrogate to protect the public right of access to the . . . — — Map (db m277638) HM
Victoria Gardens occupies the site of Harrogate's first covered public market, built in 1874 to the design of Arthur Hiscoe. On 31 January 1937, this building was destroyed by fire and was replaced in 1939 by a new market hall designed by Leonard . . . — — Map (db m277641) HM
In 1815, Nicholas Carter senior built the first house on Prospect Hill as a home and premises for the sale of wine and spirits and the accommodation of guests. Known as "Carter's" and then as the "Prospect", the building was often enlarged as the . . . — — Map (db m277633) HM
To the Glory of God
and in never fading memory of
George Anderson Leslie W. Gray Herbert Hall Hubert Jarrett Alma Walkington
who gave their all for England Home and Duty in the Great War 1914-1918
Also in memory of
those who . . . — — Map (db m279117) WM
On the left is the last surviving example of a North Eastern Railway wood cover for signal and point levers. It probably dates from the 1880s and owing to its significance is listed as Grade II by Historic England.
The North Eastern Railway . . . — — Map (db m276857) HM
Blind Jack of Knaresborough (John Metcalf) was born in 1717 in a cottage whose garden adjoined the churchyard. Though blinded by smallpox at the age of six, he became famous as a musician, guide, horseman, trader and pioneer builder of roads. He . . . — — Map (db m277597) HM
There has been a castle here since at least the 12th century, but today the earliest surviving structure on site is the undercroft of the Courthouse building.
Throughout its history the castle has been in Royal control or held directly by the . . . — — Map (db m278574) HM
There has been a castle here since at least the 12th century, but today the earliest surviving structure on site is the undercroft of the Courthouse building.
Throughout its history the castle has been in Royal control or held directly by . . . — — Map (db m278573) HM
First documented in 1206 in the reign of King John, the right to hold a market was officially confirmed by a charter of King Edward I to his favourite, Piers Gaveston, then Lord of Knaresborough, in 1310. This conferred on the town the status of a . . . — — Map (db m277623) HM
You can see from here how the castle is positioned above the Nidd Gorge and what was the Ancient Royal Forest of Knaresborough which covered a vast area. The Forest was used by the king for hunting and recreation.
The railway viaduct in front . . . — — Map (db m277628) HM
This is the entrance to one of two sallyports built around 1300. This underground tunnel was used for secret entry and exit from the castle.
The tunnel was large enough for a small group of armed men to leave the castle secretly and launch an . . . — — Map (db m277626) HM
Here you look across towards the Courthouse building which is now a museum. Most of what you see is the upper storey which was added around 1600. The earlier undercroft is from around 1200. Inside is the original Tudor courtroom, with its original . . . — — Map (db m277627) HM
The earliest part of this Courthouse building is the undercroft where the stonework appears to be late 12th or 13th century in style. The arched doorway to your left was inserted in the 14th century. In the medieval period this range of buildings . . . — — Map (db m277630) HM
The King's Tower was a strongly fortified but comfortable residence. Accounts show that the present tower was built around 1300 and King Edward II took a keen interest in the building work. The Constable of the Castle, appointed to run the Castle . . . — — Map (db m277632) HM
The illustration on the right shows details of the King's Tower as completed in 1312. It was a fine example of a strong, well designed royal residence.
In front of you are the remains of a delicately vaulted porch giving access to an external . . . — — Map (db m278572) HM
The Mitre Hotel sits on the site of a former public house (The Wheatsheaf) which was rebuilt around 1923. The name is an acknowledgement to the high churchman Bishop William Stubbs (1825-1901) distinguished theologian, ecclesiastical historian and . . . — — Map (db m277595) HM
The station opened on 21 July 1851, having been a delayed due to the new viaduct collapsing during construction! Early maps show Knaresborough station had four platforms, the present two and one bay platform either side. The station was rebuilt in . . . — — Map (db m277622) HM
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them.
Royal British Legion Knaresborough — — Map (db m277631) WM
The Whitby & Pickering Railway was officially opened on May 26th 1836. The day culminating in the ancient market town of Pickering where seven thousand of the populace cheered as a procession of 300 walked from the railway station to the Black Swan . . . — — Map (db m216194) HM
Water was an essential part of daily worship for the monks. Holy water, which was blessed by leaders of the community, was used for ritual cleansing of the body, soul, and vessels used in worship. Special basins held holy water in the church. Water . . . — — Map (db m278569) HM
The chapter house was where the monks gathered for their daily meeting. They began by listening to a reading of a chapter from the Rule of St Benedict. The monks also confessed their faults, discussed business and received distinguished visitors . . . — — Map (db m278846) HM
Abbot Aelred described the cloister at Rievaulx as a paradise. It was at the heart of the monastery, linking its most important buildings.
Access to the cloister was restricted and monks were expected to be silent when here. It was therefore an . . . — — Map (db m278570) HM
The church served two separate communities. The Latin-literate choir monks, who sang eight daily services, used the eastern part. The largely illiterate lay brothers, who had much simpler services and served God with their labour, used the western . . . — — Map (db m278568) HM
Most drainage through the abbey was channelled to the Great Drain, directly in front of you. Water was held back by a sluice gate that, when released, flushed all waste into the River Rye downstream. It is a tribute to the technological knowhow of . . . — — Map (db m278564) HM
This was the holiest part of the abbey. The monks gathered here eight times a day for their services. The footings of their choir stalls can be seen close to where you are standing.
Mass was celebrated daily at the high altar, which has been . . . — — Map (db m277593) HM
Sick and elderly monks were cared for in the infirmary, which was built in the late 1150s when Aelred was abbot. Aelred suffered from serious illness in the later years of his life. This meant that he could no longer sleep in the monks' dormitory, . . . — — Map (db m278847) HM
'High hills surround the valley, encircling it like a crown. These are clothed by trees of various sorts and maintain in pleasant retreats the privacy of the vale!' (Walter Daniel, 1167)
This 12th-century description of Rievaulx could have been . . . — — Map (db m278567) HM
It was here that the monks gathered to eat. They ate in silence while listening to a reading delivered from the pulpit, the large recess in the wall to your right.
The community sat around the edges of the room at tables supported by stone legs . . . — — Map (db m278844) HM
Water was collected from the roofs and stored in tanks or cisterns, ensuring a supply of water even during the driest periods. Lightly-used water was recycled for washing, laundry and industry. Aelred, abbot of Rievaulx in the 12th century, . . . — — Map (db m278845) HM
Abbot William and 12 monks of the reforming and austere Cistercian Order founded Rievaulx Abbey in 1132. The Cistercians wanted to return to the basic principles of monasticism, following a daily routine of church services, reading and manual work. . . . — — Map (db m277592) HM
Scarborough Castle was founded in around 1138 by William le Gros, Count of Aumβle. With strong natural defences and command of a good harbour, the castle became one of the most important in the north of England. Its buildings were developed on an . . . — — Map (db m277665) HM
In the 1640s Scarborough Castle played a crucial role in the English Civil War. As the castle controlled coastal trade and access to the Continent, it was of great strategic importance.
The town and castle of Scarborough were occupied by the . . . — — Map (db m277667) HM
The castle was garrisoned by Parliament after its surrender in 1645 and continued in military occupation into the 20th century. Its gun batteries commanded Scarborough Harbour and served to protect shipping.
Scarborough coastal trade was . . . — — Map (db m277672) HM
Specialist in watercolour scenes of marine and coastal subjects
This painting of the Newborough Old Bar is dated 1845 although, according to historians, the Old Bar, with notorious prison and place of confinement known as "the black hole', . . . — — Map (db m277479) HM
Scarborough Castle stands on a massive headland of rock which has been inhabited for nearly 3,000 years. Ringed by cliffs and the sea, this naturally defensible site has been fortified many times over the centuries. The harbour at Scarborough has . . . — — Map (db m277663) HM
The sculpture depicts a 19th century smuggler carrying casks of illicit brandy accompanied by his young apprentice. Smuggling existed as long as there was customs duty to evade. However, it reached a new peak as duties were extended to cover a wider . . . — — Map (db m277478) HM
There were at least two prehistoric settlements on the headland. The first around 800 BC and the second around 500 BC. Evidence for these was discovered during archaeological investigation.
Apt for storing food, and holes for wooden posts that . . . — — Map (db m277664) HM
On the morning of 16th December 1914, during the opening months of World War I, the sea fog at Scarborough lifted to reveal three German warships off the coast. At 8.05am the ships opened fire on the defenceless town and its castle, killing 17 . . . — — Map (db m277666) HM
In every town, the inn or tavern has a long history, often as old as the original hamlet itself. Early history of The Black Horse Hotel at Skipton is vague. Although, it is reputed that this site housed the horses of Richard duke of Gloucester (who . . . — — Map (db m275168) HM
Leeds-based master stonemason. Her studio produced the carved heads and stonework on the Queen's Hotel (1874) including Queen Victoria, the first two mayors of Barnsley and a rare likeness of Catherine herself. Her pupil Benjamin Payler, depicted in . . . — — Map (db m278667) HM
Architect, surveyor, town planner. Redesigned Barnsley town centre including laying out Regent Street and Eldon Street 1822-1840.
Lived and died in this house. — — Map (db m277819) HM
To commemorate the bicentenary of the construction of the fourth church on this site in 1822. A place of worship since the seventh century. — — Map (db m278665) HM
These shops and offices were erected in 1927 by
Warner Gothard
Barnsley Photographer
1865-1940
Pioneer of the montage postcard. He donated Seckar Wood for the benefit of the people of Barnsley and Wakefield. — — Map (db m278669) HM
Welcome to Conisbrough Castle, containing one of the most impressive surviving 12th-century keeps in England. Conisbrough means the 'the king's burh' (fortified settlement) and it was an important centre of power probably as early as the 8th or 9th . . . — — Map (db m277817) HM
You are now in the inner bailey looking at the remains of the residential apartments. Built against the curtain walls, they were extended in the early 15th century. When the keep was first built, that was where the lord and lady stayed when they . . . — — Map (db m278653) HM
In medieval castles the kitchen was at the heart of the service range. A great number of people helped to prepare food for the lord, his family and their servants.
Conisbrough's kitchen was a square timber framed building with a pyramidal roof . . . — — Map (db m278849) HM
The heart of the castle was the inner bailey. It contained all the important buildings and was protected by curtain walls. The existing rubble stone walls were built at the beginning of the 13th century replacing earth and timber defences. The walls . . . — — Map (db m278649) HM
You are now standing inside the barbican and in front of the gatehouse. The barbican protected the gatehouse - the entrance to the castle and the weakest point in the castle walls. It was manned by porters and closed at dusk. Originally the . . . — — Map (db m278650) HM
What Happened Here
This building is unusual amongst English towers because its entrance chamber has no natural light. Guards would not have slept in a pitch-black room and it was probably used as a reception and for storage. The basement . . . — — Map (db m279022) HM
The hall was the largest room in the castle and the centre of its public life. It was an impressive, richly decorated space displaying the earl's wealth and status. Although everyone could enter the hall it was arranged to reflect the household's . . . — — Map (db m278655) HM
This tower, or keep, was built by Hamelin Earl de Warenne, in the 1170s. It was the strongest building in the castle and housed the lord's most private rooms, where he invited the privileged few. In his great chamber he met with important guests and . . . — — Map (db m279021) HM
If you look down into the inner bailey and compare what you see with the reconstruction drawing on the far right you will see how much this space has changed over the centuries. In the Middle Ages, the bailey housed a great number of buildings, . . . — — Map (db m278866) HM
The views from the keep have changed dramatically since it was first built. With the advance of the railway and modern industry, the large areas of arable fields and woodlands have been replaced by housing estates, collieries and warehouses. Iron . . . — — Map (db m278860) HM
In the Middle Ages the rooftop level of the keep looked very different to what you can see now. The crenellated walls were higher and protected the guards on duty. The turrets had viewing platforms and small rooms which provided shelter but also . . . — — Map (db m278851) HM
The view south-west shows how close the castle and town are to each other. Conisbrough is an ancient settlement, it was here long before the castle, but it is possible that in the Middle Ages the two formed a large fortified settlement with a series . . . — — Map (db m278857) HM
This sign is one of three provided by the Friends of Hyde Park Cemetery and funded by Doncaster Central Development Trust. Each sign has a different theme, one covering the history of Hyde Park Cemetery, the second giving information on some of the . . . — — Map (db m307611) HM
Did you know?
The idea for a Mansion House was first mooted in 1719 as a base for civic entertainments. After a number of delays the Mansion House opened on 15 April 1749 with celebrations where 60 gallons of ale were drunk. It has seen many . . . — — Map (db m307610) HM
Did you know?
Silver Street was widened in the early 20th century. By 1912 the Prudential Chambers on the corner of Hallgate / Silver Street, was constructed with the statue of Prudence - one of the four Cardinal virtues - as can be seen . . . — — Map (db m307609) HM
Sir Nigel Gresley
railway engineer
1876-1941
Designed the Mallard
& Flying Scotsman locomotives
built at the nearby plant works — — Map (db m308679) HM
Sir Nigel Gresley, who lived in Doncaster from 1905 to 1923, became Chief Mechanical Engineer of the
London and North Eastern Railway. He designed world-renowned locomotives, including Flying Scotsman
and Mallard, built at the Plant Works less . . . — — Map (db m307607) HM
opened on April 28th 1930 by
Herbert Morrison, Esquire M.P.
Minister of Transport
This Bridge was erected by the Corporation of Rotherham in substitution for the ancient bridge built prior to 1483 A.D. The 15th century bridge and the . . . — — Map (db m279444) HM
The Parish Church of All Saints, Rotherham is the third to stand on this site. There was almost certainly a Church here before 937 AD, and the Doomsday Book tells us that by 1086 Rotherham was already an established settlement with its own mill, . . . — — Map (db m276739) HM
Forge Island was formerly home to Rotherham Foundry, Providence Iron Works and Rotherham Iron Works in the 19th century.
A mill formerly stood on the eastern bank of the river which utilised the weir and the energy created by the fall in water . . . — — Map (db m277812) HM
The Old Market Hall
Historically Rotherham has always had an active street market and in 1878, after several years of debate within the 'Corporation' a market hall was constructed on the site of the former Corn Exchange. Architects Messrs . . . — — Map (db m279442) HM
JMW Turner made three grand tours of Yorkshire between 1797 and 1816 inspired by the wild hills and dales, to the fine castles and country houses.
Turner started his first tour of Yorkshire in 1797 by stopping off in Rotherham. He made a . . . — — Map (db m277815) HM
Flipping or tossing a coin has been used to make decisions or settle disputes since Roman times when it was known as navia aut caput (ship or head). The only time an F.A. Cup match was decided by a coin toss followed two drawn matches between . . . — — Map (db m307612) HM
John Brown (1816-1896)
The steel industry giant was born and worked in Orchard Square. At his famous Atlas Works on Savile Street he invented the conical railway buffer, pioneered steel rails, armour plate and the Bessemer steel making . . . — — Map (db m307613) HM
John Ruskin
The Hays Wine Merchants building, 1876, housed the art collection of this Victorian critic/artist from 1985-2002. The collection is now in the Millennium Galleries.
Grand Bank
Now a bar, this mid 19th century classic . . . — — Map (db m307614) HM
Pontefract's keep, built on the original earthen motte, is of an unusual design. Today only three of a possible six towers remain.
Records from 1530 reveal that the keep was 'cast into six roundells, three bigge and three smaull. ' From the air . . . — — Map (db m279458) HM
To the glory of God and in memory of those who laid down their lives for their country in the Great War 1914-1918
(names not transcribed) — — Map (db m278706) WM
Hebden Bridge Station was opened in October 1840 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and rebuilt later in the century. Now restored to its late Victorian glory, it is a jewel in the crown of both the town and the Caldervale line stations. . . . — — Map (db m271456) HM
Here in Heptonstall's ancient churchyard you can see how a community has ball and rebuilt its parish church and commemorated its dead, over a period of over seven hundred years.
It is most unusual to find two churches in a single churchyard, . . . — — Map (db m271404) HM
(1) St George's Square is the centrepiece of the Victorian 'new town' and dates from the 1850s. The focal point is the Railway Station (1846-50), a grade 1 listed building described by one architectural journalist as "more of a palace than a . . . — — Map (db m271457) HM
The power house behind the advancement of religious and secular education on the principles of the Church of England in Leeds, and the home for a host of Church organisations. The British Deaf Association was founded here on 24 July 1890. Erected . . . — — Map (db m278869) HM
As the monks received more donations of land and money, which increased their involvement in worldly affairs, it became more difficult for them to maintain their strict standards.
By the 14th century the rules of the monastery had been relaxed. . . . — — Map (db m276710) HM
Kirkstall Abbey has stood as a landmark in this changing landscape for nearly 900 years.
The abbey was built in this once-secluded valley from 1152 to house a community of Cistercian monks who lived, worked and prayed here for almost 400 years. . . . — — Map (db m275170) HM
You are standing in the south transept. In front of you is the site of the night stairs, down which the choir monks came from their dormitory to attend the first service of the day - at one o'clock in the morning!
The Medieval night stairs were . . . — — Map (db m275181) HM
In this part of the cloister you can see doorways leading to a number of different rooms and buildings. The parlour next to the chapter house was the only room where monks were allowed to speak to each other freely!
Here the monks were given . . . — — Map (db m276737) HM
According to Cistercian rules the leader of the community, the abbot, was supposed to sleep in the dormitory with the monks. But already, by the 1230s, the abbot not only had his own bedroom, but a whole house to himself!
This building, the . . . — — Map (db m278660) HM
After the church, the chapter house was the most important building in the Abbey.
The Cistercian monks met here every morning to listen to a chapter from the monastic rule written by St Benedict, to hear confessions, and to receive punishment . . . — — Map (db m278656) HM
The church was the most important building in the Abbey. It was divided into separate areas, the most important being the presbytery where the high altar stood.
There were spaces for the laybrothers at the west end of the church, another for . . . — — Map (db m275180) HM
Within a century of the Abbey closing down the main road
to Leeds ran straight through the middle of the church!
Travellers passed through the west door, along the centre of the nave and out through the opened up east window. Can you imagine . . . — — Map (db m278657) HM
This open square was the place where the Cistercian monks spent most of their time when they were not attending services in the church.
The monks could reach all of the important buildings of the Abbey from here. There was a covered walkway . . . — — Map (db m276712) HM
During the Middle Ages, this room may have been used for teaching trainee monks or novices.
Many novices would have been young men of noble birth, but they had to carry out the same work as the monks. After a year they would make their vows in . . . — — Map (db m278661) HM
The kitchen is positioned between the choir monks' dining room and the laybrothers' dining room in the west range. Food was served piping hot to the table.
In the early years simple meals of stewed vegetables and coarse bread were served to the . . . — — Map (db m276711) HM
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