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A Short History of Ribblehead Viaduct
By Mike Appleton One of the most mystical places in the Yorkshire Dales is Ribblehead Viaduct, its twenty-four arches supporting ... -
A History of Whitby Lighthouse
By Roger O’Reilly When alum shale began being mined near Whitby in the 17th Century, what had previously been a ... -
The ‘Goners’ of Giggleswick: Lost Quarry Caves of the Yorkshire Dales
By Mike Appleton As the Dales evolves, it’s inevitable that pieces of cultural and historical heritage will disappear, but there ... -
Jewel of the North: The Birth of Saltburn-by-the-Sea
By Colin Wilkinson One afternoon in the summer of 1859, Henry Pease was staying at Cliff House, his brother’s villa ... -
A History of Spurn Lighthouse, Kilnsea
By Roger O’Reilly Spurn point is a low sandy spit of dunes and marram grass that extends about 4km into ... -
The History of The Grand Hotel, Scarborough
By George Sheeran A prospectus for the construction of The Grand Hotel in Scarborough was published in 1862 by the ... -
The Historic Buildings of Rotherham
By James Barker The 110 square miles of Rotherham cover an area ranging from its northern borders at Wath upon ... -
Treasures of Roman Yorkshire
Although it was at its north-western fringe, Roman Britain was still able to access connections to the wider Roman Empire. ... -
A History of Flamborough Head Lighthouse
By Roger O’Reilly Sometime between 1669 and 1674, the earlier of the two lighthouses that stand guard on the chalk ... -
A Short History of Canon Hall, Barnsley
By Keiron Dunn Cannon Hall overlooks sloping land immediately north-west of the historic village of Cawthorne. The village is connected ... -
Keighley Picture House: Bradford’s Silver Screen Survivor
Keighley Picture House: Still a cinema, not a bingo hall By Cath Muldowney Opened in 1913, this fine example of ... -
Yorkshire’s Motorsport Legend: The History of the Scott Trial
By Larry Carter Head up to Swaledale and Arkengarthdale and engage the locals in conversation; I guarantee it won’t be ...