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Grimethorpe Colliery – Iconic Pit with a Famous Band
By Melvyn Jones Those who have only heard of the place as a mining settlement could well believe the name ... -
Knaresborough History in Photos
By Paul Chrystal Knaresborough History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this north Yorkshire market town. ... -
Temple Works Leeds – A Lost Architectural Marvel
By Paul Chrystal A Grade I-listed Victorian former flax mill that has gone down in history as containing the largest ... -
Masbro Boat Disaster, Rotherham
By Vivien Teasdale Walk around Rotherham Minster Church (previously Parish Church of All Saints) and it will not be long ... -
The Story of Kirkgate Market Leeds – City Shopping Landmark
By Paul Chrystal Leeds was always a market town trading one commodity or another. Defoe observed that the cloth market ... -
Barnbow Munitions Factory, Cross Gates, Garforth, Leeds
By Paul Chrystal Barnbow was a First World War munitions factory located between Cross Gates and Garforth in Leeds, officially ... -
Pablo Fanque – Circus Pioneer Buried in Leeds
The visitor to St George’s Fields cemetery, now part of the University of Leeds campus, might be intrigued to find ... -
Collapse of Newland Mill Chimney in Bowling, Bradford
By Vivien Teasdale Most people now realise that Victorian mills were dangerous places. The huge machinery had few guards, children ... -
Owen Madden: Profile – The Leeds Born Criminal Who Joined New York Underworld
The Leeds-born criminal who became a ruthless member of the New York underworld Although Leeds can pride itself on being ... -
Ellen Heaton – Women’s Rights Campaigner from Leeds
Ellen Heaton (1816–94) was an active campaigner for women’s rights and other philanthropic causes, including anti-vivisection, the environment and education. ... -
Mary Bateman – The Yorkshire Witch
By Summer Strevens The story of Mary Bateman, known as The Yorkshire Witch, or The Leeds Witch is well-known and ... -
Best Roman Finds From the Portable Antiquities Scheme in Yorkshire
Highlighting the remarkable Roman objects found in the region by Amy Downes and Rebecca Griffiths Yorkshire was part of the ...
