-
Historic Leeds Pubs
Paul Chrystal’s book ‘Central Leeds Through Time’ (Amberley Publishing, 2016, £14.99) charts Leeds’s evolution through a collection of captivating photographs. ... -
Haunted York – A Journey Through York’s Criminal Haunts
Author Summer Strevens investigates York’s murderous and supernatural history… Serving a Spectral Sentence… It is said that powerful or traumatic ... -
A Brief History of Bradford
By Alan Hall One of the problems that confronts me as the author of Bradford in 100 Dates is knowing what ... -
Mary Tuke – The Mother of York’s Chocolate Industry
By Summer Strevens If we are to examine the true circumstances surrounding the ‘birth’ of York as ‘Chocolate City’ we ... -
Yorkshire’s Cistercian Abbeys
The Wandering White Monks of Yorkshire by Richard Smyth Life is seldom comfortable when you’re a monk. Lots of praying, ... -
Jowett Motor Company, Bradford – The History of a Car Cult
By Paul Chrystal The Jowett Motor Company was a prestigious motor car company operating from Bradford from 1901 to 1954, ... -
Scarborough Hotel Landslide Remembered
The Hotel That Slid Into The Sea by Colin Philpott For several days in early June 1993, the country – ... -
The Battle of Orgreave
The story of an infamous and pivotal confrontation between striking miners and police in Yorkshire… by Colin Philpott If ever ... -
Burton Menswear – A History
‘Gone for a Burton’ Montague Burton’s ambition was not only to clothe the nation, but to raise the bar on ... -
Avro Aircraft Factory, Leeds – The Story of Yeadon’s Hidden War Effort
A Hidden Aeroplane Factory During World War II by Colin Philpott Today it is an anonymous looking industrial estate alongside ... -
Armley Jail – A History of the Town and the Prison
Keith Spence looks back at the grim history of one of the country’s most notorious prisons and asks whether the ... -
Otley History – When the Irish and Elephants Arrived
Otley-born Keith Spence looks back on the colourful history of his birthplace – and finds a few surprises… The Irish ...