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The Press Gangs and Smugglers of Whitby – History
By Paul Chrystal Not all of Whitby’s maritime activities were entirely voluntary, legitimate or legal. Like many other coastal settlements ... -
The Curiosities of Ripon Cathedral
By David Winpenny For most of its existence, what we now call Ripon Cathedral wasn’t a cathedral. At the time ... -
Historic Images of Sheffield City Centre
By Ian D. Rotherham & Christine Handley Sheffield city centre developed from the old medieval town, with its nucleus being ... -
Easby Abbey near Richmond – History
By Andrew Graham Stables Around 1.5 miles south of Richmond, on the southern side of the River Swale, stands one ... -
The Royal Pump Room, Harrogate – History
By Malcolm Neesam Perhaps more than any other building, the Royal Pump Room has become the symbol of Harrogate. It ... -
The History of The Crown Hotel, Harrogate
By Malcolm Neesam This glorious Victorian exercise of Italian Renaissance in sandstone has a long and distinguished history that reaches ... -
Richmond Castle – One of Yorkshire’s Early Stone-Built Castles
By Andrew Graham Stables Richmond Castle is one of the earliest stone-built castles in the country and no other in ... -
The Leeds Pals – A ‘Friends” Battalion
By David Owen By the time war between England and Germany had been declared on 4th August 1914, regiments and ... -
The History of The Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield
By Peter Thornborrow & Paul Gwilliam The catalyst for this iconic gallery was the offer in 1997 from the trustees ... -
Unity Hall, Wakefield – History
By Peter Thornborrow & Paul Gwilliam This large and impressive three-storey brick building owes it origins to the initiative of ... -
York History Tour
The ancient city of York has changed much during the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In York History ... -
Pontefract Castle and Katherine Howard – History
By Caroline Taggart Henry VIII’s fifth wife seems to have had a complicated love life – remarkably so, given that ...
