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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 ... -
Knaresborough History in Photos
By Paul Chrystal Knaresborough History Tour is a unique insight into the illustrious history of this north Yorkshire market town. ... -
Robin Hood’s Bay – A History in Postcards
By Robin Lidster Robin Hood’s Bay is situated on the Yorkshire coast 4 miles south of Whitby and 5 miles ... -
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 ... -
Portland Works, Sheffield – Where Modernity Melds With Traditional Skills
All the little mesters under one roof… by Michael Glover Even an old factory can spring a surprise. The great, ... -
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 ... -
Little Germany, Bradford – A Short History
By George Sheeran The growth of textile warehouses in nineteenth-century Bradford is remarkable. This can be partly explained by a ... -
Temple Newsam House – Ghosts and All
By Steve Ward Across the British Isles we have countless monuments to our past; castles, monasteries, churches, cathedrals, country houses ... -
Carlton Colliery – A Welsh Mining Community in Yorkshire
By Melvyn Jones Carlton had two collieries, both of which had eventful histories. In 1870 Joshua Willey from Hoyland leased ... -
Historic York – Images From the Historic England Archive
By Paul Chrystal Taken from the Historic England Archive, a unique collection of over 12 million photographs, drawings, plans and ...
