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Pickering Castle – History of one of Yorkshire’s Secret Castles
By Paul C. Levitt The ancient and pleasant market town of Pickering lies at the intersection of two ancient routes: ... -
Clifford’s Tower, York – History
By Andrew Graham One of the strange things experienced by visitors to York is the perceived lack of a quintessentially ... -
Butcher’s Works, Sheffield – History
By Ian D. Rotherham Down Sheffield’s Arundel Street, on the west side of the road, is the Butcher’s Wheel or ... -
Meadowhall Shopping Centre, Sheffield – History
By Ian D. Rotherham Situated close to the M1 motorway, Meadowhall shopping centre was the biggest USA-style shopping mall in ... -
Ripley Ville, Bradford – The Industrial Model Village
By Paul Chrystal The industrial model village grew out of the lamentable conditions in which workers were obliged to toil ... -
Historic Hull Pubs
By Paul Chrystal Hull is one of England’s most historical and diverse cities, and boasts a wealth of taverns, inns, ... -
Ian McMillan on Hoyland, Barnsley – and a stroll with Barry Hines
By Ian McMillan Between Wombwell and Junction 36 of the M1, you’ll come to Hoyland and Hoyland Common and Hoyland ... -
Maltby, Rotherham and the Development of the ‘Model Village’
Until 1905 Maltby was a small, sleepy estate village just inside the magnesian limestone belt on the road between Rotherham ... -
The Brighouse Toffee Industry Mills – History
By Chris Helme The family name of Turner conjures up all kinds of memories, not just for the people of ... -
Monk Bretton, Barnsley – by Ian McMillan
By Ian McMillan The constant surprise about Barnsley is that every now and then you come across something ancient, something ... -
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, ... -
Manningham Mills, Bradford – A Short History
By George Sheeran There has been a mill on the site of Manningham Mills since 1838. However, the story of ...
