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History of The White Cloth Hall, Kirkgate, Leeds
By Paul Chrystal Leeds, lying on the fringes of the Yorkshire cloth-producing district, had to compete for trade with better-placed ... -
The History of Beverley Minster
By Paul Chrystal When is a cathedral not a cathedral? When it is a minster. There is, however, very little ... -
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 ... -
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 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 ... -
Aughton Castle – One of Yorkshire’s Secret Castles
By Paul C. Levitt The tiny village of Aughton is a quiet backwater overlooking the floodplain of the River Derwent, ... -
York Minster – Profile & History
By Andrew Graham He who hath seen York need not regret leaving other cathedrals unseen. It is worth twenty of ... -
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 ...
