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A Potted History of Scarborough Castle
By Dr Mark Douglas Scarborough Castle, situated on a prominent cliff-top overlooking the town, has for thousands of years been ... -
The Stately Homes of Yorkshire
By Andrew Graham Stables Historic England: Yorkshire explores the four corners of the county from the industrial centre of Sheffield ... -
The History of Castle Hill, Castle Hill Side, Huddersfield
By Christopher Marsden & Andrew Caveney In 1873 members of the British Archaeological Society visited Castle Hill and ‘everyone was ... -
History of The Piece Hall, Halifax
By David Paul The Piece Hall in Halifax, designed by local man Thomas Bradley, is perhaps the finest historic building ... -
The Mystery of the Ripon Sinkholes
By David Winpenny It’s 19 June 1834 and we’re standing on the edge of a pit, looking down. The shaft ... -
The Industrial History of Bradford – Gallery
By Paul Chrystal Bradford, or at least the Bradford of the nineteenth and early to mid-twentieth centuries, was defined by ... -
Yorkshire’s Pleasure Piers – Saltburn, Redcar, Withernsea, Hornsea
By John Heywood A visitor to the Yorkshire coast today will find only one example of that unique form of ... -
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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ...