Described by Pevsner as a 'fascinating work marking the ultimate development of (A Randall Wells') individualistic stand of Arts and Crafts architecture' and elsewhere as 'bridging the gap between Arts and Crafts style and modernism,' St Wilfred's, Halton in Leeds

Probably 13th century stonework from the Cistercian Abbey at Rievaulx. It appears to show packhorses and a working mill. The monastery was one of the richest in the country, its wealth built on the mining of lead and iron, and the rearing of sheep and the sale of their wool.

At 5am on 11 November 1918, an armistice was signed and hostilities on the Western Front ceased at 11am. Although the peace treaties that would formally end the First World War would not be signed until 1919. Celebrations, that day in the West Riding were often led by the women

Nestled between the M18 motorway and the East Coast Mainline railway, Potteric Carr is a 200-hectare nature reserve on the outskirts of Doncaster comprising reedbeds, ponds, woods, and meadow. It is a surviving fragment of the great Humberhead Levels fenland.

Moulton Hall near Richmond was rebuilt on the site of a previous building in the mid 17th century for the Smithson family. Perhaps it's most interesting owner though was Sir Ralph Millbanke who sold it when his daughter made a disastrous marriage to Lord Byron.

York's Clifford’s Tower is to be given a new setting. York Council approved plans for a £10 million redevelopment of the surrounding area, replacing the Castle car park with green parkland, walkways and "spaces for reflection." The mound beneath the tower was the site of the 1190

This Frank Meadow Sutcliffe photograph taken in Whitby brings back memories. My mother, a regular knitter used to buy her knitting wool in hanks. It was then my job to hold out the wool whilst it was wound into balls. It resembled a giants cats cradle.

Last one for today. Private Ernest Taylor 1896 - 1916, Service: 15 March 1915 – 1 October 1916 - York and Lancaster Regiment 6th Battalion. On his death a letter was sent from the Rev Rees, Army Chaplain to the Rev Elford, the Vicar of Horbury Junction: 1/4

Step inside the old prison walls at York and you’re suddenly walking through history: past shop windows trimmed with holly, the scent of baking mince pies in the air, and a sense that Dickens himself might be just around the corner. I have been invited to travel back in time

The Featherstone War Horse officially titled A Place of Peace to be Together stands in Mill Pond Meadow as a powerful tribute to the 353 local men who died in the First World War. Inspired by the research of local historian Tony Lumb, the memorial grew from a community project that saw 353 trees

Across the quiet fields the poppies burn, Their crimson glow where lost hearts turn; Each bloom a name the wind recalls, Whispered softly through autumn’s halls. Beneath this sky, so still, so wide, The past walks gently by our side. 'The Poppy Fields - Ackworth' Courtesy of Tim Hill #Remembrance

The manor of Steeton, once known as Stiveton, was held by the Reygate family from the mid-13th century. Its striking two-storey gateway, built around the 1360s or 1370s by William de Reygate, a royal escheator for Yorkshire, once controlled entry to the family’s fortified

You never quite know what you will find when renovating buildings. Sometime it is bad and costly news but in this case it was interesting. While restoring the 19th-century University of Huddersfield's Ramsden building Henry Boot Construction uncovered some hand-painted Victorian wallpaper hidden

The Kohima Epitaph with its famous inscription is to be found at the Kohima War Cemetery in India. It contains the words: "When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say, For Your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today". The 2nd Division Memorial in Dean's Park York, is a replica of the one that stands in Kohima.

Remembrance: Working in munitions factories in WWI could be unpleasant, uncomfortable and very dangerous. Over 200 women lost their lives through accidents, explosions, or poisoning from handling chemical explosives including on 5th December 1916, 35 women who were killed outright at the

The former Midland Bank, later HSBC built in 1890 and situated next to the Town Hall which was built at the same time. It was designed by William Henry Howorth. I just enjoyed seeing these two entrances.

I have to collect my Home Sleep Apnoea Test kit today ready for this evening. I can just drop asleep with no warning during the day several times in half an hour! It will be interesting to see what they find. I thought it was my blood pressure dropping low with the medication but maybe not.

Many years ago, I was asked to write a guide to the Church of St Peter and St Leonard in Horbury the village I called home for over forty years. Built by the renowned architect John Carr and consecrated in 1794, the church replaced an earlier Norman building that Carr himself was granted permission

I honestly didn't know about this when I posted this about the Tees Transporter Bridge this morning 😱. It was the mist/fog in the shot that made me choose it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just been having a little look at Cleckheaton Old Cemetery which I can see from my bungalow. It really is in a horrendous state but has a certain charm to it. The Cemetery Chapel dated 1853, is in need of restoration, it was built in the Classical style.

Rising through the fog the Tees Transporter Bridge seems half dream, half memory, a ghost of the industrial age suspended above the river. Linking Middlesbrough and Port Clarence, it is both monument and machine: Image: Middlesbrough Transporter Bridge, The Joy of All Things CC BY-SA 4.0

I have just had Bob the Patterdale out in the garden and it is the archetypical 6th November morning. Damp, dank and downright depressing. But the decorators are back around eight and now the sitting room walls have dried properly they look tremendous with another coat today.

Protests and demonstrations are not a new phenomenon and were a common part of Victorian and earlier life. Bonfire night, because of its origins was often a focal point for protest with Guy Fawkes seen as a rebel with right on his side. Such was the case in Wakefield 1/2

Guy Fawkes was born around Aprill in 1570 in Stonegate, York. He was baptised at St Michael le Belfrey (below) on the 15th of that month. His father, a Church of England lawyer, died when Guy was eight. His mother later married a Catholic, which, along with Guy’s schooling at St Peter’s

Engraving of Finkle Street in York Once known as ‘Mucky Pig’ or ‘Mucky Peg’ Lane it is situated in the former pig market area. Finkle is a common street name in the North meaning bend or corner, stemming from the old Norse word Old Norse word fenkl – elbow.

I've got the decorators in the new little bungalow today. Not a lot you can do but trying to give it a mid century feel. Looking forward to seeing it. That's the sort of colour scheme for the living room. After all the medical and other problems it feels so good to be doing this.

Frank Meadow Sutcliffe image of Bay Bank, Robin Hood's Bay. Not the idyllic tourist village we know today but the working fishing village it had been for hundreds of years. It was just as steep though both then and now!

Everybody knows of the role played in the Gunpowder Plot by Yorkshireman Guy Fawkes whose escapades we remember every 5 November. Fewer people are aware of the role played by two other Yorkshiremen John (Jack) and Christopher (Kit) Wright, brothers from Welwick near Withernsea

Beneath the ridge the old line sleeps, Its walls stained deep with iron tears. No whistle now, no echo keeps, Only the drip of forgotten years. Yet faintly ahead, a glimmer gleams, The ghost of steam, the trace of dreams. Image philld / Crigglestone tunnel / CC BY-SA 2.0

At Beverley railway station, a remarkable survivor from the golden age of the North Eastern Railway still greets travellers, a tiled map set into the wall beside the train shed exit. Made between 1900 and 1910 by Craven Dunnill & Co. of Jackfield in Shropshire, it is

Situated by the River Swale, Kiplin Hall is a Jacobean historic house. The house was built in the early 1620s for George Calvert, Secretary of State to James I. Calvert was the founder of Maryland and the first Lord Baltimore. The land was formerly a monastic estate

"Bishop Blaize" was the the patron saint of woolcombers as he was martyred with iron wool combs. In the 18th and 19th centuries, during the boom in the British worsted and woollen industry, his feast day was widely celebrated with parades and festivals especially

A extraordinarily wonderful photograph that says so much. Coal Miner's Daughter, Yorkshire, 1952 Carl Mydans (1907-2004) Image courtesy Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, Gift of the artist #SocialHistory #WorkingClass #Yorkshire

Due to both my medical problems but also to the medication that controls them, this Christmas will have to be alcohol free, There are several alcohol free beers that do the trick very nicely but as regards wines, I am at a loss - any recommendations anyone.

Gisborough Priory was founded in 1119 by Robert de Brus, ancestor of the Scottish king of the same name. It became one of the wealthiest Augustinian priories in northern England, supported by vast estates. The canons here served surrounding parishes, cared for travellers, and

In the unassuming but atmospheric graveyard of Whitechapel Church in the former textile town of Cleckheaton where I am now living, lies this fascinating mid 19th century gravestone, I had not heard of New Grenada. Bogota was at that time the capital of the Spanish Viceroyalty

Mist drifts like breath through the valley’s fold, Where stone and leaf share autumn’s gold The photograph captures that moment when autumn fades and winter gradually begins to take over. Image: Hebden Bridge by Ffion Atkinson CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

A solid silver Saxon cross has gone on display for the first time in more than 1,200 years after it was discovered by a metal detectorist. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My piece for Yorkshire Bylines on Christmas at York Castle museum. It is one of those must visit places in the run up to the festive season. You never know you just might bump into Ebenezer Scrooge.

As we approach All Souls Day when in many countries, people remember their loved ones who have died, the lovely story of a small Yorkshire community who many years ago came together to ensure that everyone could be buried with dignity. The story of the Farndale Hearse. Please enlarge the image.

Today is All Saints’ Day. The redundant All Saints’ Church at Harewood dates from the fifteenth century, it is best known for its six pairs of alabaster effigies (1419–1510) commemorating the occupiers of Harewood Castle and nearby Gawthorpe. These

Aftermath Out of 229 people aboard the SS Rohilla, 145 were saved. The wreck became a grim reminder of both the perils of the sea and the indomitable courage of the Yorkshire and north east coast. The bravery of those involved in the rescue earned them national honour, and the

The SS Rohilla Disaster 🧵 1 November, Dawn – The Final Rescue rnli.org/about-us/our... At dawn, the Tynemouth motor lifeboat, the Henry Vernon (below) carrying not only her regular crew bur also Lieut. Basil Hall R.N. and the Second Whitby Coxswain Richard Eglon, set out 1/4

The SS Rohilla Disaster 🧵 31 October, Afternoon - The Motor Lifeboat Summoned By Saturday afternoon it was clear that only a motor lifeboat could succeed. A telegram was sent to Tynemouth, and within fifteen minutes Coxswain Robert Smith and Captain H. E. Burton, R.E.,

I ordered this image of the Scarborough rowed lifeboat Queensbury to show the kind of conditions it faced during the Rohilla rescue. Sadly it arrived a day late — taken a few years earlier, but it speaks for itself. Image North Yorkshire Archives

The SS Rohilla Disaster 🧵 31 October, Morning Further to my last post you may find this short Pathe film of locals rescuing survivors interesting. www.britishpathe.com/asset/105913/

The SS Rohilla Disaster 🧵 31 October, Morning – Further Attempts Thwarted The next morning, Teesmouth lifeboat crews tried to cross the bar but were beaten back by mountainous waves. Their lifeboat sprang a serious leak and was towed to safety. Meanwhile, at Whitby, the Upgang

"So close but yet so far" this still from a British Pathe film shows the distance from the stricken ship to the shore. You can't imagine what it felt like to be viewing this the other way round frozen and soaked to the skin, clinging to what little was left of the Rohilla.

The SS Rohilla Disaster 🧵 30 October 1914 – Nightfall - Help from Scarborough and Teesmouth Messages were sent by telephone for help from Scarborough and Teesmouth. At Scarborough, the sea was so wild that neither tug nor lifeboat could leave harbour until 3.30 p.m, when

The SS Rohilla Disaster 🧵 30 October 1914 – Afternoon - The Upgang Lifeboat Mobilised Captain John Milburn, of Whitby’s lifeboat committee, ordered the Upgang lifeboat to be brought overland through the town and fields to the cliffs above the wreck. With the help of horses and