Monthly Archives: January 2016
Train Spotting at Bolton Abbey
The 12th century priory at Bolton Abbey is a great place to visit. The estate on the banks of the Wharfe has been owned for centuries by the Duke of Devonshire. Things to Do at Bolton Abbey Inspect the Church … Continue reading
Pork Pies and other Growlers
Just a 2017 reminder not to forget your ‘Christmas pie’. Stand pie, Gala pie or large pork the variety will not matter but I shall pass on a Melton Mowbray. Yorkshire folk are not fetishists but we do love or … Continue reading
Ledsham from Fairburn Ings
Fairburn Ings is a great nature reserve and RSPB sanctuary near Castleford that covers 700 acres and includes open water, marshland, wet meadows, feeding stations and small areas of reed bed. On a grey winters day a walk around the … Continue reading
Books at Grassington
I was visiting Grassington last year on a walk via Linton and called into the book shop at the bottom of high street. Elliott’s Page Turners had a good and cheap selection of books and I carried 4 of them … Continue reading
Facts about Leeds – Interesting and Unusual
Leeds Population – 751,500, (2011 census population of Leeds) Leeds Metropolitan borough had a population of 1.7 million. (2011 census) Nickname: “Loiner” or Leodensian – Latin for person from Leeds Motto: “Pro rege et lege” “For king and the law” … Continue reading
Reflecting on Yorkshire
Photographs reflecting part of what is so good about Yorkshire, Mirror mirror on the wall what is the fairest county of all? Continue reading
Dry Stone Wall Pictures
Dry Stone Walls above Malham Dry stone wall near Burnsall
Otley Manor House – Pub Love
The Manor House is far better than it’s reviews. The name also has a long heritage as the second section reports…. Continue reading
Thomas Chippendale Staring With Prince Charles on TV
Two hundred and ninety eight years after his birth in Otley, Thomas Chippendale is to star with Prince Charles in a TV series called ‘Great Estates’. This staring role for Chippendale is largely down to his top quality furniture and … Continue reading
Coal Mining History in Yorkshire
Description: “The Overseer’s cabin at West Pit bottom, main coal level”. Manvers Main Colliery, Wath in South Yorkshire. Date: 1926-42. From UK National Archives, Reference: INF 9/887 There is evidence of coal mining in Yorkshire dating from the Roman era. … Continue reading