by Admin | Oct 3, 2025 | Blog
Saint Cuthbert, the North’s favourite saint, is closely connected to Melrose, where he trained as a monk, the Holy Island of Lindisfarne off the Northumberland coast, where he dedicated his life to God as monk, hermit and bishop and Durham Cathedral, where his shrine...
by Admin | Sep 12, 2025 | Blog
The inaugural run of the Stockton to Darlington Railway took place on 27th September 1825 so this year, as we celebrate the 200th anniversary of the steam train, we also remember some of the little trains that once clattered along a network of narrow-gauge railways...
by Admin | Aug 22, 2025 | Blog
The town of Knaresborough boasts a delightful Victorian station, with many unusual and original features. It was completed in 1865 and further developed in 1890. Today, the line extends from York to Leeds. Building the railway was problematic. The track needed a...
by Admin | Jul 25, 2025 | Blog
When it was first opened in the 1700’s, the Leeds & Liverpool Canal helped open up the West of England and the great Port of Liverpool to businesses in Yorkshire. When completed in the early 1800’s the canal stretched 127 miles across the Pennines a notoriously...
by Admin | Jun 27, 2025 | Blog
Samuel Lister was born on New Year’s Day in 1815. He was the fourth son of Mr Ellis Cunliffe Lister, member of an old county family of Manningham Hall. At that time Bradford’s Manningham Lane was merely a rural highway and Manningham an insignificant hamlet. He was...
by Admin | May 23, 2025 | Blog
What an accolade! It reflects his reputation across Europe as an enlightened industrialist who cared about his workers. At his funeral in 1876 local crowds thronged the streets in appreciation of his legacy. Salt had moved his various woollen...
