by Admin | Jun 1, 2026 | Blog
On the 20th July 1826 a flotilla of boats, decorated with flags and accompanied by brass bands, sailed from Ferrybridge to Goole to mark the opening of the Knottingley to Goole Canal. On arrival in Goole, at the new docks built by the Aire and Calder Navigation...
by Admin | Apr 1, 2026 | Blog
The British period drama Peaky Blinders created by Steven Knight follows the exploits of the Shelby crime family and is loosely based on a gang of the same name who supposedly sewed razors into the peaks of their flat caps whilst controlling the betting and...
by Admin | Mar 1, 2026 | Blog
At the West Front, where the visitors’ entrance can be found today, is a 1990’s version of an original Genesis cycle decorating the ceremonial doors. God’s hand wraps around the globe in his first act of creation and then encircles Adam and Eve. Noah is...
by Admin | Nov 14, 2025 | Blog
I regularly stop at St.Michael & All Angels Church in Haworth on my Bronte tours. The church is next to the Bronte Parsonage Museum, but all that is left of the church from the Bronte sisters time is the tower, the rest of the church being re-built after Patrick...
by Admin | Oct 31, 2025 | Blog
The former Wool Exchange is one of Bradford’s three Grade 1 listed buildings and perhaps the most iconic reminder of the city’s illustrious past. It is now, possibly, the finest Waterstone’s Bookshop in the land. The Exchange, where wool brokers,...
