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 | 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...