Saltaire – The Village with (nearly) Everything

Saltaire – The Village with (nearly) Everything

Imagine living in a place where you could walk to work and your kids could walk to school. Good housing, hospital on site, churches and recreational facilities all to hand.  And all set in the delightful Yorkshire countryside away from the smoke and grime of the...
The Intriguing Medieval Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag

The Intriguing Medieval Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag

Tucked away in cave by the River Nidd in Knaresborough’s is unique  ‘Marian’ shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary. It was built by a man known as ‘John the Mason’ in 1408. John the Mason probably worked to obtain stone for Knaresborough...
Tempest Anderson – the Yorkshire Volcanologist

Tempest Anderson – the Yorkshire Volcanologist

Tempest Anderson was born in Stonegate, York in 1846. After being educated at St. Peters School he studied medicine at London University. On returning to York Tempest became a consultant at the County Hospital following in his fathers’ footsteps. His work at the...
The Marmian Tower in West Tanfield

The Marmian Tower in West Tanfield

When you travel on the road between Ripon and Masham, you come to the town of West Tanfield. After crossing the bridge over the River Ure you see the old Church of St. Nicholas but right next to it a strange fortified tower rises up by the name of The Marmion Tower. I...
A Feast for Richard III (1452 – 1485)

A Feast for Richard III (1452 – 1485)

A hunchbacked murderous tyrant or a much-maligned monarch?  Whatever you may think about King Richard III, there is no doubt that he was greatly loved by the people of the North, and by the citizens of York in particular. As Duke of Gloucester and as King he was...