Saltaire United Reform Church – a Cathedral of Congregationalism
A real architectural gem – Saltaire’s beautiful United Reform Church (originally Saltaire Congregationa Church) can be found in the model...
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timbarber
- Oct 20
- 3 min
York Minster's Bell Founders Window - a blatant medieval advertisement
York Minster is unique in the fact that it holds over 60% of all the medieval stained glass in England and the largest collection of...
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timbarber
- Oct 8
- 3 min
Ever wondered why is there a Polar Bear sitting above Holland & Barrett near the bridge in Whitby?
Tens of thousands of people flock to Whitby every year to visit this historic fishing town on the Yorkshire Coast. Many cross the swing...
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timbarber
- Oct 4
- 3 min
The Gibbet - Halifax's violent execution machine
Public torture and execution was pretty common during the medieval period. Beheadings were often carried out in public and in England...
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timbarber
- Sep 23
- 2 min
York Minster's Sinister Doomstone
One of the strangest of York Minster’s many statues, monuments and carvings is that of the Doomstone. Sitting in the Crypt below the High...
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timbarber
- Jun 28
- 4 min
Lastingham Church and its ancient Crypt
In the beautiful picture postcard village of Lastingham, on the edge of the North York Moors, opposite one of my favourite village pubs...
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timbarber
- Jun 13
- 3 min
The Black Swan at Helmsley – a comfortable stay at a historic location
Needing to head up to the North York Moors to recce a walking route for a future tour, myself and my wife decided at short notice to head...
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timbarber
- May 18
- 3 min
The Medieval Frescoes in St. Peter & St. Paul’s Church in Pickering
With an hour to kill before my guests were to board the North York Railway in Pickering for a trip to Whitby on the heritage railway I...
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timbarber
- Feb 3
- 3 min
The Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag - a hidden gem in Knaresborough
One of the strangest and most interesting historic sites in the region is The Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag, a small chapel carved into...
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timbarber
- Jan 25
- 3 min
York’s Anglian Tower – Top of Historic-UK’s most interesting historical sites in England
Hidden away behind York’s library and just outside Museum Gardens is a real historical treasure which I discovered thanks to the author...
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timbarber
- Dec 14, 2021
- 4 min
Sandal Castle – believed to have inspired a nursery rhyme and its link to the War of the Roses
Sitting a few miles outside Wakefield are the ruined remains of Sandal Castle. There is not much of the stonework left but the moat and...
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timbarber
- Dec 11, 2021
- 4 min
Ribblehead Viaduct - the fascinating story behind this Yorkshire icon
One of the most iconic sights in Yorkshire has to be the huge viaduct stretching 400 metres across the Ribble Valley which forms part of...
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timbarber
- Nov 23, 2021
- 2 min
Shedding some light on Beamsley Beacon
Most people head out from Ilkley up onto the Moors above White Wells or The Cow and Calf, but walking up on the Moors over the other side...
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timbarber
- Nov 18, 2021
- 2 min
Masham's Rare Anglo Saxon Cross Shaft
On my tours of the Yorkshire Dales, I often stop in Masham sitting on the River Ure to show guests around the town before heading into...
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timbarber
- Oct 4, 2021
- 3 min
The Mystery of Otley's Vacca Wall
I regularly walk my dog on Otley Chevin and walking up from the East Chevin Quarry Car Park to Surprise View, I often pass a long...
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timbarber
- Jul 23, 2021
- 3 min
Toft Gate Lime Kiln - a window into Nidderdale's industrial past
On the road between Pateley Bridge and Grassington just outside Greenhow lies a curious structure with the remnants of a stack chimney...
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timbarber
- Jul 8, 2021
- 2 min
The Druid’s Temple – Yorkshire’s Stonehenge or an 18th century Folly?
Nestled in the woodland close to Swinton Bivouac on the Swinton Park Estate lies a huge stone circle which looks like the sort of...
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timbarber
- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
Barwick in Elmet’s Iron Age Hill Fort and Motte Bailey Castle
After visiting a friend in Barwick in Elmet, I remembered years ago he’d mentioned the remains of a motte bailey castle behind the local...
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timbarber
- Jun 11, 2021
- 3 min
The Gallows Pole – The story of the Cragg Vale Coiners
Nothing to do with the Led Zeppelin song of the same name, I stumbled on the book The Gallows Pole by Benjamin Myers in a book store in...
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timbarber
- May 31, 2021
- 2 min
The Ilkley Moor Alien
Living in Burley in Wharfedale, I spend a lot of time on Ilkley Moor with my dog and love exploring the wild moorland. So when a friend...
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