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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timbarber
- Apr 28, 2021
- 3 min
The Chapel of St. Mary Magdelan - a Medieval Hospital and Leper Chapel in Ripon
I had read about a Leper Hospital in Ripon, so last summer having dropped off some overseas visitors at The Old Deanery next to Ripon...
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timbarber
- Mar 20, 2021
- 3 min
Whitby’s "Snakestones" and the legend of St.Hilda
I have loved fossil hunting since being a child and over the years with my kids I have spent hours scouring the beaches around Staithes...
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timbarber
- Mar 14, 2021
- 3 min
Bridgerton in Yorkshire
Riding on the coat tails of smash-hit period dramas such as BBC’s Downtown Abbey and ITV’s Victoria, Netflix released its own romp...
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timbarber
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
A Moorish Masterpiece - St.Paul's House on Park Square, Leeds
One of my favourite buildings in Leeds is situated just on the edge of Park Square near the Town Hall. Having taken my son into Leeds for...
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timbarber
- Feb 19, 2021
- 3 min
The Story of Wool – Grade II listed Public Art Sculpture in Ilkley
One of my first jobs after leaving University was for the Clothing Industry Training Board (CAPITB), which used to be based in Pudsey,...
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timbarber
- Feb 3, 2021
- 5 min
The Story of Scar House Reservoir, the pop up village of Scar and the lost village of Lodge
Deep in the heart of Nidderdale’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) towards the top of the Nidd Valley and in the shadow of Great...
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timbarber
- Jan 30, 2021
- 4 min
Headingley Bear Pits - the story behind the failed Victorian Zoo
As a student living in Headingley in the 1980s, I walked past the strange towers looking like a mini castle on Cardigan Road many times....
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timbarber
- Jan 24, 2021
- 5 min
Askwith to Clifton – a short loop walk in Wharfedale
Having pretty much exhausted walks around Burley in Wharfedale where I live during lockdown, it was satisfying to find a walk I hadn’t...
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timbarber
- Jan 18, 2021
- 3 min
Fruitcake paired with cheese – weird or wonderful?
An old rugby pal of mine from London decided to pay a visit to Yorkshire with his family before Covid struck. We ended up going with his...
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timbarber
- Jan 13, 2021
- 3 min
Farfield Quaker Meeting House – one of Historic England’s Top 10 Historic Faith Buildings
A small unassuming brick built building dating from the 1600’s, situated just off the road between Addingham and Bolton Abbey has found...
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timbarber
- Jan 4, 2021
- 3 min
Did you know Britain’s tallest ever man was a Yorkshireman?
William Bradley – often known as “The Yorkshire Giant” or “Bradley the Giant” was born in Market Weighton in the East Riding in 1787 and...
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timbarber
- Nov 22, 2020
- 3 min
Old Peculier Ale – What’s in a name?
Theakston’s Brewey based in the Yorkshire Dales market town of Masham has been brewing ale since 1827. It is still run by direct family...
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timbarber
- Nov 2, 2020
- 3 min
The Story of the Yorkshire Flag
My good friend and Yorkshire author, Colin Speakman has written an article for The Real Yorkshire Blog on the history of the Yorkshire...
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timbarber
- Jun 23, 2020
- 4 min
William Wilberforce – The original Black Lives Matter Campaigner
After the recent Black Lives Matter protests around the world it was quite apt when one of my fellow guides, Nick Smith, the owner of Yor...
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timbarber
- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
A walk into Coverdale from Scar House Reservoir in Nidderdale
After being blessed with great weather for the first couple of months of the pandemic, Wednesday saw the weather change and as we parked...
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timbarber
- Jun 7, 2020
- 4 min
Hungate in York - a brief history
Last year, I was contacted by a property company who had just completed part of a new development of apartments in the Hungate area of...
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