Goathland – a heritage railway station which doubled as Hogsmeade station in the Harry Potter films
2025 marks the start of the Railway 200 which celebrates the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. With this in mind it inspired me to wr
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timbarber
Jul 8, 20212 min read
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 11, 20214 min read
The Cragg Vale Coiners Walk from Christopher Goddard’s illustrated map
I’ve recently blogged about the infamous Cragg Vale Coiners, who in the 1760’s from the remote moorland above Mytholmroyd, embarked on a...
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timbarber
Mar 9, 20213 min read
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 3, 20215 min read
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 7, 20214 min read
A Detectorist's dream - the story behind the Middleham Jewel
As a fan of the gentle BBC TV comedy series The Detectorists with Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones playing Andy and Lance, two hapless...
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Mar 31, 20202 min read
History of The Craven Heifer
Driving around Yorkshire and particularly in the Yorkshire Dales, a pub name which keeps cropping up is the Craven Heifer. This is...
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