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    The Druid’s Temple – Yorkshire’s Stonehenge or an 18th century Folly?
    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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    The Cragg Vale Coiners Walk from Christopher Goddard’s illustrated map
    timbarber
    • Jun 11, 2021
    • 4 min

    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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    A Moorish Masterpiece - St.Paul's House on Park Square, Leeds
    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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    The Story of Scar House Reservoir, the pop up village of Scar and the lost village of Lodge
    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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    A Detectorist's dream - the story behind the Middleham Jewel
    timbarber
    • Jan 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    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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    History of The Craven Heifer
    timbarber
    • Mar 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    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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    I'm Tim Barber and since 2015 I have been running Real Yorkshire Tours - offering chauffeur guided small group tours for visitors to Yorkshire..

     

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