A look at the history of How Hill Tower, Wallerthwaite, with Dr Emma Wells
How Hill Tower, located south of Studley Royal Park near Ripon, sits rather inconspicuously in the Yorkshire landscape. Built on the …
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A look at the history of Fraisthorpe Pillbox, with Dr Emma Wells
During the two World Wars, England saw the construction of numerous military pillboxes as part of anti-invasion defences—and this one, at …
A look at the history of Scruton Station, with Dr Emma Wells
Scruton Station, hidden in North Yorkshire’s scenic countryside, was once forgotten after its closure in 1954 just prior to the widespread Beeching …
A look at the history of Toft Gate Lime Kiln, Bewerley, with Dr Emma Wells
You’ve probably travelled the B6265 between Grassington and Pateley Bridge never paying much attention to the embattled silhouette of Coldstones Cut …
A look at the history of Shandy Hall, Coxwold, with Dr Emma Wells
In the 1760s, a writer penned the following recollection of his days spent living at Coxwold in North Yorkshire: ‘I am …
A look at the history of Parcevall Hall, Appletreewick, with Dr Emma Wells
There isn’t much of Wharfedale more picturesque than the 24 acres of formal and woodland gardens at Parcevall Hall—the only RHS …
A look at the history of Masonic Lodge, Bedale, with Dr Emma Wells
An unassuming red-brick building, its fenestration entirely bricked up, overlooks the road known as South End in the small market town …
A look at the history of Kilburn White Horse, with Dr Emma Wells
Not a building of interest this week but it’s a sight which captures the attention nonetheless—and often unsuspectedly out of the …
A look at the history of Kirkby Fleetham Hall, with Dr Emma Wells
Situated within a natural basin of the North Yorkshire countryside is a site well connected to its local roots. Located a …
A look at the history of St Andrew’s Church, South Otterington, with Dr Emma Wells
Though the village of South Otterington situated on the east bank of the Rive Wiske, 4½ miles south of Northallerton, has …
A look at the history of Theakston’s Brewery, Masham, with Dr Emma Wells
No doubt many readers will be rather familiar with the silky notes of a Theakston’s pint – and ‘Peculier’ its background …
A look at the history of Osmotherley Pinfold, with Dr Emma Wells
Hugging the edges of a central village green, upon which stands a market cross and another oddity: the barter table (a …
A look at the history of Aiskew Mill, Bedale, with Dr Emma Wells
Though Aiskew Mill in North Yorkshire is tucked away down a public right of way which runs firstly above the harbour …
A look at the history of The Shrine of Our Lady of Mount Grace, with Dr Emma Wells
Perched on the edge of the North York Moors National Park, commanding panoramic views which can stretch as far as the …
A look at the history of Penhill Preceptory, Wensleydale, with Dr Emma Wells
If you’ve ever driven along the twisting bucolic road that is the A684 and runs between Swinithwaite and Aysgarth in Wensleydale, …
A look at the history of The Folly, Settle, with Dr Emma Wells
Standing proud among the comforting ebony-laced gritstone properties which line the old main road into the Craven town of Settle, in …
A look at the history of Sleningford Watermill, North Stainley, with Dr Emma Wells
Hidden deep within a popular 20-acre campsite in North Yorkshire is not somewhere one would immediately expect to discover a beautifully …
A look at the history of The Ruin, Hackfall Woods, with Dr Emma Wells
If you go down into Hackfall Woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise – more so, as you ascend one …
A look at the history of The Mount, Wensley, with Dr Emma Wells
Most today will be unfamiliar with the name Lavinia Fenton. And yet, so taken was he with this English actress who …
A look at the history of Braithwaite Hall, Leyburn, with Dr Emma Wells
Braithwaite Hall can be found down a snaking singletrack lane on the outskirts of the small village of East Witton in …
A look at the history of Nappa Hall, Askrigg, with Dr Emma Wells
Though it has been deemed by Historic England as ‘the finest and least-spoilt’ medieval fortified manor house in the north, architectural …
A look at the history of Keld Heads Smelt Mill, Preston Under Scar, with Dr Emma Wells
Hidden off the beaten track or, at least, just off a public footpath which winds its way through the heart of …
A look at the history of Hoober Stand with Dr Emma Wells
Down a snaking scenic rural lane near Rotherham, and rising out of the rippling fields, is the unusual monument of Hoober …
A look at the history of Newby Hall with Dr Emma Wells
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the following was a line from Downton Abbey, the ITV series set on a fictional …
A look at the history of Studley Royal, North Yorkshire, with Dr Emma Wells
Endless historic delights await the visitor within the parkland of Studley Royal, an 18th-century designed landscape located 2.5 miles west of …
A look at the history of Ionic Temple, Rievaulx Terrace, with Dr Emma Wells
Perched upon the surging serpentine cliff edge above the River Rye, Rievaulx Terrace encompasses twelve carefully artificially manufactured views of the …
A look at the history of Monk Bretton Priory, Barnsley, with Dr Emma Wells
Though many can be forgiven for overlooking a medieval monastery hidden among housing estates and industrial developments on the edge of …
A look at the history of Burton Constable Hall, with Dr Emma Wells
In 1769, the ‘omnipotent magician’ Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown decided to pound the Howardian Hills towards the East of Yorkshire to turn …
A look at the history of Barden Tower, with Dr Emma Wells
Barden Tower is a striking medieval stronghold nestled along the banks of the River Wharfe on the eastern outskirts of the …
A look at the history of Shibden Hall, with Dr Emma Wells
Home to one of the earliest well-known same-sex couples, Shibden Hall near Halifax is almost as famous for its eclectic architectural …
A look at the history of Lotherton Chapel, with Dr Emma Wells
Tucked away near to the mansion known as Lotherton Hall, the rurally situated Edwardian stately home located near Aberford, and part …
A look at the history of Druids Temple, with Dr Emma Wells
When ambulating among the forests of the Yorkshire Dales, one does not expect to be greeted with a mini-Stonehenge. But situated …
A look at the history of Conisbrough Castle, with Dr Emma Wells
One of South Yorkshire’s most dramatic and imposing structures, the castle at Conisbrough near Doncaster has stood at the centre of …
A look at the history of Crackpot Hall, Swaledale, with Dr Emma Wells
Surrounded by breath-taking natural beauty, Crackpot Hall is a tumbledown 18th-century farmhouse (though likely houses 16th-century origins) set amidst the rugged …
A look at the history of the Rudston Monolith, with Dr Emma Wells
As you enter the tranquil setting of the churchyard surrounding All Saints parish church in Rudston in the Great Yorkshire Wolds …
A look at the history of Markenfield Hall, Ripon, with Dr Emma Wells
Almost directly opposite the former Lady Chapel hidden within Ripon Cathedral (now the north transept) are a series of tombs marred …
