Category Archives: Yorkshire History and Heritage
Yorkshire Shire Horses
The Shire Horse is held to be the tallest of the modern draught breeds and can be black, brown, bay or grey in colouring. Its distinctive feature is long, silky hair, commonly white, on the lower part of its legs. … Continue reading
Packhorse Bridges in Yorkshire
Built like a Packhorse bridge over the Leeds Liverpool canal this bridge has the traditional narrow, one horse wide masonry arch and low parapets so as not to interfere with the horse’s panniers. It is at the junction of the … Continue reading
Band Of Hope Burmantofts to Salvation Army
Temperance societies in the early 1800’s were worried about drinking amongst the youth of Leeds. The reverend Jabez Tunnicliffe welded several together to form the Band of Hope. He died age 56 but was the chaplain at Burmantofts cemetery where … Continue reading
Why there are Ghosts at Clifford’s Tower
The original wooden castle keep in York was destroyed by fire in 1069 by locals unhappy with William the Conqueror but it was rebuilt again also in wood. A more bloody event took place 100 years later. According to the … Continue reading
What They Teach in Bradford History Classes
A good Yorkshire education began with a Bradford wool merchant and Member of Parliament for Bradford in 1861. William Edward Forster was the son of a Quaker who was active in the anti slavery movement. W E Forster moved to … Continue reading
Plane Crazy Kangaroos, Skuas, Sharks and Hawks in Brough
Back in 1915 Robert Blackburn (RB) set up a base for the Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Company in Brough. Amongst the aircraft made by the company were the early Kangaroos, Sharks, Skuas and the Swift. Aeroplanes From Blackburn Aeroplane and … Continue reading
York Footpath or Snickelway Map
Snickelways were recently nominated as one of York’s seven man made wonders. Snickleways often lead the walker to fantastic pubs or act as short cuts to other watering holes. The Complete Snickelways of York – Mark W Jones If you … Continue reading
North Yorkshire’s Notorious Smugglers
The Yorkshire coast is just 200 miles from the Continent across the North Sea. Ships taking our 16th and 17th century exports abroad often returned loaded with gin, brandy and even tea that was destined to avoid the ‘preventives’ and … Continue reading
Jowett the Yorkshire Javelin Ahead of Time
The two seater soft top Jowett Jupiter was developed from the success of the Javelin in 1950. The streamlined shape implied speed and was a well engineered car with stronger brakes and new features. It had a steel tube frame … Continue reading
Terry’s of York – A Bite of History
Can you see what it is yet? Yes you probably guessed it is a mug! Some History of Terry’s of York What do an apothecary, confectioner and citrus peel importer have in common? When one of them was Joseph Terry … Continue reading