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HISTORIC SITES IN YORKSHIRE:
Mills, Monuments and Miscellany

Mills/Industrial Sites · Monuments & Follies · Ships, Lighthouses, etc. · Miscellany

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  Catcliffe Glass Cone (18th century)
Catcliffe, South Yorkshire
Catcliffe Glass Cone is a remarkable building in the centre of Catcliffe village. It is one of the oldest of its type in Europe and was built in 1740. It was used to make glass until the 1880's. (Click 'Hidden Yorkshire/Hidden History')
http://www.yorkshirevisitor.com

Hebden Bridge Mill (18th century)
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
Originally the manorial cornmill, a water-powered mill has stood on this site since 1314. The current buidling, built on medieval foundations, dates from the aerly 18th century, and has been restored for shopping, eating out and craft workshops. The working waterwheel has been re-built and can be seen inside Innovation Cafe together with the mill sluices on the cafe's riverside terrace. (Click on Attractions, then search on Hebden Bridge)
http://www.pennineyorkshire.co.uk/


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Hoffman Kiln (19th century)
Stainforth, North Yorkshire
The Hoffman kiln was developed in order to allow continuous operations. Lime production involved charging part of the kiln with limestone lumps, calcining them and then drawing off the quicklime produced. The design of the kiln with its 22 chambers allowed two continuous firing sequences to take place at once. The sequence of operations included chambers being loaded, pre-heated, burning, cooling and then unloading. The Craven Lime Company also operated a smaller Hoffman Kiln at Meal Bank Quarry, Ingleton.
http://www.redfern83.freeserve.co.ukl

  Tocketts Mill
Guisborough, North Yorkshire
Tocketts Mill is a fully restored water-driven corn mill and a Grade II* listed building. It is one of the most complete mills in the country, with its four floors retaining the original machinery along with an extensive collection of equipment from other mills.
http://www.redcar-cleveland.gov.uk/

  Walkley's Canalside Mill
Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
Living history, woodland walks, waxworks, miniature railway, riverside restaurant. See clogs being made. World of the Honey Bee. Factory outlet mill shopping. (Click Attractions, then search on Hebden Bridge.)
http://www.pennineyorkshire.co.uk/

Worsbrough Mill & Country Park (17th century)
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Over 200 acres of country parkland with a large fishing reservoir, working water powered corn mill and open farm, Worsbrough provides the ideal family day out. The water and its margins attract a wide variety of bird life and are a haven for wildlife. The restored working corn mill dating from 1625 still produces stone ground flour, (available in the shop). Wigfield Farm, approximately 1 mile from the mill, is an open working farm with rare and traditional breeds alongside more contemporary animals.
http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/tourism/Worsbrough/index.asp

Monuments & Follies

Buckden Pike Memorial Cross (20th century)
Buckden Pike, North Yorkshire
A stone cross with fragments of aircraft parts embedded in the concrete base, standing as a memorial to the Polish crew of an RAF plane that crashed on the spot during a snowstorm, leaving one survivor. The website includes lots of history.
http://www.buckdenpike.co.uk/

Cenotaph (20th century)
Halifax, West Yorkshire
The cenotaph in Halifax was designed by Mr H. Scott Davies of Manchester and was originally located at Belle Vue Park. Standing 25 feet tall and weighing some 130 tons, this impressive memorial was unveiled on the 15th October 1922 at a ceremony attended by thousands of people.
http://www.calderdale.gov.uk

Culloden Tower (18th century)
Richmond, North Yorkshire
The folly known as Culloden Tower was built in 1746 to mark the Duke of Cumberland's defeat of Bonny Prince Charlie.
http://dialspace.dial.pipex.com

  Eleanor Cross (13th century)
Sledmere, East Yorkshire
Built in 1895 by Temple Moore the cross was built to mark the resting places of Eleanor of Castile, the wife of Edward 1 who died in Warby, Nottinghamshire in 1290. The monuments commemorate the resting places of her body as she travelled to London for burial. Charing Cross marks the end of her journey. Originally built as an ornament it was converted in 1919 to a memorial for those local to the village who lost their lives in the 1914 war.
http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_sledmere.htm

James Cook Sculpture (19th century)
Great Ayton, West Yorkshire
Comissioned by Hambleton District Council and sculpted by Nicholas Dimbleby, the sculpture on High Green shows James at the age of 16, when he left Great Ayton to go to Staithes.
http://www.captaincook.org.uk

Prince Albert Statue (19th century)
Halifax, West Yorkshire
By the roadside as you leave Halifax for Huddersfield, on a patch of green known locally as Sparrow Park, stands a statue of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's Consort. Originally located at Ward's End, in Horton Street, it was formally unveiled by Sir Francis Crossley on September 17, 1864, in a formal ceremony preceded by a procession from the Town Hall involving military bands, clergy, JP and other prominent citizens. Around 10,000 spectators watched the procession.
http://www.calderdale.gov.uk

  Sledmere Monument (19th century)
Sledmere, East Yorkshire
Sledmere Monument is a stone monument standing 120 feet high along the B1251 on Garton hill and is visible on the sky line for miles around. The monument was built in memory of the 4th Baronet, Sir Tatton SYKES by his friends and neighbours in 1865. The inscription reads, 'Erected to the memory of Sir Tatton SYKES Baronet by those who loved him as a friend and honoured him as a landlord'. A heavy wooden door at the base of the monument leads to a spiral staircase leading to a small chamber at the top from which on a clear day a panoramic view of the Wolds can be taken in.
http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_sledmere.htm

Wagoner's Memorial (20th century)
Sledmere, East Yorkshire
Carved in stone, it is a monument to the Yorkshire men who lost their lives in the war 1914 - 1919. The inscription reads, 'Lieutenant Colonel Sir Mark SYKES Baronet MP designed this monument and set it up as a remembrance of the calling and services rendered in the great war 1914 - 1919 by the Wolds Wagoners Reserve A corps of 1000 drivers raised by him on the Yorkshire Wolds Farms in the year 1912'.
http://www.driffield.co.uk/wolds_village_sledmere.htm

Wainhouse Tower (19th century)
Halifax, West Yorkshire
253 ft tower built by Victorian industrialist J.E. Wainhouse for his dye works, but never actually used for that purpose. Steps and an ornate viewing gallery were added. Now open for ascent on apx ten days each year. For information on Open Days call Halifax Tourist Information Centre on (01422) 368725. Open to groups by booking on (01422) 393241. (Click on Attractions, then search on Halifax)
http://www.calderdale.gov.uk
http://www.pennineyorkshire.co.uk/

Maritime: Ships, Lighthouses, etc.

Bark Endeavour
Whitby, North Yorkshire
Our authentic replica of HM Endeavour - which was sailed by Captain James Cook during his scientific expedition of 1768 -has been traditionally built by craftsmen and stands in the water some 40% of the ships original size. The 'bark' construction of steamed larch planks fastened to a solid oak frame is complemented with traditional masts and rigging, which makes the ship quite unique!
http://www.endeavourwhitby.com/

Flamborough Head Lighthouse (19th century)
Flamborough, East Yorkshire
A lighthouse was first built on the Flamborough Headland in 1669 but was never lit. The current lighthouse was built in 1806 and acts as a waypoint for deep sea vessels and coastal traffic as well as marking the Flamborough Headland for vessels heading for the ports of Scarborough and Bridlington.
http://www.lighthouse-visits.co.uk/VCFlamboroughHead.htm
http://www.follies.btinternet.co.uk/flamborough.html
http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/

Sowerby Bridge Wharf
Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire
Sowerby Bridge Wharf was once home to the country's greatest canal transhipping centres between Hull and Liverpool, where the Rochdale Canal joins the Calder & Hebble Navigation. Today many of its fine buildings have been restored into craft units/shops. Also home to two pubs and a narrow boat hire company. (Click on Attractions, then on Sowerby Bridge)
http://www.pennineyorkshire.co.uk/

Whitby Lighthouse (19th century)
Whitby, North Yorkshire
High cliffs and fine beaches extend to Ravenscar around Robin Hood's Bay from Whitby and the area is popular with holiday-makers. The harbour at Whitby is still the base for the town's fishing fleet and it was from here that Captain Cook set out in the Endeavour on his voyage of discovery to Australia in 1768. Trinity House built the present Whitby Lighthouse in 1858 on Ling Hill to the design of James Walker; originally a pair of towers, aligned north-south and showing fixed lights over Whitby Rock, the station was altered in 1890 when a more efficient light was installed in the smaller tower and the other closed down.
http://www.trinityhouse.co.uk/

Miscellany

Halifax Gibbett (13th/20th century)
Halifax, West Yorkshire
The Gibbet is a fascinating piece of history. The Gibbet was a guillotine used to behead thiefs. It was first used in 1286 to execute John of Dalton. The last recorded victims in 1650 were Anthony Mitchell and John Wilkinson of Sowerby. Halifax was one of the last places in the country to retain the use of this punishment. In 1974 a replica of the Gibbet was built on the original site. (Click on Attractions, then search on Brighouse.)
http://www.pennineyorkshire.co.uk/
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/8771/gibbet.html
http://www.metaphor.dk/guillotine/Pages/gibbet.html

St. Margaret's Church/National Centre for Early Music
York, North Yorkshire
The National Centre for Early Music, situated in St Margaret's Church York, is the home of the internationally renowned York Early Music Festival and the Beverley and East Riding Early Music Festival. The Centre also attracts some of the world's finest artists in the fields of jazz, folk and world music.
http://www.ncem.co.uk/welcome.shtml

The Shambles
York, North Yorkshire
The oldest street in York, it had a mention in the Doomsday Book under its Latin name - In Macello. The word Shambles derives from the Medieval word Shamel (various spellings), meaning bench or booth. Also referred to as Flesshammel, which means to do with flesh - it was the street of the butchers. In 1872 the number of butchers was recorded as 26. Visited now for its array of shops, it presents a picture of 'olde worlde' charm with its narrow width and its overhanging upper storeys. It is said that in certain points you can reach out of the top window and shake hands with a person doing the same daft thing in the house opposite! But if you had walked the length of this street, say, 300 years ago, it would have been a very different experience! Livestock would have been kept behind the shops and slaughtered on site. Later, when York had the cattle market it meant that cattle no longer lived behind the shops, but the slaughterhouses remained and the cattle were driven in on foot from the market. The middle of street would have been an open gutter and the waste from the butchers was washed out of the shops and into the street. Editor's Note: Great street today for shopping while admiring historic architecture.
http://www.york-united-kingdom.co.uk/shambles/

Undercliffe Cemetery (19th century)
Undercliffe, Bradford, West Yorkshire
A fine example of a Victorian cemetery where many rich and famous Bradfordians have been buried. Listed by English Heritage Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest. Maintained by the Undercliffe Cemetery Charity and Volunteers.
http://www.visitbradford.com/attractions.asp?attrid=21

  York Dungeon (20th century)
York, North Yorkshire
Deep in the heart of historic York, buried beneath its very paving stones, lies the North's most chillingly famous horror attraction. The York Dungeon brings more than 2,000 years of gruesomely authentic history vividly back to life..... and death. As you delve into the darkest chapters of our grim and bloody past, recreated in all its dreadful detail, remember: everything you experience really happened. A warning - in the Dungeon's dark catacombs it always pays to keep your wits about you. The 'exhibits' have an unnerving habit of coming back to life...
http://www.thedungeons.com

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