Northern Spring Meeting, April 2019
This was our 16th and final meeting at Hebden – twenty three people attended the first in March 2004 and there were 24 this year, …
Year: 2019
Cleckheaton fingerposts
Cleckheaton residents can now once again enjoy a local landmark in its original glory, the 80-odd-year-old fingerpost outside the Fire Station – at the junction …
Guide-stones in the Craven District: the ‘Skipton stoops’
Around the Skipton area are over 20 small triangular stones, mostly painted white with black lettering, most with a pyramidal top, and found mostly at …
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Mounting-block milestones
The most common type of milestone is what we call the “tombstone” type, a thick stone pillar well embedded in the ground with mileages carved …
Milestones on the York to Oswaldkirk Turnpike
Oswaldkirk is a village 20 miles north of York and four miles south of Helmsley in North Yorkshire. It is named after St Oswald (died …
Industrial boundary markers
With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, individual canals and railways were established by acts of Parliament. The companies formed were keen to mark the …
Refurbished milestones in the Holme Valley
Milestones around the Holme Valley have been having a clean-up. New Mill resident Rowan Denton was stuck in road works one day and noticed a …
Northern Spring Meeting, April 2016
34 members made it to Hebden for our 13th year of meetings: still not running out of topics. This time we were entertained (again) by …
Northern Spring Meeting, April 2018
27 intrepid souls braved the fog to make our annual meeting at Hebden in the Yorkshire Dales – beautiful whatever the weather. Two members, from …