timbarberSep 26, 20234 min readYork Minster Refectory – top food in a heritage buildingAfter donating a Tour of York as a prize for a charity auction at the Yorkshire Awards, I was surprised when my wife and her friend...
timbarberSep 23, 20222 min readYork Minster's Sinister DoomstoneOne of the strangest of York Minster’s many statues, monuments and carvings is that of the Doomstone. Sitting in the Crypt below the High...
timbarberJul 12, 20224 min readThe Treasurers House, York – Frank Green’s palace of entertainmentThis historic town house with award winning garden in the centre of York has many tales to tell…. But before we start the tale of the...
timbarberJun 16, 20223 min readSir Thomas Fairfax – an Ilkley man bringing discipline and integrity to the English Civil WarPlaying a significant role in the Parliamentarian victory in the English Civil War, Sir Thomas Fairfax is still far less well known than...