timbarberJul 8, 20212 min readThe Druid’s Temple – Yorkshire’s Stonehenge or an 18th century Folly?Nestled in the woodland close to Swinton Bivouac on the Swinton Park Estate lies a huge stone circle which looks like the sort of...
timbarberJun 11, 20214 min readThe Cragg Vale Coiners Walk from Christopher Goddard’s illustrated mapI’ve recently blogged about the infamous Cragg Vale Coiners, who in the 1760’s from the remote moorland above Mytholmroyd, embarked on a...
timbarberMar 9, 20213 min readA Moorish Masterpiece - St.Paul's House on Park Square, LeedsOne of my favourite buildings in Leeds is situated just on the edge of Park Square near the Town Hall. Having taken my son into Leeds for...
timbarberFeb 3, 20215 min readThe Story of Scar House Reservoir, the pop up village of Scar and the lost village of LodgeDeep in the heart of Nidderdale’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) towards the top of the Nidd Valley and in the shadow of Great...
timbarberJan 7, 20214 min readA Detectorist's dream - the story behind the Middleham JewelAs a fan of the gentle BBC TV comedy series The Detectorists with Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones playing Andy and Lance, two hapless...
timbarberMar 31, 20202 min readHistory of The Craven HeiferDriving around Yorkshire and particularly in the Yorkshire Dales, a pub name which keeps cropping up is the Craven Heifer. This is...