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Stone Gappe
Stone Gappe is an 18th-century house in Lothersdale, North Yorkshire, England; it is a Grade II* listed building. Construction The house was constructed for William Bawdwen and completed in 1725. It is constructed of dressed stone with a hipped slate roof. Three storeys high and five bays wide, the south elevation is symmetrical about a central canted bay. Literary and musical connections By 1839 the house was owned by John Benson Sidgwick, a mill owner in nearby Skipton, and in May 1839 he engaged Charlotte Brontë to be governess for two of his children. Brontë's stay was short though and within weeks she left to return to Haworth. It is considered that Stone Gappe was the model for Gateshead Hall, the childhood home of the eponymous heroine of ''Jane Eyre''. The house became the property of Sir John Horsfall, baronet of Hayfield and his heirs. The family let the house and one of the tenants was Dr J Black and his family. Dr Black's wife was Clare Delius, sister of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lothersdale
Lothersdale is a small village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, near Skipton and within the triangle formed by Skipton, Cross Hills and Colne. It is a small community of about 200 houses but local amenities include a park, church, pub, village hall, and primary school. The Pennine Way runs through it. The Parish Council has five elected members and meets on the third Tuesday of each month (except for August) at 7.30 p.m. It decides on the amount of local taxes (the precept), planning applications, and numerous other issues pertaining to local life. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. From 1974 to 2023 it was part of the district of Craven, it is now administered by the unitary North Yorkshire Council. No house in the village is connected to mains gas or water and it has limited mobile and broadband connection. This has had the effect of limiting the amount of development that has taken place and gives the village an unspoilt a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George VI
George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until Death and state funeral of George VI, his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of India from 1936 until the British Raj was dissolved in August 1947, and the first head of the Commonwealth following the London Declaration of 1949. The future George VI was born during the reign of his great-grandmother Queen Victoria; he was named Albert at birth after his great-grandfather Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and was known as "Bertie" to his family and close friends. His father ascended the throne as George V in 1910. As the second son of the king, Albert was not expected to inherit the throne. He spent his early life in the shadow of his elder brother, Edward VIII, Edward, the heir apparent. Albert attended naval college as a teenager and served in the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Craven, Yorkshire
Craven may refer to: * Craven in the Domesday Book, an area of Yorkshire, England, larger area than the district ** Craven District, a local government district of North Yorkshire from 1974 to 2023 Places * Craven, New South Wales, Australia, see Mid-Coast Council#Towns and localities * Craven, Saskatchewan, Canada, a village * Craven (Bradford ward), an electoral ward in the Bradford Metropolitan District, West Yorkshire, England * Craven, North Carolina, United States, see Gold Hill, North Carolina * Craven, South Dakota, United States, see Aberdeen, South Dakota micropolitan area#Communities * Craven Arms, Shropshire, England * Craven County, North Carolina, United States * Craven County, South Carolina, a former county in the United States Organisations * Cravens, a British railway rolling stock builder ** Craven Brothers, a British manufacturer of machine tools and cranes * Craven College, North Yorkshire, England * Craven Community College, with three campuses in North ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1725 Establishments In Great Britain
Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number) * One of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017, 2117 Science * Chlorine, a halogen in the periodic table * 17 Thetis, an asteroid in the asteroid belt Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese magazine), a Japanese magazine Novels * ''Seventeen'' (Tarkington novel), a 1916 novel by Booth Tarkington *''Seventeen'' (''Sebuntiin''), a 1961 novel by Kenzaburō Ōe *'' Seventeen'' (''Kuraimāzu hai''), a 2003 novel by Hideo Yokoyama * ''Seventeen'' (Serafin novel), a 2004 novel by Shan Serafin Stage and screen Film * ''Seventeen'' (1916 film), an American silent comedy film *''Number Seventeen'', a 1932 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Seventeen'' (1940 film), an American comedy film *''Stalag 17'', an American war film *''Eric Soya's '17''' (Danish: ''Sytten''), a 1965 Danish comedy film * ''Seventeen'' (1985 film), a documentary film * ''17 Again'', a 2009 film whose wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brontë Family
The Brontës () were a 19th century literary family, born in the village of Thornton, West Yorkshire, Thornton and later associated with the village of Haworth in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England. The sisters, Charlotte Brontë, Charlotte (1816–1855), Emily Brontë, Emily (1818–1848) and Anne Brontë, Anne (1820–1849), are well-known poets and novelists. Like many contemporary female writers, they published their poems and novels under male pseudonyms: Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell respectively. Their stories attracted attention for their passion and originality immediately following their publication. Charlotte's ''Jane Eyre'' was the first to know success, while Emily's ''Wuthering Heights'', Anne's ''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' and other works were accepted as masterpieces of literature after their deaths. The first Brontë children to be born to rector Patrick Brontë and his wife Maria Branwell, Maria were Maria Brontë, Maria (1814–1825) and Elizabeth Bron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II* Listed Buildings In North Yorkshire
The county of North Yorkshire is divided into 4 districts. The districts of North Yorkshire are namesake districts, the City of York, Redcar and Cleveland, Middlesbrough, and parts are in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees administered from Stockton, County Durham. As there are over 750 Grade II* listed buildings in the county, they have been split into separate lists for each district. * Grade II* listed buildings in North Yorkshire (district) ** Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district) * Grade II* listed buildings in the City of York * Grade II* listed buildings in Redcar and Cleveland * Grade II* listed buildings in Middlesbrough (borough) * Grade II* listed buildings in County Durham#Stockton-on-Tees (for south of the Stockton borough) See also * Grade I listed buildings in North Yorkshire References External linksNational Heritage List for England {{DEFAULTSORT:Grade II listed buildings in North Yorkshire North Yorkshire North Yorkshire i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Listed Buildings In Lothersdale
Lothersdale is a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It contains 14 Listed building#England and Wales, listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, two are listed at Grade II, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish contains the village of Lothersdale and the surrounding countryside. Most of the listed buildings are houses and farmhouses, and the others consist of a church, a textile mill, a former meeting house, and a water trough. __NOTOC__ Key Buildings References Citations Sources * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lothersdale Lists of listed buildings in North Yorkshire Lothersdale, Listed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II* Listed Buildings In North Yorkshire (district)
There are over 20,000 Grade II* listed buildings in England. This page is a list of 384 buildings in the unitary authority area of North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in Northern England.The Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority areas of City of York, York and North Yorkshire (district), North Yorkshire are in Yorkshire and t .... As there are 536 Grade II* listed buildings in the district, the 152 churches and chapels are instead detailed in the article Grade II* listed churches in North Yorkshire (district). Notes {{Grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunderland Echo
The ''Sunderland Echo'' is a daily newspaper serving the City of Sunderland, Sunderland, South Tyneside and Easington (district), East Durham areas of North East England. The newspaper was founded by Samuel Storey (Liberal politician), Samuel Storey, Edward Backhouse, Edward Temperley Gourley, Sir Charles Palmer, 1st Baronet, Charles Palmer, Richard Ruddock, Thomas Glaholm and Thomas Scott Turnbull in 1873, as the ''Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette''. Designed to provide a platform for the Radicalism (historical), Radical views held by Storey and his partners, it was also Sunderland's first local daily paper. The inaugural edition of the ''Echo'' was printed in Press Lane, Sunderland on 22 December 1873; 1,000 copies were produced and sold for a Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin), halfpenny each. The ''Echo'' survived intense competition in its early years, as well as the Great Depression, depression of the 1930s and two World Wars. Sunderland was heavily bombed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dundee Evening Telegraph
The ''Evening Telegraph'' is a local newspaper in Dundee, Scotland. Known locally as the ''Tele'' (usually pronounced ''Tully or Tilly''), it is the sister paper of '' The Courier'', also published by Dundee firm DC Thomson. It was founded in 1877. David Clegg serves as the editor of both the ''Evening Telegraph'' and ''The Courier'' in a joint role. History Originally founded by John Leng in 1877 as "The Evening Telegraph", it became Dundee's flagship local newspaper. Its first editor was William Fisher and originally was liberal and reformist in its editorial style. The first issue released on 13 March 1877. DC Thomson acquired the Evening Telegraph in 1905 where it began to adopt its current conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ... and populist edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales)
The Youth Hostels Association (England & Wales) is a charitable organisation, registered with the Charity Commission, providing youth hostel accommodation in England and Wales. It is a member of the Hostelling International federation. History Formation The concept of youth hostels originated in Germany in 1909 with Richard Schirrmann and it took 20 years for the ideas to reach fruition in the United Kingdom. In 1929/30, several groups almost simultaneously formed to investigate establishing youth hostels in the UK. Foremost among these was the Merseyside Centre of the British Youth Hostels Association. On 10 April 1930, representatives of these bodies met and agreed to form the British Youth Hostels Association. Shortly afterwards, it became YHA (England & Wales), with separate associations for Scotland ( Hostelling Scotland) and Northern Ireland ( Hostelling International Northern Ireland). YHA's charitable objective is stated as: To help all, especially young people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yorkshire Post And Leeds Intelligencer
''The Yorkshire Post'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. It primarily covers stories from Yorkshire, although its masthead carries the slogan "Yorkshire's National Newspaper". It was previously owned by Johnston Press and is now owned by National World. Founded in 1754, it is one of the oldest newspapers in the country. The paper's head office is in Whitehall Road, Leeds and the current editor is James Mitchinson. It considers itself "one of Britain's most trusted and historic newsbrands." History The paper was founded in 1754, as the '' Leeds Intelligencer'', making it one of Britain's first daily newspapers. The ''Leeds Intelligencer'' was a weekly newspaper until it was purchased by a group of Conservatives in 1865 who set up the Yorkshire Conservative Newspaper Company Limited then published daily under the current name. The first issue of ''The Yorkshire Post'', on 2 July 1866, included the following statement: The newspaper b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
