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Crafts
Keeping the craft of dry stone walling alive
Yorkshire DalesOutdoors & LandscapesStories of the PastCraftsNorth York Moors & Coast
Who built the miles & miles of dry stone walls? How do they stay up without mortar? Why are there so many? There's a special craft to creating a …Read more
The Saltburn bracelet
Outdoors & LandscapesCraftsNorth York Moors & Coast
Have you ever spotted this sculpture on the Cleveland Way between Saltburn and Skinningrove? Each steel piece is inspired by local folklore and t…Read more
Medieval wall paintings
Stories of the PastCraftsHistoric HousesNorth York Moors & Coast
Where can you see some of England’s rarest medieval church wall paintings? Step inside the St Peter and St Paul’s church in the market town of Pi…Read more
Spinsters and spinning a yarn
Yorkshire DalesStories of the PastCrafts
Know any spinsters? Ever told a story or ‘spun a yarn’? The 7th January is St. Distaff’s day, traditionally the day after Christmas when…Read more
Flat caps and Clapham
Yorkshire DalesStories of the PastCraftsCuriousRibblesdale
A little story about flat caps, Clapham in the Yorkshire Dales & Peaky Blinders. Know why woollen flat caps are so popular? Their story goes back al…Read more
Which Masham treasures have you discovered?
Yorkshire DalesStories of the PastCraftsCuriousMarket TownsWensleydale
How many of these Masham treasures do you recognise? I've given a few clues to help you find them! 1. The venue for sheep ra…Read more
Sleeping elephants, books, fine foods & wool
Yorkshire DalesStories of the PastCraftsFood & DrinkMarket TownsWestern Dales
Sleeping elephants, books, fine food & wool: snuggled beneath the Howgills, straddling Cumbria…Read more
Finding the work of the Mouseman
Yorkshire DalesStories of the PastCraftsHistoric HousesCurious
Where have you seen evidence of the Mouseman? I'm not talking about vermin control! This small carved mouse made him famous, and his work is still t…Read more
The Terrible Knitters of Dent
Yorkshire DalesStories of the PastCraftsCuriousDentdaleWestern Dales
Have you heard of the 'Terrible Knitters of Dent'? Nowadays Dent is a tiny, quiet little hill village near Sedbergh in the Yorkshire Dales National …Read more