listed church was restored in 1855 and 1880, the latter under Sir Arthur Blomfield #Medieval #ChurchArchitecture #YorkshireHeritage

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tower, 13th-century aisles and chancel, and 14th-century north chapel. The inner south doorway a 13th-century example of Early English Gothic architecture with Late Norman elements. It creates a grand, deeply recessed entry through a 14th-century outer porch. The Grade I

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🧵St Luke (whose feast day it is today) & All Saints Church, Darrington it has a heritage of over 1,000 years. A church stood here before the Norman Conquest and was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. it reflects centuries of architectural change with its 11th-century Norman west

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taking photographs of the trains. I remember my Dad, who was employed by the Post Office regularly coming home from work and telling me he had been talking to the Bishop. Image courtesy of Adobe images. #Heritage #Railways #Yorkshire

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the "railway bishop," his unique position granted him special, unprecedented access to footplates, tracksides, and engine sheds during the golden age and decline of British steam. Treacy was a regular early morning fixture at the railway stations in Wakefield either travelling or

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