A Walk Through St Hilda’s Church
/in Local History Articles /by OscarA Walk Through St Hilda’s Church The Alter and Alter Rails are from recent ties, a plaque commermorates the gift. The […]
Low Mill Book Published
/in Local History Articles /by OscarBilsdale Local History Group has published a new book about Low Mill in Bilsdale. The book describes the complex mechanism […]
Bygone Bilsdale 2
/in Local History Articles /by OscarAt the virtual meeting of the Bilsdale Local History Group on 10th December we decided to start a discussion about […]
Early Man 2
/in Local History Articles /by OscarThis section will cover Mesolithic hunter gatherers – started to make clearings in the forest. Neolithic farmers – any evidence […]
Religion
/in Local History Articles /by OscarThis section will cover St Hilda’s Church St John’s Church Fangdale Beck Chapel Cho Gate Chapel Friend’s Meeting House, Laskill […]
Monks in Bilsdale
/in Local History Articles /by OscarThe Cistercian monks at Rievaulx Abbey had a major impact on Bilsdale. The abbey was founded around 1131 and Walter […]
Sun Inn & Spout House
/in Local History Articles /by OscarThe name Spout House is deived from a spring which rises in the hillside beside the house. The house, which dates from […]
St Hilda, Bilsdale Priory
/in Local History Articles /by OscarWithin Bilsdale there are St Hilda’s and St John’s churches, chapels at Chop Gate and Fangdale Beck, both closed, and […]
Alum Jet & Iron
/in Local History Articles /by OscarAlum, jet, iron and coal have all been mined in Bilsdale The alum industry operated in this area for over […]
Ingleby, Bilsdale and Helmsley Railway
/in Local History Articles /by OscarIngleby, Bilsdale and Helmsley Railway On 17th November, 1874 a notice was placed in the London Gazette indicating a Company’s […]