Monthly Archives: August 2010

I went to visit Leighton Hall, near Carnforth. The hall you see today was rebuilt by George Towneley in the 18th century. It originally had a plain roofline in the Adam style and the ‘turrets’ you can see are a … Continue reading →

I went to watch the final of this joust at Leeds Armouries today. It was brilliant – very competitive – with lots of galloping horses and splintering lances as the competitors jousted for this beautiful trophy. The winner of the … Continue reading →

I went to watch the final of this joust at Leeds Armouries today. It was brilliant – very competitive – with lots of galloping horses and splintering lances as the competitors jousted for this beautiful trophy. The winner of the … Continue reading →

Yesterday I went to visit the village of Ripley, near Harrogate, in north Yorkshire. The village is dominated by Ripley Castle which has been the home of the Ingilby family for the last 700 years. One of the earliest members … Continue reading →

I had an email the other day from someone who is also called Ashworth and is researching his family history. He mentioned some old charters and when I went to check I discovered that Ashworth – which is on the … Continue reading →

I was in south Yorkshire yesterday taking photographs of graves for my upcoming non-fiction book from Countryside Books – Yorkshire: Who Lies Beneath? I was around the Rotherham and Doncaster areas and photographed the grave of Lord Nelson’s chaplain, the … Continue reading →