Lofthouse nidderdale history book

The most lofthouse families were found in the uk in 1891. Jessica lofthouse has 16 books on goodreads with 33 ratings. Aug 31, 2012 rayner family history paperback august 31, 2012. Is a place of great antiquity and from the name of the adjacent hamlet street houses was evidently known to the romans. High crag, yorke folly, bewerley, pateley bridge and brimham rocks. The venue comprises 3 bedrooms, a private bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen. A round trip of almost 16 miles, starting from lofthouse in nidderdale, the route first heads towards middlesmoor and then on to scar house. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Lofthouse memorial institute is the home of clubs such as the flower. It is mentioned as locthuse, also as loftose in the 1086 domesday book. Including pateley bridge, glasshouses, lofthouse, greenhow, wath, summerbridge, dacre, darley, birstwith.

Lancashire westmorland highway jessica lofthouse on. The nidderdale agricultural show held in late september, glasshouse mill home to yorkshire country wines and a mill centre at darley which is a 17 th century listed corn mill with its 27ft water wheel. Other subjects are also frequently included in the programme. You cant help but admire the professionalism of the book s presentation when you leaf through its pages. Seven of its members were of the skaife family and five others were housemans.

Nidderdale cottage staying at nidderdale cottage, guests of lofthouse will make use of a free carpark and a garden. Bewerley is an ancient village, which is mentioned in the domesday book of 1086. Nidderdale, historically also known as netherdale, is one of the yorkshire dales although outside the yorkshire dales national park in north yorkshire, england. I used to own a caravan in the upper dale for 36 years, now i share a caravan in the lower dale some wonderful memories of the dale. A nidderdale omnibus started operating on 1 august 1849 and ran between pateley bridge and ripley station. He recently retired after a career in teaching, mostly in further education in. Websters timeline history, 1842 2007 international, icon group on.

Spectacular nidderdale in north yorkshire is a landscape of contrasts, although outside the yorkshire dales national park it was designated area of outstanding natural beauty in 1994 and covers an. The result of this is the book and audio cd rural voice, a landscape rich in stories that depict a rural way of life. Nestled in the bustling market town of pateley bridge. Search 200 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Dec 10, 2009 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. A history of nidderdale by bernard jennings, 1983, nidderdale history group edition, in english second ed. The book says that the station buildings at wath and ramsgill also still survive as well as lofthouse. Nidderdale is in the eastern dales and is an area of outstanding natural beauty. But look carefully and youll also see evidence of an iron age settlement, lead mines, a marble quarry and over 400 years of farming history. The nidderdale caves are a series of caves in upper nidderdale in north yorkshire, england. It contains a spacious main hall with a stage, a billiard room, a kitchen, toilets and an adjacent car park. The nidderdale murders a yorkshire murder mystery book 5. Short walks in nidderdale with its diverse mixture of moorland, reservoirs, woods and hay meadows not to mention walkerfriendly villages, pubs and guest houses, upper nidderdale is a wonderful destination for both the keen and occasional walker.

A walk in awful weather but made brimham rocks an eerie sight. Find your local tradesman or service provider in nidderdale. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and. The walk itself involves a wonderful exploration of upper nidderdale from its start in the village of lofthouse. A history of nidderdale by bernard jennings abebooks. This walk takes you on a wonderful high level circuit around the upper nidderdale valley with views over scar house reservoir and the valley itself. Lofthouse memorial institute in upper nidderdale is a large, wellkept village hall originally founded to honour the fallen of the first world war. In 1862 the north eastern railway opened the nidd valley railway from nidd valley junction near harrogate to pateley bridge.

Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Lcotvsv, in the doomsday book, from laghthus meaning low houses. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. You can enjoy walking, mountain biking, pony trekking or fishing. It is traditionally walked in four stages, none of which is longer than 15 miles, so there is plenty of time to take in the many interesting features along the way, including ripley castle, brimham rocks and how stean gorge. Such reference books may overlook loftus in our own times, but it was an important place in. Steve and i took the opportunity to do this walk during his annual winter visit to leeds. Studfold camp, glamp, caravan adventure trail nidderdale. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Nidderdale has lots of wonderful attractions for all the family, the nidderdale museum, the old work house and kings street workshops. Studfold the nidderdale experience winner of the prestigious 2014 welcome to yorkshire white rose award. First published in 1983 a history of nidderdale open library.

It is a record of tales from nidderdale, a dale on the eastern edge of the yorkshire dales national park. The village derives its name from the old norse lopt hus, meaning houses with lofts. There are also several walks in the area based on its industrial past. To view route as a dynamic ordnance survey map click here.

This place is situated in north yorkshire county, yorkshire and humberside, england, united kingdom, its geographical coordinates are 54 9 0 north, 1 50 0 west and its original name with diacritics is lofthouse. The lion of vienna nat lofthouse 50 years a legend first edition published by sportsprint books edinburgh 1989. Youll see lots of nature on our adventure and fairy trail, fairies and pixies too. Or, an historical, topographical, and descriptive sketch of the valley of the nidd, including pateley bridge, bishopside dacre banks, harwith, brimham rocks, stonebeck down, ramsgill, stonebeck up, middlesmoor, fountains earth, greenhow hill, and the stump cross caverns. Historic attractions in fascinating nidderdale, yorkshire.

Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. For over a quarter of a century the newcombe family have been running this traditional yorkshire dales village inn. The book has loosely inserted a bacup borough football club sportsmans dinner programme from 1983 at which nat lofthouse was the guest speaker and it has been signed and inscribed by. Lofthouse is situated near to how stean gorge, known as known as englands little switzerland. Prior to the norman conquest it was part of the estates of gospatric, earl of northumbria. This village has changed little over many years and is situated 7 miles from the market town of pateley bridge. This challenging walk from lofthouse is to the high moors on the south side of nidderdale s watershed. Evidence of neolithic people has been found around the area. Full text of historical genealogy of the family of bayne. Historic attractions in fascinating nidderdale, yorkshire dales. Luxury holiday cottage of lofthouse bluebell of lofthouse. The hotel is situated in the centre of britain, in an aonb area of outstanding beauty on the nidderdale way north yorkshire.

Nidderdale is just outside the yorkshire dales national park. Upper nidderdale begins at the small market town of pateley bridge and is a narrow valley surrounded by large expanses of heather moorland. Its a pity that no local musician set the tale to music, as they did at lambton, then perhaps the name of loftus in cleveland would be more widely known. The villages of nidderdale, an area of outstanding natural beauty.

The lofthouse family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. A list of webcams in the region of lofthouse in nidderdale, ordered by distance 2701234. Full text of nidderdale and the garden of the nidd. New at studfold the nidderdale way cafe and a fairy adventure on the delightful studfold. So, this explains the complex goings on at lofthouse. A photo in this book shows the lofthouse station building with an external staircase to a 1st floor door where the balcony is, so perhaps it hasnt been added since closure. You cant help but admire the professionalism of the book. Another 68 words 5 lines of text covering the years 1273, 1620, 1573, 1605, 1619, 1639, 1647 and 1691 are included under the topic early lofthouse history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. One of the bands that merged with summerbridge and dacre band was the darley band. From here, the road winds up the valley at the side of the river nidd past the long reservoir of gouthwaite and continues through the pretty village of ramsgill and on to lofthouse. The talks may cover the history, geology, botany, flora, fauna and culture or, indeed, any aspect of the dale. Oxford dictionary of place names mentions lofthouse in nidderdale, lofthouse near leeds, but its compilers seem to have been unaware that we have a lofthouseloftus in cleveland.

It is chiefly known for the yorke arms, a michelinstarred restaurant on the village green which takes its name from the lords of the manor, the yorke family, who once lived in nearby gouthwaite hall. The nidderdale way is a 53 mile 85 km walk through the wonderful landscape of nidderdale. Oxford dictionary of place names mentions lofthouse in nidderdale, lofthouse near leeds, but its compilers seem to have been unaware that we have a lofthouse loftus in cleveland. Compiled by a local sociohistorical and environmental group, the upper nidderdale landscape partnership researches into the historical aspects of the dale as well as its natural and environmental history. A landscape steeped in the past and looking to the future. Pateley bridge is the principal settlement in upper nidderdale, an area that has seen considerable change over the years, particularly in the past two hundred years. Lofthouse is a small village in nidderdale in the harrogate district of north yorkshire, england about a mile south of middlesmoor.

About our bunkhouse a warm welcome to nidderdale bunkhouse, yorkshires premier group accommodation in the heart of the yorkshire dales. In 1840 there was 1 lofthouse family living in indiana. We anticipated a good days walking although showers were a possibility in the morning and set off after breakfast in good spirits. Numerous shops, cafes and inns can be found in the bustling market towns of pateley bridge, 7 miles, and masham, 10 miles, and ramsgill, 2 miles is home to a renowned michelin starred restaurant. Lofthouse or lopt hus in old norse meaning 2houses with lofts is a small village of about 75 souls and comprising of a primary school, post officeshop and a public house. The nidderdale museum in the old victorian workhouse has a wealth of information on the industrial history of the area and is well worth a visit. Nidderdale is just outside the yorkshire dales national park but has the accolade of being an area of outstanding natural beauty. Full text of historical genealogy of the family of bayne of nidderdale. From lofthouse to pateley bridge, a goods brake van at the rear of the train would be a legal requirement, because that part of the line carried public passenger trains. In addition to talks, the nidderdale society also has a regular, once per month, walk. These can be purchased from the ripon bookshop, and stripey badger bookshop grassington.

There are two cave systems and most of the caves are in some way linked with one or the other. Ramsgill is a small village in nidderdale, north yorkshire, england, about 2 miles 3. Ellis has lived in yorkshire for most of his life and has spent many years exploring yorkshires diverse landscapes, history, language and communities. Visit nidderdale s unique features and past from brimham rocks to fountains abbey to coldstone cut to nidderdale museum. To date the project has produced and audio cd of tales from the residents of nidderdale, with extracts featuring in the dalesman publications and yorkshire posts the magazine. How stean gorge, riggs moor, sandy gate, meugher and stean moor. Local history pateley bridge town council in north yorkshire. Lofthouse childhood memories of a nidderdale village. Lofthouse gate photos, maps, books, memories francis frith.

Buy a history of nidderdale by bernard jennings isbn. From the village we followed the infant river nidd upstream along the valley floor to woodale. We are very proud to announce that studfold the nidderdale experience won the prestigious welcome to yorkshire white rose award for our caravan, glamping and camping park in 2014 and was shortlisted for the 2018 holiday park of the year award. Walks in the leeds and harrogate area lofthouse, upper. The village falls within the ardsley and robin hood ward of the city of leeds council. It has a primary school, memorial village hall and a pub, the crown hotel. Walks in nidderdale all free to print off or download. Between 1907 and 1937 the nidd valley light railway served the dale above pateley bridge. It was owned by bradford corporation waterworks department and the corporation also operated its public passenger services. Bluebell of lofthouse is a luxury holiday cottage located in lofthouse. Lofthouse and middlesmoor band victoria greenhow hill band.

Middlesmoor with about 40 inhabitants lies at the head of nidderdale. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Looking at the parish register statistics, published in the book a history of nidderdale by the pateley bridge tutorial class and edited by bernard jennings, in 1801 bewerley church parish pateley bridge had a population of 1075 and the area of bishopside 1487. It is in the city of leeds metropolitan borough but with a wakefield postal address wf3. The cowshed ref uk2355 in lofthouse, near pateley bridge. Nidderdale way guide nidderdale landscape partnership. Lofthouse has a primary school, memorial village hall and public house, the crown hotel. Every goods train bound for the reservoirs has to have its brake van detached and shunted into lofthouse yard. Books by jessica lofthouse author of borders of the north.

Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. The magnificent dam constructions of gouthwaite, angram and scar in upper nidderdale are significant features of the landscape. You can see how lofthouse families moved over time by selecting different census years. These nine walks offer a glimpse of upper nidderdal. The delightful nidderdale village of lofthouse has a welcoming, dogfriendly, traditional yorkshire pub, serving great beer and hearty food. The weather looked good as steve and i enjoyed breakfast before setting off on our short car journey to nidderdale. Jessica lofthouse s most popular book is borders of the northwest. Since 2012 i have been talking with people in rural nidderdale, documenting their lives.

Early history of the lofthouse family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our lofthouse research. Upper nidderdale, with the forest of knaresborough. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of lofthouse gate. Lofthouse is a village between the cities of wakefield and leeds in west yorkshire, england.