Lofthouse nidderdale history book

These nine walks offer a glimpse of upper nidderdal. The lion of vienna nat lofthouse 50 years a legend first edition published by sportsprint books edinburgh 1989. In addition to talks, the nidderdale society also has a regular, once per month, walk. In 1862 the north eastern railway opened the nidd valley railway from nidd valley junction near harrogate to pateley bridge. Historic attractions in fascinating nidderdale, yorkshire dales. Jessica lofthouse has 16 books on goodreads with 33 ratings. One of the bands that merged with summerbridge and dacre band was the darley band. For over a quarter of a century the newcombe family have been running this traditional yorkshire dales village inn. Search 200 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Buy a history of nidderdale by bernard jennings isbn. 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. Other subjects are also frequently included in the programme. There are two cave systems and most of the caves are in some way linked with one or the other. Jessica lofthouse s most popular book is borders of the northwest.

It is in the city of leeds metropolitan borough but with a wakefield postal address wf3. 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 book says that the station buildings at wath and ramsgill also still survive as well as lofthouse. The smaller system is the eglin cave system in the valley of how stean beck, a tributary of the river nidd, associated with how stean gorge. 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 most lofthouse families were found in the uk in 1891. 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. See all 7 formats and editions hide other formats and.

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. Nestled in the bustling market town of pateley bridge. 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. Evidence of neolithic people has been found around the area. Lofthouse gate photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Bewerley is an ancient village, which is mentioned in the domesday book of 1086. Full text of historical genealogy of the family of bayne. Upper nidderdale begins at the small market town of pateley bridge and is a narrow valley surrounded by large expanses of heather moorland.

The venue comprises 3 bedrooms, a private bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen. The nidderdale caves are a series of caves in upper nidderdale in north yorkshire, england. Middlesmoor with about 40 inhabitants lies at the head of nidderdale. Nidd valley light railway, was a light railway in upper nidderdale in the west riding of yorkshire, england. So, this explains the complex goings on at lofthouse. Lancashire westmorland highway jessica lofthouse on. The result of this is the book and audio cd rural voice, a landscape rich in stories that depict a rural way of life. 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. Full text of historical genealogy of the family of bayne of nidderdale. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. How stean gorge, riggs moor, sandy gate, meugher and stean moor. Nidderdale, historically also known as netherdale, is one of the yorkshire dales although outside the yorkshire dales national park in north yorkshire, england. 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.

He recently retired after a career in teaching, mostly in further education in. A history of nidderdale by bernard jennings abebooks. Books by jessica lofthouse author of borders of the north. Is a place of great antiquity and from the name of the adjacent hamlet street houses was evidently known to the romans. 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. Lcotvsv, in the doomsday book, from laghthus meaning low houses. Nidderdale cottage staying at nidderdale cottage, guests of lofthouse will make use of a free carpark and a garden. There are also several walks in the area based on its industrial past.

Since 2012 i have been talking with people in rural nidderdale, documenting their lives. Nidderdale is just outside the yorkshire dales national park. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. 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. It was owned by bradford corporation waterworks department and the corporation also operated its public passenger services. 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. Find your local tradesman or service provider in nidderdale. The lofthouse family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. 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. 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 has a primary school, memorial village hall and a pub, the crown hotel. Dec 10, 2009 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Steve and i took the opportunity to do this walk during his annual winter visit to leeds. It is the upper valley of the river nidd, which flows south underground and then along the dale, forming several reservoirs including the gouthwaite reservoir, before turning east and eventually joining the river ouse.

A history of nidderdale by bernard jennings, 1983, nidderdale history group edition, in english second ed. Nidderdale has lots of wonderful attractions for all the family, the nidderdale museum, the old work house and kings street workshops. The cowshed ref uk2355 in lofthouse, near pateley bridge. You cant help but admire the professionalism of the book s presentation when you leaf through its pages. A round trip of almost 16 miles, starting from lofthouse in nidderdale, the route first heads towards middlesmoor and then on to scar house. A walk in awful weather but made brimham rocks an eerie sight. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. In 1840 there was 1 lofthouse family living in indiana. Lofthouse is situated near to how stean gorge, known as known as englands little switzerland. Including pateley bridge, glasshouses, lofthouse, greenhow, wath, summerbridge, dacre, darley, birstwith. 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. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The village falls within the ardsley and robin hood ward of the city of leeds council.

Walks in the leeds and harrogate area lofthouse, upper. Youll see lots of nature on our adventure and fairy trail, fairies and pixies too. The magnificent dam constructions of gouthwaite, angram and scar in upper nidderdale are significant features of the landscape. Nidderdale is in the eastern dales and is an area of outstanding natural beauty. Websters timeline history, 1842 2007 international, icon group on. 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. Aug 31, 2012 rayner family history paperback august 31, 2012. 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 childhood memories of a nidderdale village. Nidderdale is just outside the yorkshire dales national park but has the accolade of being an area of outstanding natural beauty. Nidderdale way guide nidderdale landscape partnership. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.

Such reference books may overlook loftus in our own times, but it was an important place in. The nidderdale way is a 53 mile 85 km walk through the wonderful landscape of nidderdale. Early history of the lofthouse family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our lofthouse research. 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. Ellis has lived in yorkshire for most of his life and has spent many years exploring yorkshires diverse landscapes, history, language and communities. High crag, yorke folly, bewerley, pateley bridge and brimham rocks.

Visit nidderdale s unique features and past from brimham rocks to fountains abbey to coldstone cut to nidderdale museum. Prior to the norman conquest it was part of the estates of gospatric, earl of northumbria. You can see how lofthouse families moved over time by selecting different census years. 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. Lofthouse memorial institute in upper nidderdale is a large, wellkept village hall originally founded to honour the fallen of the first world war. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. 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. Full text of nidderdale and the garden of the nidd. The villages of nidderdale, an area of outstanding natural beauty. Local history pateley bridge town council in north yorkshire. 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. Historic attractions in fascinating nidderdale, yorkshire.

Lofthouse is a village between the cities of wakefield and leeds in west yorkshire, england. About our bunkhouse a warm welcome to nidderdale bunkhouse, yorkshires premier group accommodation in the heart of the yorkshire dales. Luxury holiday cottage of lofthouse bluebell of lofthouse. Studfold camp, glamp, caravan adventure trail nidderdale. Bluebell of lofthouse is a luxury holiday cottage located in lofthouse. It is mentioned as locthuse, also as loftose in the 1086 domesday book. The village derives its name from the old norse lopt hus, meaning houses with lofts. A landscape steeped in the past and looking to the future. New at studfold the nidderdale way cafe and a fairy adventure on the delightful studfold. Upper nidderdale, with the forest of knaresborough. The weather looked good as steve and i enjoyed breakfast before setting off on our short car journey to nidderdale. 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. Studfold the nidderdale experience winner of the prestigious 2014 welcome to yorkshire white rose award. It is the principal settlement in the civil parish of fountains earth.

Every goods train bound for the reservoirs has to have its brake van detached and shunted into lofthouse yard. 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. The talks may cover the history, geology, botany, flora, fauna and culture or, indeed, any aspect of the dale. The walk itself involves a wonderful exploration of upper nidderdale from its start in the village of lofthouse. You cant help but admire the professionalism of the book. Seven of its members were of the skaife family and five others were housemans. Lofthouse memorial institute is the home of clubs such as the flower. From the village we followed the infant river nidd upstream along the valley floor to woodale. Between 1907 and 1937 the nidd valley light railway served the dale above pateley bridge.

This village has changed little over many years and is situated 7 miles from the market town of pateley bridge. We anticipated a good days walking although showers were a possibility in the morning and set off after breakfast in good spirits. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of lofthouse gate. Lofthouse and middlesmoor band victoria greenhow hill band. It contains a spacious main hall with a stage, a billiard room, a kitchen, toilets and an adjacent car park. It is a record of tales from nidderdale, a dale on the eastern edge of the yorkshire dales national park. A nidderdale omnibus started operating on 1 august 1849 and ran between pateley bridge and ripley station. Lofthouse is a small village in nidderdale in the harrogate district of north yorkshire, england about a mile south of middlesmoor. 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. Lofthouse has a primary school, memorial village hall and public house, the crown hotel. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. 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.

Located in the stunning scenery of upper nidderdale aonb a uk designated area of outstanding natural beauty, this former shooting lodge picturesque traditional stone building sleeping up. This challenging walk from lofthouse is to the high moors on the south side of nidderdale s watershed. These can be purchased from the ripon bookshop, and stripey badger bookshop grassington. You can enjoy walking, mountain biking, pony trekking or fishing.