Show on map The Temple of Fame is believed to date from around 1770, built for William Aislabie.
Although it looks like stone, the columns are actually wood and plaster, as a result of this unusual construction it has required frequent renovations in the 1970s, 1987 and 2007.
Show on map A details description of all there is to see at Fountains Abbey would take several days to write.
This Cistercian monastery founded in 1132 ran until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539.
It is a Grade 1 Listed building and also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Several buildings around the abbey actually straddle the River Skell
Show on map Fountains Mill was originally constructed in the 12th century by the monks of Fountains Abbey.
At various points in its life it was also a Saw Mill, Dairy and housed wartime refugees.
The mill ground corn all the way until 1927, a Gilkes turbine was installed in 1928 to produce electricity, which still operates today.
Show on map Skelton Windmill was built in 1822 for the nearby Newby Hall Estate, it is a grade II listed building.
It was converted to a private home in 1998 and currently appears to be for sale again for £625K
Show on map Bolckow and Vaughan created this plaque to commemorate their 670 employees who died in the Great War. It was made by C.F. Mundell and Company, Tees Joinery Works, Marsh Road, Middlesbrough.Each plaque is split up into the works or mine they originated from, zooming in on Flickr will allow you to read every name.
Middlesbrough Office, Middlesbrough Works, South Bank Works
West Auckland Colliery, Shildon Lodge Colliery, Byers Green Colliery, Newfield Colliery, Black Boy Colliery, Auckland Park Colliery
Leasingthorne Colliery, Westerton Colliery, Dean & Chapter Colliery
Newlandside Quarry, Eston Mines, North Skelton Mines, South Skelton Mines, Belmont Mines
The plaque is currently on display at Kirkleatham Museum
Show on map Locking Stone in a natural boulder that has become a boundary marker
Sadly, I’ve been unable to find any historical references or significance to the name.
Show on map This guidestone is very old and weathered and carries a number of difficult to read inscriptions.
The year 1712 and what could be “Hemsla” perhaps a variant on “Helmsley Road”
Kirby is fairly clear (Kirkbymoorside) but the word below is a mystery.
Finally the initials “IH” which I have no idea on.
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Show on map Another in a line of boundary stones, along with the previous post.
East face inscribed “K”; west face inscribed “H”.
I don’t know for certain, but I would suggest Kirby (Kirkbymoorside) and Helmsley.
Show on map Despite being heaving eroded, the inscription “R” and can still be made out on both sides of the stone.
It is thought to be from the 18th Century and stands on the current parish boundary of Bransdale and Pockley, but i’ve been unable to find the significance of the “R” so far.
Show on map Robinson’s Cross is a boundary stone.The M is said to stands for Manners, the family name of the Duke of Rutland who once held Helmsley.
