Abbas Hall, Great Cornard, Suffolk
Nikolaus Pevsner described 44 Berkeley Square as "the finest terrace house of London," whilst Horace Walpole, who was a frequent visitor, applauded the building’s staircase as being "…as beautiful a piece of scenery and, considering the space, of art as can be imagined…"
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Bowes Railway, Gateshead
The Bowes Railway (Springwell Line) opened in January 1826 and was planned and laid out by George Stephenson (the famous Gadgie - see Stockton & Darlington Railway and “The Rocket“) to serve Springwell Colliery which at the time was in the process of being sunk. It was intended that the railway was to work by using a combination of steam and gravity powered inclines. Stephenson intended to use some of his own patented locomotives to work the flatter sections of the line. The Bowes Line opened a year before Stephenson’s famous Stockton & Darlington Line. The Springwell Line did not hit the headlines like it’s much publicised contemporary for the simple reason that it was not a public passenger line. The Springwell Line continued to operate in almost the same way until 1974 - a testament to the success of the original concept.
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Castle Keep, Newcastle
The Castle Keep of Newcastle upon Tyne was built by Henry II between 1168-1178, it is one of the finest surviving examples of a Norman Keep in the country.
It stands within a site that also contains: an early motte and bailey castle built by Robert Curthose, the son of William the Conqueror: an Anglo-Saxon cemetery and a Roman Fort (Pons Aelius).
The Castle Keep is a Grade 1 listed building, a Scheduled Ancient monument, and is open to the public 361 days of the year as a heritage visitor attraction. Owned by Newcastle City Council it is leased to and managed by the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne, the second oldest antiquarian society in the world.
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44 Berkeley Square, Mayfair, London, W1J
Nikolaus Pevsner described 44 Berkeley Square as "the finest terrace house of London," whilst Horace Walpole, who was a frequent visitor, applauded the building’s staircase as being "…as beautiful a piece of scenery and, considering the space, of art as can be imagined…"
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Beverley Friary, Beverley,East Yorkshire, HU17 0DF
A 600-year-old Dominican friary with medieval and Tudor wall paintings. The friary is not just a place to visit, it is also a place to stay. Beverley Friary is a YHA hostel.
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Bolling Hall, Bradford
Tucked away in a leafy garden, less than a mile from the city centre, is one of Bradford's most precious jewels... The Bolling Hall that stands today perched overlooking the city of Bradford - and now incongruously in the middle of a housing estate - was build in 1370 and extended in the 15th century. Before this time, the manor consisted of wooden framed buildings.
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Bolton Castle, Leyburn, North Yorkshire, DL8 4ET
Bolton Castle dominates the Wensleydale village of Castle Bolton. The exterior of the castle looks quite complete, but the interior is mainly an empty shell, with only the west range and south-west tower still intact.
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Busby Stoop Inn, Thirsk
The Busby Stoop Inn, at Kirby Wiske - a village near Thirsk in North Yorkshire - takes it odd name from the 18th century owner Thomas Busby and the hangmans gibbet across the road from where Thomas Busbys remains were displayed after he had been hung for the murder of his father-in-law in 1702. Since then, his ghost has appeared many times with his head lolling and a rope around his neck. Outside the inn a noose still dangles from a gallows arm.
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Caphouse Colliery, Wakefield
The National Coal Mining Museum for England is located at Caphouse Colliery, on the western edge of the Yorkshire coalfield, where mining has been carried out for centuries.
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St Agathas church - Easby
St Agatha’s Church was built before Easby Abbey - parts of it date from before 1100. On the walls of the chancel you can see some outstanding frescoes, which have survived from the 1200s. The north wall depicts scenes from the Old Testament illustrating the fall of man, while the south wall show the redemption of man in the New Testament. They were created before the discovery of oil paints, and were probably painted in watercolour before the plaster of the walls had dried..
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