Tag: architecture
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Arncliffe Hall
I’ve often passed by this place just after starting my walks or runs but the higher hills have always had the greater pull. From the grand titled tome “History and Topography of the City of York: And the North Riding of Yorkshire: Embracing a General Review of the Early History of Great Britain, and a…
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Osmotherley Cross and Barter Table
The mornings have become more gloomier as October draws to a close, and an early start meant the honey pot that is Osmotherley was quiet. Sited next to the village cross is the unique Barter Table, a large flat sandstone on chunky legs. It is thought to date from the 16th-century and was used as…
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Lychgates
Many churches have lychgates. A roofed, mostly open-sided gatehouse into the churchyard. Traditionally, it marked the division between consecrated and unconsecrated ground, where the priest would meet the funeral possession, say prayers over the body, and then lead the way into the church. ‘Lych‘ is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word for a corpse. If the…