The ideal gift for anyone who loves the Dales ...

.... the special 50th Anniversary Edition of "Life and Tradition in the Yorkshire Dales"

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Prehistoric Research in Nidderdale: new free e-book

  • Posted On: 22 April 2018

The Upper Nidderdale Landscape Partnership has published an e-book, available here via their website.

Five Hundred Years of Continuity and Change: Excavation of Iron Age and Romano-British Sites in Upper Nidderdale was written by Jim Brightman, the archaeologist working with the Iron Age Nidderdale Community Archaeology Group. 

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A great day at Armley Mills

Fantastic day at Armley Mills on Saturday - an audience of 70 heard talks on Leeds industrial history: the Middleton Railway, the steam engine builders J & H McLaren, early engineering in Leeds, and the little-known but very important...

Monday 12 March 2018

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Books for sale - and a classic image...

If you're coming along to the industrial history day at Armley on Saturday - or to the YVBSG vernacular buildings event on 17 March at Headingley - please note: We'll be bringing along copies of YAHS's new edition of Life and...

Wednesday 07 March 2018

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Yorkshire Dales Celebration 2018 - full programme now online

A full programme of the fantastic events on offer during our 2018 Yorkshire Dales Celebration is now on this website. Follow the link 

Friday 02 March 2018

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