Harewood House
This house built was in the Paladian style in the 18th century. The grounds were created by Capability Brown.There are numerous follies ,lakes and rolling parkland . The house is near Leeds and is open to the public but is privately owned.
The Rotunda in the grounds of Bramham Hall
The Huddersfield Narrow Canal
Built in the 18th century this canal links Yorkshire and Lancashire by the longest canal tunnel in the UK. The barge is being lowered by using a lock gate.
Abandoned farmhouse above Hebden Bridge
We come across a lot of derelict farmhouse on the Pennine moors. It must have been a hard life!
Gibsons Mill above Hebden Bridge
This watermill was built in 1800 to spin cotton. It is looked after by The National Trust and is open to the public.
Harewood House Church
This 15th century alabaster tomb of a medieval knightand his lady are one of a number located in the church.
Abandoned farmhouse
Tony can be seen walking towards another ruined farmhouse above Holmfirth.
Cannon Hall
The hall and grounds are owned by Barnsley Council and are open to the public.It was built in the 18th century largely on the back of the slave trade.
Wentworth Woodhouse
Built in the 19th century this is the largest privately owned country house in Europe. The wealth came from coal and it has more rooms then Buckingham Palace.
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The largest dragline coal extracter in Europe
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This massive machine can be found north of Leeds at St Aidens country park a former opencaste coalmine.
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| The first HEP station to generate electricity in the 1890s at Marsden |
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| Roman road and pack horse route over Blackstone edge |
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| Medieval way marker on Blackstone edge |
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| Sign about the way marker |
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| The fastest legger |
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| A 100 years ago a Hamlet called Hades existed here until most of it disappeared under Holmestyes Reservoir .The picture was taken on a very misty morning. The bull ring  
St Peters church Heath near Wakefield while on a circular walk.
This church is medieval dating back to the 1290s
On either side of the entrance can be found carvings
The second carving
At the back of the church are 9 headstones dated very early 1800s each with a Maltese cross.We found out that they are the graves of nuns who moved from France in 1792 to live at Heath.
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The top of West Nab is one of the highest points in the Pennines
The large number of rocks covering the hill top is a result of glaciation during the last ice age
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| This is one of the few rocks leading up to West Nab which is upright. It is called the Cock Crowing St but there is no other evidence to be found of its history. |
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| This new fish ladder enables fish to access the upper reaches of the Don for the first time in 100 years |
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| All Saints church Kirby Overblow North Yorkshire |
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| Ruins of medieval Spofforth Castle North Yorkshire |
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| Ruins of Spofforth Castle |
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| Ruins of Spofforth Castle |
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| Edensor Village built in the 19th century by the 6th Duke of Devonshire on the Chatsworth estate in Derbyshire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOVkHzY2oBM For our USA visitors in the churchyard is buried Kathleen Kennedy the sister of JFK.See video link above. |
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| Chatsworth house was started in the 16th century by the Cavendish family and is regarded as one of the finest Stately homes in England |
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| Medieval ridge and furrow strip fields above Malham in the Dales |
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| Medieval monastic way marker near Malham |
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| Baitings Reservoir |
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| The dam Baitings Reservoir |
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| Waterfall created by the low level of Batings Reservoir 2018 |
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| The original bridge across the valley which is normally submerged at Baitings Reservoir |
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