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Resource Sheet 6.2 • Geography: Hidden Places Geographical Landmarks of Yorkshire • Thornborough Henges - Unusual ancient monument complex which includes three • Longest River - River Aire which runs from perfectly aligned Bronze Age henges. Nicknamed Malham Tarn to Airmyn and passes through the Stonehenge of the North due to its Gargrave, Skipton, Keighley, Bingley, Shipley, importance. Leeds and Castleford. It is 88 miles (142 km) long. • Wharram Percy - deserted medieval village • Largest Cave System - Gapin Gill, North Yokshire (DMV) on the western edge of the Wolds. Perhaps is part a vast cave network, it’s main chamber 648 the best known in the whole of England because ft deep underground. of extensive archaeological digs and surveys. • Highest Waterfall - Hardraw Force, Yorkshire Museums Dales National Park, 100ft. • Largest Lake - Hornsea Mere, East Yorkshire, 467 • Bolling Hall – Bolling Hall was a former stately acres. home for numerous leading families in Bradford • Highest Mountain - Mickle Fell, North Pennines, for over 500 years. It has played a significant part 2585 ft. in the city’s history. It has now been preserved as a museum with objects dating back from the • Yorkshire Dales - A designated area of Medieval period to the Georgian period. outstanding natural beauty and declared a national parkland in 1952. It is home to some of the most • Bradford Industrial Museum – Housing a wide famous landmarks in the region – Malham Cove, variety of textile machinery, steam power, printing Goredale Scar, Kilnsey Cragg and Brimham Rocks machinery and motor vehicles specifically related to name a few. to the history of the city. Archaeological sites • Brontë Parsonage Museum – Maintained by the Brontë Society, this former home of the famous • 1st Windmill - The first known reference to a literary sisters is a very popular place of pilgrimage windmill in England dates back to 1185. The mill for lovers of their work. The Brontë Society, a was said to have stood at a village called Weedley registered charity, is one of the oldest literary in East Yorkshire. Sadly both the village and the societies in the English speaking world. windmill no longer exist. • 1st House - Discovered at the Mesolithic site of • Cliffe Castle Museum – Keighley’s leading Starr Carr (see below) this amazing find is the museum hosts an incredibly diverse collection oldest ever discovered in the country. housed in the grand former mansion of the Butterfield family. Notable highlights include local • Oldest Boatyard - North Ferriby, near Hull is the fossil records and taxidermy collections. site of the oldest discovered boat yard in Britain and one of the oldest found in the world. • Jorvik Viking Centre – A highly popular museum • The Rudston Monolith - At 25ft, this megalith attraction in York which illustrates the importance (standing stone) is the tallest in the United of the Vikings to the area. The museum made Kingdom. It stands in a church yard near Rudston, famous the ‘time warp’ experience where visitors East Yorkshire. can really experience life in Viking times. Many • Swastika Stone - A particularly unusual and museums have since copied this model interesting example of a cup and ring stone found on the northern edge of Ilkley Moor. • National Coal Mining Museum – The NCM is based at the former Caphouse Colliery in Overton • Starr Carr - Mesolithic site generally regarded as near Wakefield. It is a special museum because the most important in Great Britain. Many crucial of its hands on approach which allows visitors to discoveries have been made there, uniquely go into a mine for themselves and explore life as preserved in waterlogged peat. a miner. Hidden Schools Tour: Impressions Gallery Resource Sheet 6.2 • Geography: Hidden Places • National Media Museum – Bradford’s landmark Heritage Sites: museum holds many floors of exhibits dedicated to telling the story of photography, television, film • Fountains Abbey - Situated in North Yorkshire, and the internet. It’s truly unique collection comes the Abbey is Britain’s largest monastic ruin and a close to four million objects. World Heritage Site. It’s 12th century remains are the most complete example of a Cistercian abbey • National Railway Museum – This popular in Britain museum in York tells the story of railways and their impact on society. It is home to the national • Saltaire – A Victorian model village a short collection of railway artefacts. distance of Bradford. Designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, it is the largest and best • The Peace Museum – located in Bradford’s city preserved example of a village of its type and was centre, this is the only museum in the UK solely built by the Bradford Wool Tycoon, Sir Titus Salt. dedicated to the history of peace, peacemakers and peace movements. • Sheffield Winter Gardens – These gardens are situated in one of the largest temperate • The Royal Armouries – This museum holds glasshouses to be built in Europe. The gardens the National collection of Arms and Armour. It’s were built as part of £120 million ‘Heart of the building in Leeds cost £42.5 million, and was City’ regeneration project which also included the purpose built for the collection. Peace Gardens and the Millennium Galleries. Art Galleries: • Skipton Castle – This castle is one of the best preserved medieval castle’s in the country. It was • Cartwright Hall – Bradford’s civic art gallery built in 1090 by Robert de Romille and has stood hosts four permanent galleries and a wide ranging for over 900 years. The site is now a popular collection of paintings, prints, sculptures and museum objects from Britain as well as significant works from South Asia. • York Minster – is one of the largest cathedrals of its kind in Northern Europe. It stands on an • Henry Moore Institute – The Institute is the main ancient site, it’s use dates back to Roman times. building of the Henry Moor Foundation, it is an art The minster today is an incredibly popular visitor gallery that specialises in the study of Sculpture. site in the centre of York. It holds many works and its archive and library are also freely accessible. Tourist Attractions: • The Hepworth Gallery – The Hepworth is an art • The Deep – The Deep is a public aquarium gallery in Wakefield which opened in 2011. It’s situated at Sammy’s Point where the river Hull picturesque location and building design have meets the Humber estuary. The building is the won it awards. It takes its name from Barbara world’s only submarium containing thousands Hepworth, a sculptor born in the city. of sea creatures in tanks holding over 2,500,000 litres of water. • Impressions Gallery – Is an independent, not- for-profit space dedicated to contemporary • Flamingo Land – is the 12th most visited theme photography. Established over 40 years ago, park in Europe with almost 2 million visitors a year. the gallery continues to exhibit a wide range of The site has many rides and attractions as well as photographers and has an international reputation on site camping. as one of the finest galleries in it’s field. • Lightwater Valley – Opened in 1969 evolving • Yorkshire Sculpture Park – Hosting four indoor from a small farm to one of the biggest and most galleries and 500 acres of 18th Century parkland, popular theme parks in the UK. The park’s most this is a unique art space in the region. famous attraction is called ‘The Ultimate’, the longest roller coaster in Europe. Hidden Schools Tour: Impressions Gallery.
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