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Heritage Network @heritagenetwork.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Sheffield Historic Buildings Trust is seeking a Trust Manager. Find out more on the Heritage Network's website: buff.ly/iaXdCNn Closing date for applications: Friday 30 October 2026 Join and help protect, celebrate, and bring new life to Sheffield's historic buildings and help shape the Trust.

Sheffield Historic Buildings Trust trustees - group of 8 people smiling and facing the camera

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Kristof Haneca @kristofhaneca.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

🧱 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬? Our new open-access paper uses dendrochronologically dated buildings in #Bruges and #Damme to build a regional brick-size chronology for medieval Flanders. 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘺: doi.org/10.1080/0305... #dendrochronology #BuildingArchaeology

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Chronologies in clay: Brick sizes as a regional dating method in medieval flanders

This study develops a reference chronology of brick sizes for medieval Bruges (Belgium) using systematically measured bricks from well-dated buildings spanning the early thirteenth to late sixteent...

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We're holding a recording weekend in the rather beautiful village of Arncliffe in Upper Wharfedale over the next couple of days. Our teams are hoping to survey 8 buildings- wonder what interesting features we'll find! www.yvbsg.org.uk/events.html

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Just published - our August Newsletter! Do take a look for more info on events, publications, news snippets, and of course vernacular buildings and their features around the county of Yorkshire. www.yvbsg.org.uk/newsheets/au...

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Markenfield Hall is one of England's finest and most complete surviving medieval moated manor houses. Built in the early 14th century and surrounded by a rare, fully intact water-filled moat, it has remained remarkably unchanged for over 700 years. The site is recorded

Markenfield Hall is a beautifully preserved medieval moated manor house dating largely from the early 14th century. Built around 1310, it is widely regarded as one of the finest surviving examples of its kind in England. Still privately owned and cherished as a family home, the hall welcomes visitors for guided tours on selected dates, usually during April and October. Surrounded by a complete water-filled moat and entered through an impressive 16th-century Tudor gatehouse, the estate also benefited from extensive restoration work carried out between 1980 and 2008, ensuring its remarkable medieval character has been preserved for future generations. Image: Markenfield Hall by John Sparshatt CC BY-SA 2.0

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

🧵The buildings in Swales Yard, behind 5–9 Corn Market in Pontefract comprise a range of two-storey timber-framed structures. Dendrochronology has provided a date of 1609 for the timber although their origins could be earlier. Originally constructed as commercial buildings serving

$The Counting House in Pontefract, a historic building possibly dating back to the 15th century .The building is a timber-framed medieval structure that formerly served as a merchant's warehouse/counting house.$

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Very enjoyable visit to Foulbridge Farm in the Vale of Pickering on Saturday - a Georgian farmhouse incorporating a timber-framed hall built by the Knights Templar in 1288. Lots to see - interesting construction, burn marks, nice range of farm buildings, pig feeding troughs and a three-seater privy!

The Knights Templar hall of 1288 at Foulbridge Farm.

Burn marks on a brace in Foulbridge Hall.

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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Every so often my work takes me somewhere few people get to see. This hidden medieval room in York became the starting point for a journey through the city’s snickelways - and a search for the spirit of place. www.digest.andymarsh...

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Allan T Adams @allantadams.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

The corner of Goodramgate & College Street, York. Some of the oldest timbers from domestic buildings in York survive in these buildings, though not in their original positions. A sketch for a study of Goodramgate. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

Pencil drawing of timber framed buildings on a street corner with some bicycles loosely sketched in the right foreground.

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rickarobooks.bsky.social @rickarobooks.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Now available, Bucklers Yorkshire Buildings: The Architectural and Topographical Drawings of John Buckler and John Chessell Buckler of 1804 1820. A splendidly illustrated volume. @wfdhistsoc.bsky.social @wakefieldmuseums.bsky.social @yvbsg.bsky.social @handhyorkshire.bsky.social

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Andy Marshall @fotofacade.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Gabled delight at Ogleforth in York. This is what happens when you cover a medieval timber framed building in glue and roll it through a brick factory. #HappyFriday

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Crackpot Hall, situated near Keld are the ruins of an 18th century farmstead, possibly built on the site of a 16th century hunting lodge which was kept for Thomas, the first Baron Wharton. The name comes from the Norse for crow and cave (or deep hole). The hall was

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Pam Smith LHG @genejean.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

What does an old farmhouse in #Rillington have in common with a knight of James I? The story of Rectory Farm leads from a Yorkshire village to one of its most remarkable former residents. #OnePlaceWednesday #LocalHistory #HouseHistory Read more here: www.rillingtonhistory.com/on-the-groun...

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On the Ground in Rillington: A Knight at Rectory Farm - Rillington History

Walk along Low Moorgate in Rillington and it is easy to overlook Rectory Farm. Behind later alterations and brickwork lies one of the oldest surviving buildings in the village, a house whose story str...

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The fabulous finials at Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon (not to be confused with Baildon Hall in Hallfield Drive which is a different building!). The house dates from the mid C17 with early C18 alterations.

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Great visit to Baildon Hall (now a social club) on Saturday. A largely C17 stone house with C19 alterations, incorporating a C15 timber-framed wing. An earlier screens passage still survives inside.

Remnant of screens passage with three doorways.

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Allan T Adams @allantadams.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The doorway of Jacob's Well, Trinity Lane, York. The 15th century doorway added to the 14th century former pub in 1902-4. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

An ornate medieval doorway. It consists of a crenellated canopy supported by two richly carved brackets attached to the doorposts. Two small carved faces project from the brackets.

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 15/06/2026

We have an apology to make. It's been 9 days since we have shared a picture of the Great Hall's roof. To make up for this heinous crime, here's one showing the roof in the early 1920s. We even stuck in the Great Hall's partition as a sweetener.

We are looking at a black and white photo of what was known as The Court Room, now known as part of the Great Hall. We are looking at the medieval oak frame from up on the high dais. It is a long half panelled room with portraits on the higher portions of the walls. There is a chest of drawers at one end and two Windsor chairs, otherwise the room is clear.

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Museum of North Craven Life @ The Folly, Settle @thefollysettle.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

High above the stairs at The Folly is a small prospect room. Built to take advantage of the view, rooms like this were both practical and a symbol of status in the 17th century. One of many hidden secrets inside The Folly.

A tall, stone building with multiple windows. The image is framed in a poster format with text indicating "A Room Above The Stairs" and "The Folly, Museum of North Craven Life." Logos for the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Arts Council England are present at the bottom.

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Our June Newsletter is hot off the press! Catch up with all our latest news, including info about forthcoming events, publications and of course buildings in Yorkshire (and elsewhere)! www.yvbsg.org.uk/newsheets/ju...

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LFG - Lime Finishes Group @limefinishesgroup1.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

The lovely Fauconberg Arms in Coxwold, North Yorkshire, now bare stone but once lime coated, as we can see from archive images and physical evidence on the building (which survives particularly well behind the current sign!) 😀

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Ruskin Society @ruskinsociety.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Ruskin urged people to study “the local, the honest, the hand‑wrought”. Oakwell Hall is exactly that with its late 16th century fabric, visible tool marks, real material truth, none of the later prettifying. He would have been delighted to see people still reading buildings with this kind of care.

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Four Gates End is a historic row of terraced houses situated at the junction of Cragg Road, Church Bank Lane, and Blackstone Edge Road in Cragg Vale, near Hebden Bridge. The name originates from ancient packhorse routes across this remote moorland, marking one of the historic gateways or boundaries

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Members spent two days this week investigating the fabulous Oakwell Hall, Birstall, and trying to understand the stonework and the timberwork inside. Not sure that a consensus was reached - discussions are ongoing!

Discussion inside Oakwell Hall on the development of the building.

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Edmund Thomas @keystonethinking.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This THURSDAY 7th MAY 6 pm: the 2nd talk in our Spring 2026 series on Classical Architecture in North East England @durhamclassics.bsky.social 7 Owengate Durham DH1 3EB: Jane Grenville, ‘Pevsner & Classicism in the North Riding of Yorkshire’. All welcome. @sahgb.bsky.social @yvbsg.bsky.social

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Had a great time at the weekend surveying an unspoilt farmstead on the North York Moors - farmhouse, piggery, granary, turf house, barns and more. Plenty of interesting features to record - and the sun shone too!

Farmhouse and former granary, North York Moors.

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Interesting timber spotted today forming the porch lintel at East Ayton church. Curved with lots of peg holes. Could it be one of those rare things - a ships' timber? We think it might be!

Porch lintel at East Ayton church - reused ships timber?

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Excellent day today recording a cottage in East Ayton - more complicated than it appears from outside. Hope the drawings will resolve some of the puzzles! Rather strangely, the Yorkshire sliding sash windows had 'lugs' like a vertical sliding sash, but why?

Exterior of Yorkshire sliding sash window.

Interior of sliding sash window with unusual lugs.

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Allan T Adams @allantadams.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

The doorway of Jacob's well, Trinity Lane, York. It is thought the door canopy, from the demolished Wheatsheaf public house in Davygate, was added in 1904 when the building became the parish rooms of Holy Trinity church, Micklegate. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #drawing #ArtShare

Pencil study of an elaborately decorated door canopy set in a wall of old brickwork.

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Allan T Adams @allantadams.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The snicket from Grape Lane to Coffee Yard and Stonegate, York. The green doors are par today Barley Hall, a medieval house that was later used for various purposes, including as a print works. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pen #drawing #skwtchbook #ArtShare

Pen and watercolour sketch of a narrow passageway or snicket. The path goes through the building in the background.

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Yorkshire Dales National Park @yorkshiredales.org.uk · 01/03/2026

Tickets for our Dales Archaeology Day are now on sale! The Dales Archaeology Day 2026 will take place in Middleham Key Centre (Park Lane, Middleham, Leyburn, DL8 4RA) on the 21st March 2026, with a variety of talks, stalls and displays. More 👇 ow.ly/aHcx50YlN2f

Ruined stone structures along a narrow stream in a grassy valley of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

What a great dayschool we had yesterday, held in the splendour of Skipton Town Hall with 120 people present. We thank our excellent speakers for sharing their knowledge of #YorkshireDales buildings with us - looking forward now to getting out and exploring some of them!

Speaker preparing to give his talk in Skipton Town Hall.

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Our February Newsletter is hot off the press! Catch up with all our latest news, including info about events, publications and of course buildings! www.yvbsg.org.uk/newsheets/fe...

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James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Archaeology often challenges assumptions about listed buildings. This Leicestershire house was thought to be 17th century until a survey revealed evidence that it was mediaeval. On 26 Feb I'll be speaking online about Reinterpreting Listed Buildings: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reinterpre...

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Higher Kinders, 1-5 Kinders Lane, Greenfield, Saddleworth, Gtr Manchester is a group of cottages largely dating from the mid 18th century to early 19th century, though there is a datestone with "1642" on it. Built in hammer dressed stone, partly watershot with a graduated /1

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Clements Hall Local History Group @clemhallhistory.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Our latest blogpost features the changing fortunes of Micklegate House in York. Built by the #Bourchier family, visited by #AnneLister, painted by #MaryEllenBest, then became a chemical factory. Later housed first @uoylibrary.bsky.social @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social shorturl.at/0Pwpm

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Happy #ValentinesDay! It's time to bring out the annual 'hearts on buildings' again. If you know of more examples, do post them below.

Heart on voussoir, Clapham, North Yorkshire.

Heart in decorative brickwork, Northern France.

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Chris Schweizer @ NCAF & NYCC @schweizercomics.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I started this sketch of the @merchantshallyork.org during a visit seven years ago today, found it, and realized I should probably finish and scan it, so here we go!

Watercolored drawing of the Merchant Adventurer's Hall in York

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

'Reflections on Wibsey and Low Moor' - a talk by David Cant on the varied buildings of these #Bradford suburbs is now available to watch on our YouTube channel at youtu.be/W46qSnMpqrs?....

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James Wright @jpwarchaeology.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

The next Triskele Heritage online talk is Reinterpreting Listed Buildings. It looks at why buildings were listed, what conditions were like for listing investigators, why many listings were short & inaccurate, plus how new research is pushing back dating. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reinterpre...

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hearthtaxnews.bsky.social @hearthtaxnews.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Yorkshire North Riding 1673: I’ve just counted the total of large houses (20 hearths and over), and it’s only a dozen, in such a large area. Two of them were in Whitby, including the largest, Sir Hugh Cholmley’s 39-er, presumably a manor house.

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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 26/01/2026

News! After a spit* and polish we are open once again! Join us for history, the most beautiful roof in the world and to top it off...homemade cake! *Before anyone comes for us we didn't actually spit on the Hall - that is not a technique in the museum cleaning handbook.

We are looking at a section of the Great Hall - a large oak framed roof and fireplace at one end with teal coloured panelling. A series of Georgian sash windows light up patches of the pine floor boards.

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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

The Bay Horse pub, 55 Blossom Street, York dates back to the 17th century when it belonged to Joseph Denton when it was possibly a small farmhouse. By 1727 it was described as having a kiln, barn & stable. In 1748 it belonged to innholder Matthew Spence. Originally a 2 storey house with attics it /1

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Allan T Adams @allantadams.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

A more colourful offering for #ADoorableThursday. 5 Colliergate, York is a 15th century timber framed building with a fine carved door head. #ArchitecturalIllustration #drawing #sketchbook #ArtYear

Pen and watercolour sketch of a timber framed building. The doorway to the left has an ogee-arched head. The bay window to the right had a display of parts for vacuum cleaners.

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

'Vernacular Architecture of the Yorkshire Dales' - YVBSG day school held in conjunction with Upper Wharfedale Heritage Group on 28 Feb 2026 in Skipton Town Hall. Do join us for an excellent programme of talks exploring the wonderful traditional buildings of the Dales! www.yvbsg.org.uk/events.html

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

This timber framed house in Tadcaster was built in the late 15th century. It was altered in the early 17th century and much work was undertaken in the 1960s using original timbers. It has carvings of two heads on the front of the building, thought to represent the heads 1/3

The image is of The Ark, a historic, timber-framed building located on Kirkgate in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England. This Grade II* listed building dates from the late 15th century and is the only timber-framed structure in the town. The building features a distinctive black and white half-timbered exterior with whitewashed infill panels and a pantile roof. It has a hall and cross-wing plan, with the first floor of the gabled wing projecting slightly on corbels, which are reputed to be carved figures of Noah and his wife. The ground floor of the wing has large bow windows flanking a central door. The building has served many purposes over the centuries, including a post office, an inn, a museum, and is now the home of the Tadcaster Town Council offices.

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Vernacular Architecture Group @varchgroup.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Do you have a research project that would benefit from extra funding? The VAG offers grants for the study and presentation of vernacular architecture and there's still time to submit an application for the current round of Research Grants! Closing date: 28 February. See www.vag.org.uk/grants.htm.

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Advance notice on this #OnePlaceWednesday of a Northumberland Archives #HouseHistory Workshop, Researching the History of your House. This will take place on Wednesday March 18th from 9.30am to 11.30am GMT, at County Hall, Morpeth. Follow the link for more info and to book a free place.

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Workshop: Researching the History of your House

A hands-on workshop led by Northumberland Archives staff which will introduce the type of documents used in researching house history.

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Easington Tithe Barn is a complicated building surveyed by the YVBSG in 1997, thought to have been constructed from two completely different timber frames from unknown locations!

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Historical maps of Yorkshire towns and cities already published include Hull, Beverley, Ripon and Bradford, with a reprint of York hot off the press. Maps of Scarborough, Leeds and Whitby are in the pipeline. Wonderful resource!

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