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A fabulous example of an icehouse beside the city walls near Monkgate, York. This icehouse is built in red brick stretcher bond as a domed chamber & is 4 metres in diameter. It was built circa 1800. The ice stored here was often imported from Scandinavia /1
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A blue plaque on Westgate, Wakefield for Elizabeth Dawson who was secretary of the Wakefield Anti-slavery Association which was established in 1860 at the Corn Exchange after a lecture delivered by abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond who gave 45 lectures in England, Scotland & /1

& from the nearby River Foss would be stored here & packed with straw within the insulated walls. At a time when there was no refrigeration it could be taken out gradually to keep food cool & fresh throughout the year. It was Grade 2 listed in 1983. /2

A fabulous example of an icehouse beside the city walls near Monkgate, York. This icehouse is built in red brick stretcher bond as a domed chamber & is 4 metres in diameter. It was built circa 1800. The ice stored here was often imported from Scandinavia /1
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Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell dies aged 64 after 'courageous battle' Phil Campbell's family said he died

Rest in Peace, Phil Campbell, guitarist of Motorhead from 1984 until 2015, when Lemmy died, has died age 64. 👇
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Magnificent building which was demolished around 1963. An heinous crime if there ever was one.

Ireland between 1859 & 1861. Elizabeth was also secretary of the Wakefield Ladies' Anti- slavery Society who organised the event. /2

A blue plaque on Westgate, Wakefield for Elizabeth Dawson who was secretary of the Wakefield Anti-slavery Association which was established in 1860 at the Corn Exchange after a lecture delivered by abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond who gave 45 lectures in England, Scotland & /1

Extra £250,000 for Great Harwood Mercer Hall revamp It brings the total allocated to the renovation of the Queen Street venue to more than £900,000.

A further £250,000 awarded to the Mercer Hall, Great Harwood, Lancashire which was built between 1913 & 1921. It is being converted from a leisure centre to a community space. 👇
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The deal that cost father and son's lives in Burnden Park disaster A family remembers how their loved ones never returned from the fatal 1947 stadium crush in Bolton.

80 years on from the Burnden Park disaster at Bolton where 33 died & over 400 injured as more than 85,000 people are thought to have entered a 20,000 capacity ground to see Sir Stanley Matthews play for Stoke. 👇
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'Much-loved' Grange lido's restoration work to restart Work is expected to be finished by the end of summer, Westmorland and Furness council say.

Restoration of the Grade 2 listed Grange-over-Sands lido, Cumbria is to restart after further issues were identified. The lido closed in 1993. 👇
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Phil Woolas: Former Labour minister dies aged 66 The ex-Oldham MP Phil Woolas battled brain cancer for more than a year, his family says.

Former Labour minister & MP for Oldham East & Saddleworth, Phil Woolas dies, age 66. 👇
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The King William IV pub/hotel, Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, Saddleworth known as 'The King Bill' or 'The King Billy' was a house before 1820. It was opened for the sale of alcohol in 1830 by John Bottomley, a grocer & sundries retailer in 1830. In April 1832 the /1

🧵(3 posts) Born on tomorrow's date, 15 March in 1813, the story of John Snow is a remarkable one. Born in North Street in York he was the son of a coal yard labourer. He went on to become a physician who is considered one of the founders of epidemiology for his work identifying

'You can't wipe out Whitby's whaling past with replica arch' Whitby's iconic Whale Bone Arch looks set to be replaced with a £60,000 bronze replica.

The ongoing debate about whaling in Whitby, N. Yorks & its Whale Bone Arch. 👇
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Roman well unearthed in Caistor during shop renovations Georgian wall panels and timber work have also been found at the site in the Lincolnshire town.

A Roman well & Georgian wall panels & timber work unearthed whilst restoring a former shop at Market Place, Caistor, Lincolnshire. 👇
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Pink Floyd guitar sold for record-breaking $14.6m The guitar was used by David Gilmour on some of Pink Floyd's best-known albums, including Dark Side of the Moon.

A 1969 Fender Stratocaster guitar played by David Gilmour on 6 Pink Floyd albums sells for £10.9m at Christie's in New York. 👇
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🧵Market crosses traditionally marked the marketplace of medieval towns, ranging from simple stone shafts to elaborate structures symbolising civic and trading rights. This painting by Louise Rayner (1832–1924) shows the market square at Selby. The town received a market charter in 1/3

In the nuclear bunker? 😄

Haven't posted any #architecture for a day or two, so here's a picture of decorative brickwork at Qubana, Wood Street, Wakefield.

to see the blood stained clothing of the victims. Commemorative mugs & plates were even sold. No one was ever charged for the murders. /4

somewhat unpopular figure. The Moorcock Inn became a tourist hotspot with 32,000 people visiting the Sunday following the murder. Astonishingly the wife & daughter of Thomas Bradbury ran the pub for 25 years after his murder & charged 1 penny for entrance to the murder scene & /3

King William IV held the inquest for what was known as the Bill O' Jacks Murders. On the 2nd April 1832 William Bradbury, age 84, the landlord of the remote moorland Moorcock Inn & his son Thomas Bradbury, age 46 were brutally murdered at the pub. Thomas was a gamekeeper & a /2

The King William IV pub/hotel, Chew Valley Road, Greenfield, Saddleworth known as 'The King Bill' or 'The King Billy' was a house before 1820. It was opened for the sale of alcohol in 1830 by John Bottomley, a grocer & sundries retailer in 1830. In April 1832 the /1

John Lennon piano sells for £2.5m at auction Music memorabilia belonging to the Beatles and Pink Floyd broke records at the New York sale.

A piano used by John Lennon to compose songs for the Beatles album Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band sells for £2.5m at Christie's in New York. 👇
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Spotted in a garden in Greenfield, Saddleworth, this splendid Henry Berry, 10 ton steam hydraulic pump which dates from 1905. It could pump water about at about 5,000 PSI around an engineering factory where it was used to power large hydraulic presses. It was last believed to have been used in a /1

Police appeal after silverware is stolen from Barley church Items taken include the Barley Chalice, which is more than 400 years old and worth about £15,000.

Silverware worth £25,000 dating from 1612 & 1619 has been stolen from St. Margaret of Antioch church in Barley, Hertfordshire. 👇
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Lost nuclear bunker rediscovered at Scarborough Castle The 1960s monitoring post at Scarborough Castle would have housed volunteers in the event of war.

A nuclear bunker closed in 1968 has been rediscovered in the grounds of Scarborough Castle. 👇
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Lost Doctor Who and the Daleks episodes discovered in 'ramshackle' collection The Doctor's assistant Peter Purves was invited to a screening of the episodes in Leicester.

Lost Doctor Who episodes from the third season in November 1965 starting William Hartnell & Peter Purves featuring the Daleks found in a private collection & will be available on BBC I Player this Easter. 👇
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Hereford: brave colour.