Historic England

The devastating wildfire at Fylingdales Moor

Fylingdales Moor added to Heritage at Risk Register after wildfire
Areas of a Yorkshire moorland which was devastated by wildfire are among the sites and buildings to be added to Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register for...

The entrance to the proposed campsite.

Estate owner hoping to create pop-up campsite launches planning appeals

Film maker Wayne Sables marks 20 years in business

95 year old George (Raymond) Harrison, custodian of Low Mill water mill in Bilsdale. It has recently been upgraded by Historic England to a two star listing and he wants someone to help get it working again.

95 years young..but George needs help to get his water mill going again

Pilgrims on the Lent Pilgrimage on Saint Aelred's Pilgrim Trail. (Pic credit: Valerie Mather)

St Michael’s Church: Historic Yorkshire church to be given new lease of life

A view of Castle Hill in Huddersfield, showing the site of the former Castle Hill Hotel. A new cafe and interpretation centre is planned for the area. (Image: Andy Catchpool)

Thousands oppose plan to create restaurant at landmark Yorkshire hill

48 Call Lane. Google Image

Revolution bar to be re-branded if plans to convert building agreed

Saltburn Valley Gardens, in Saltburn, east Cleveland. Picture/credit: Ian McIntyre/Teesside Live

Historic ‘at risk’ Valley Gardens now subject to five year management plan

A photo of the proposed site of the BESS near Scotton submitted with the planning application.

Large solar farm and battery storage plant in Yorkshire set for approval

County Hall, Wakefield.

Repair bill for ‘structurally weak’ Grade I-listed building rises above £14m

It was hoped Pudsey town hall could be formally listed as a historic building after Leeds City Council put it on the market.

Pudsey town hall: Sale set to go ahead after bid for protected status rejected

Ian Morrison, director of policy and evidence at Historic England, with Emma Fletcher, low carbon homes director at Octopus Energy, speaking at UKREiiF.

Calls for changes to retrofit rules for historic buildings

Vincent House, on Westgate, Wakefield.

Plan to convert ‘handsome’ listed Georgian building into flats refused

Bloom was held at Shipley's clocktower

Landmark 1960s clocktower not listed after report by Historic England

All Saints Church in Aughton.

The Grade I-listed building which could be Yorkshire's most charming church

The grandiose entrance to Bishopthorpe Palace.

Fears for 'ancient' trees as York's Bishopthorpe Palace repairs approved

Wressle Castle, near Howden, East Yorkshire.

The castle that keeps watch over village

Architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris and developers Urban Splash say that the regeneration of the old Cole Brothers department store on Barkers Pool is urgently needed "to secure its long-term future"

Big decision due next week on new uses for Sheffield's Cole Brothers building

Sheep pass the mausoleum at Castle Howard. Credit: Nick Howard.

The huge Yorkshire mausoleum on the Heritage at Risk Register

Dr Adam Parker, Curator of Archaeology at The Yorkshire Museum, holding a 2000 year old Iron Age Bronze Terret Ring just one of the many items found in this hoard.

How you can get the rare chance to see Iron Age hoard found in Yorkshire

A wildflower display created as part of the Walls in Bloom Project in Station Rise, York.

Expansion of wildflower displays on York's bar walls approved
Plans to expand controversial wildflower displays in York have been approved.
Joe Gerrard

British soldier and war poet Wilfred Owen (1893 - 1918) in uniform with a young boy, circa 1917. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Scarborough hotel where Wilfred Owen wrote war poetry given protection

The Wentbridge Viaduct on the A1.

Roadworks on historic viaduct to be completed before Christmas getaway

The grade II listed 14th century St Andrew Parish Church, with parts dating even earlier to the 12th century. Photographed by Tony Johnson.

The five Yorkshire buildings added to risk list - and 12 which have been saved

Lister Mills pictured above the houses of Manningham, Bradford.

Lister Mills projection to feature story of textile worker strike

Whitby Old Town Hall.

Whitby Old Town Hall in ‘poorer condition than anticipated’ as repairs approved

Westminster Buildings, New York Street.

Historic former hotel in Leeds could be turned into flats

Plans lodged to turn historic Leeds buildings into 20 city centre flats

The Queens Hotel, Leeds

Secret tunnels hide beneath this ‘The Great Gatsby’ style hotel

Vincent House, Westgate, Wakefield. Google image

Vincent House: Plans submitted to build flats at listed Georgian building

Dudderhouse Hill Long Cairn, Austwick, Yorkshire Dales. Exterior, general view with Yorkshire Dales National Park surrounding the monument. View from west. © Historic England Archive

5,000-year-old cairn near Yorkshire's Three Peaks gets protected status

Manor Row in Bradford

Plan to turn offices into accommodation with bedrooms as small as nine sqm
Plan to turn listed city centre office space into houses of multiple occupancies (HMOs) where people would live in bedrooms as small as nine square metres have been revealed.
Chris Young

Bramham Biggin. Pic from design report by ELG Planning.

Abandoned Grade-II* listed mansion from 17th century could be turned into homes

Professor Tom Moore, head of archaeology at Durham University, holding up a decorative copper alloy finial

Iron Age hoard discovered in Yorkshire could unlock ancient secrets

The former Bramcote Tennis Pavilion

Future uncertain for historic Scarborough tennis pavilion

Gawthorpe Water Tower

Town's 5G coverage to be boosted by upgrade to landmark water tower

The former Debenhams store in Harrogate.

Redevelopment of former Debenhams store in Yorkshire set for approval

Former Maternity Ward, Princess Royal Community Health Centre, Greenhead Rd, Huddersfield,

Maternity ward and rare electricity box added to Yorkshire's protected list

Scarborough Railway Station

Roof repairs proposed at historic railway station to address ‘unacceptable risk’

Gawthorpe Water Tower

Plan submitted to upgrade antennas on historic Wakefield water tower

Gawthorpe Water Tower

Gawthorpe Water Tower: Plan to upgrade antennas on historic water tower

L-R Back, Jacqui Milnes, (researcher) Debbie Waller, (researcher), Hayley Grocock CEO Wakefield District Sight Aid, Helga Fox, lead researcher, Susan Hawksley, (researcher) L - R seated, Olivia Young, (researcher) Sarah Cobham CEO Dream Time Creative/Forgotten Women of Wakefield

Funding boost for Wakefield's Forgotten Women

Wentworth Woodhouse, near Rotherham.

Wentworth Woodhouse: History of Yorkshire’s 18th century house

Heritage at Risk. Calverley Old Hall, Calverley, Leeds. General view of the house from the south-east, showing the Great Hall on the right-hand side, the Chapel on the left and the Solar in-between. Historic England Archive

Heritage at risk: Seven historic sites under threat in Yorkshire

Church of St Martin, Wharram Percy. (Pic credit: English Heritage / Heritage Images / Getty Images)

Wharram Percy: The fascinating history behind the abandoned Yorkshire village

Bank Street will be part of the new Heritage Action Zone

Bradford to get £2m of funding from Historic England to 'preserve' heritage

Sophie Mei Lan Malin and family at the top of the historic water chute

My day out at UK’s biggest miniature railway - where I didn’t go on any trains

Spital Old Bridge. Large open joint and cracked stones on south-west abutment.

Council proposes urgent repairs to preserve Whitby’s historic Spital Old Bridge

James Legard is questioning current VAT rules for repairing historic buildings. Picture: Charlotte Nelson

VAT rules are creating perverse incentive to destroy historic buildings

Parkway Cinema on Eldon Street in Barnsley. PIC: James Hardisty

Yorkshire’s high streets are about more than just shops - Lord Mendoza

Cannon Hall

Work to begin to replace Cannon Hall Museum’s historic roof

Rotherham Kiln has been saved with funding from Historic England.

Rotherham Kiln saved by Historic England funding

Work is finished and completed on the stepping stones across the River Wharfe at Bolton Abbey

Iconic stepping stones at Bolton Abbey back in action after restoration

Richard Bentley was born in this house in Oulton and there is a blue plaque there to celebrate his achievments.

This property for sale in a popular village near Leeds has a claim to fame

The Humber estuary, which the Humber Bridge crosses.
Picture Jonathan Gawthorpe
8th August 2018.

New barriers to prevent suicides to go up on Humber Bridge

A view of Castle Hill in Huddersfield, showing the site of the former Castle Hill Hotel. A new cafe and interpretation centre is planned for the area. (Image: Andy Catchpool)

Clock ticking for controversial restaurant plans on iconic Castle Hill

An iconic listed building that has been on Historic England’s “At Risk Register” since 2018 could be brought back into use as a mixed-use commercial hub in Sheffield - but it would cost almost £4million, a report suggests.

Sheffield’s ‘at risk’ Beehive Works could be brought back to life

How the Saltaire Community Arts Centre might look

College addresses concerns new building would harm UNESCO site

The famous village was built by Sir Titus Salt for workers at his textile mill and it was designated a Unesco World Heritage Site in 2001. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty. Date: 30th April 2024.

Bradford Council accused of cover up over plans for World Heritage site

Shipley Clock Tower 2023

Shipley Clock Tower: Bid made for divisive building to be given listed status

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