Discover the special story of Scarborough’s ‘Skipping Day’ with an unusual skipping rope and bell Scarborough’s Skipping Day is a unique local tradition which began in the early 20th century and is still celebrated every Shrove Tuesday. The...
Exploring Snuff Before cigarettes and cigars became popular, many people enjoyed tobacco in the form of snuff, mistakenly thinking it would benefit their health. This powdered tobacco was sniffed, or ‘snuffed’, up their noses to help clear their heads. it...
Explore seascapes from the North Yorkshire Coast, by Robert Ernest Roe Robert Ernest Roe (1851 – 1930) was very skilled at painting coastal subjects and his subject matter shows a strong attraction to the coastlines of North Yorkshire and the North East, especially...
What can we discover from exploring Roman Milestones? There are over 100 inscribed Roman milestones known about in Britain. Together, they give us a huge amount of information about the Romans – their roads, networks and population centres, as well as details of...
Why can we find ‘memento mori’ symbols in and around Christian churches? A memento mori is a symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. The Latin term means ‘remember that you must die’. They can take the form of a range of images and...
