Bronze Age Bracelet Kiplin Hall and Gardens This gold torque bracelet was discovered on the old estate of what is now Kiplin Hall and Gardens near Richmond in North Yorkshire. It was discovered along with two others in the 19th century and likely dates from the bronze...
Whitby Harbour by Elias BancroftPannett Art Gallery, Whitby ‘Whitby Harbour’ was painted by Elias Bancroft around the year 1900. It shows a scene down a street or slipway known as Tin Ghaut in Whitby. This scenic alleyway was a well-known location for painting...
Egton Fair – by John Atkinson Pannett Art Gallery, Whitby This lovely painting shows a moment in time captured at the Egton Fair in the North York Moors. Like many of the villages in this National Park, Egton has its own unique character, shown here through the...
Were 17th Century ‘Witch Posts’ used for warding off witches? Posts like this have been known as ‘witch posts’ for at least a hundred years due to the theory that they were designed to discourage evil from entering the home. But why? Three ‘witch...
The Last Loaf of White BreadBeck Isle Museum It is not known who made this very curious object or put it in its own glass cabinet, but the person who donated it to the Beck Isle Museum in North Yorkshire believed it to be important. They told the family story that it...
