YVBSG@YorksVernacular

Official Twitter account of the Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group, formed in 1972 to study and record the local architecture of Yorkshire.

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Joined February 2016
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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! yvbsg.org.uk/events.html
View of Arncliffe in Upper Wharfedale.

ALT View of Arncliffe in Upper Wharfedale.
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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. yvbsg.org.uk/newsheets/aug26…
Cover of YVBSG August Newsletter.

ALT Cover of YVBSG August Newsletter.
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Very enjoyable visit to Foulbridge Farm in the Vale of Pickering last week - a Georgian farmhouse incorporating a timber-framed hall built by the Knights Templar in 1288. Lots of interest - interesting construction, burn marks, good farm buildings and a three-seater privy!
Foulbridge Farm - front elevation.

ALT Foulbridge Farm - front elevation.

The Knights Templar hall of 1288 at Foulbridge Farm.

ALT The Knights Templar hall of 1288 at Foulbridge Farm.

Three-seater privy at Foulbridge Farm.

ALT Three-seater privy at Foulbridge Farm.

Burn marks on a brace in Foulbridge Hall.

ALT Burn marks on a brace in Foulbridge Hall.
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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.
Finial at Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon.

ALT Finial at Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon.

Finial at Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon.

ALT Finial at Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon.

Finial at Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon.

ALT Finial at Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon.

Finial at Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon.

ALT Finial at Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon.

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Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon, with its fabulous finials.
Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon.

ALT Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon.

Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon - front view.

ALT Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon - front view.

Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon - side view.

ALT Old Hall, Westgate, Baildon - side view.
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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.
Baildon Hall front view.

ALT Baildon Hall front view.

Baildon Hall parlour ceiling.

ALT Baildon Hall parlour ceiling.

Remnant of screens passage with three doorways at Baildon Hall.

ALT Remnant of screens passage with three doorways at Baildon Hall.

C15 timber-framed wing at Baildon Hall.

ALT C15 timber-framed wing at Baildon Hall.
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This Thursday 18 June at 6 pm, Professor Anthony Geraghty @ArtHistoryYork will speak @IMEMSDurham on ‘Vanbrugh and Cicero: The architecture of Castle Howard and Seaton Delaval reconsidered’, 7 Owengate Durham. All welcome! @Trad_Arch_Bdays @YorksVernacular @CRSN_UK #vanbrugh
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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)! yvbsg.org.uk/newsheets/jun26…
Cover page of YVBSG Newsletter June 2026

ALT Cover page of YVBSG Newsletter June 2026
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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!
External view of Oakwell Hall.

ALT External view of Oakwell Hall.

Front view of Oakwell Hall.

ALT Front view of Oakwell Hall.

Discussion inside Oakwell Hall on the development of the building.

ALT Discussion inside Oakwell Hall on the development of the building.

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The Language of Stone: A Day Out to Wortley - Part 2 thelanguageofstone.blogspot.… @MuseoGeominero @GeolAssoc @GeoOutreach @GeologyPage @GeolSoc @Geology_History @SHU_LizL @BritGeoSurvey @GeologyTime @HistoricEngland @YorksVernacular @WortleyHall @BarnsleyToday @PenistoneTeam #geology
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The Language of Stone: A Day Out to Wortley - Part 1 thelanguageofstone.blogspot.… @MuseoGeominero @GeolAssoc @GeoOutreach @GeologyPage @GeolSoc @Geology_History @SHU_LizL @BritGeoSurvey @GeologyTime @HistoricEngland @YorksVernacular @WortleyHall @BarnsleyToday @PenistoneTeam #geology
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@nyccarchives @GenealogyBeech @yorkshirepost @TeesArchSoc @YorksVernacular A talk on classical architecture in North Yorkshire this Thursday, 7th May, 6 pm, at 7 Owengate Durham DH1 3EB. All welcome.
Edmund Thomas@SpiralColumn
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@TeesArchSoc @YorksVernacular This Thurs 7 May 6 pm the 2nd public talk @Durham_Classics this spring on Classical Architecture in NE England: Jane Grenville, ‘Pevsner and Classicism in the North Riding of Yorkshire’, with special reference to buildings in or near present Teesside
Ormesby Hall

ALT Ormesby Hall

Baldersby Park, Thirsk

ALT Baldersby Park, Thirsk
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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.

ALT Farmhouse and former granary, North York Moors.
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The Language of Stone: A Walk From the A629 to Thorpe Hesley thelanguageofstone.blogspot.… @MuseoGeominero @GeolAssoc @GeoOutreach @GeologyPage @GeolSoc @Geology_History @SHU_LizL @BritGeoSurvey @GeologyTime @HistoricEngland @YorksVernacular @RealRotherham #rotherham #geology
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The last in the series of Triskele Heritage online talks will be in 3 weeks - a look at The Surprising Secrets of Ancient Corridors... More info & bookings: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-surpr…
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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?

ALT Porch lintel at East Ayton church - reused ships timber?

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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 cottage in East Ayton.

ALT Exterior of cottage in East Ayton.

Exterior of Yorkshire sliding sash window.

ALT Exterior of Yorkshire sliding sash window.

Interior of Yorkshire sliding sash window with lugs.

ALT Interior of Yorkshire sliding sash window with lugs.

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trib.al/LI52raW Danby Rural Life Collection exhibition bringing to life North York Moors farming from another era

Danby Rural Life Collection exhibition bringing to life North York Moors farming from another era

The story of farming in a remote area of the North York Moors before the advent of tractors, running water and electricity has been brought to life through a revamped collection of tools and househ...

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Another day, another snicket in York city centre. This is Lady Peckett's Yard which leads from Pavement to Fossgate, passing the rear part of Herbert House. #ArchitecturalIllustration #pencil #sketchbook #drawing
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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 at Skipton Town Hall.

ALT Speaker preparing to give his talk at Skipton Town Hall.

The audience in Skipton Town Hall.

ALT The audience in Skipton Town Hall.
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