Рет қаралды 2,379
For much of its history though, this village supported a mainly agricultural community. From the late 17th century until the early 20th century many residents were employed in the local mining industry Today, whilst still having a rural agricultural feel, the village supports many trades as well as housing for people who work in Leeds and York.
For a time the Manor was in the ownership of the Gascoigne family. That’s a familiar name around here. You may recall them from the Parlington and Lotherton episodes. That’s why part of the village bears the Gascoigne name. If we’re talking major historical figures, you also can’t leave out William of Orange
Some scholars believe that the capital of the kingdom of Elmet was at or close to here. There are some bits of evidence which suggest this might well have been the case. Hall Tower Earthworks are made up of a huge mound and a circular ditch which originally comprised part of a large Iron Age fort centred on Wendel Hill. The site was later a Norman motte-and-bailey castle.
The Gascoigne Arms claim the maypole here is the tallest in Europe. Every three years, the maypole is lowered, inspected, maintained and re-erected for the maypole festival celebrations. During the raising ceremony, it is tradition for a local villager to climb all the way to the top of the pole, to spin weather vane, in the shape of a fox - a custom thought to bring good luck to the village
And all of that is only within one part of the parish. You have to then factor in its near neighbour with it’s World Peace Flame…because this is BARWICK IN ELMET AND SCHOLES.
****
My name is Andy. I am armed with a car, a GoPro and an unhealthy amount of time on my hands.
Join me as I try to visit every single parish in the City of Leeds. There are 38. Here's the TWENTY-FOURTH one - Barwick in Elmet and Scholes.
#BarwickinElmetandScholes, #Barwick, #Elmet, #WestYorkshire, #Scholes, #Maypole, #HallTowerHill, #Leeds, #Kiddal, #Potterton, #Parish,
Potterton Hall:
By Drjanegilbert - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, commons.wikime...
Potterton Bridge:
By RichTea, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikime...
Milestone on the A64:
By C Minto, CC BY-SA 2.0, commons.wikime...
Morwick Hall:
nicelocal.co.u...
Chippy’s Quarry:
www.fishadvise...
Osman House:
www.thedtgroup...
World Peace Flame:
www.worldpeace...
Jack Heaps:
barwickandscho...
Community Orchard:
barwickinbloom...
The Black Swan:
www.foodanddri...
Jubilee Gardens:
barwickinbloom...
The Gascoigne Arms:
gascoignearms....
Village Hall:
www.barwickvil...
Demographics:
www.citypopulat...
Zoopla:
www.zoopla.co....
www.zoopla.co....
Pastdays:
www.pastdays.c...
Some of the following music tracks may appear in this video:
Brendan Perkins - “Foxsnow” (B. Perkins)
• Foxsnow
Brendan Perkins - “Mickey's House” (B. Perkins)
• Mickey's House
The Keyhouse - "Voices" (H. Flunder)
• Voices
The Keyhouse - "Circles" (H. Flunder)
• The Keyhouse - Circles...
Helen Flunder - "Sun" (H. Flunder)
• Helen Flunder - 'Sun' ...
Helen Flunder - “Angels” (H. Flunder)
• Helen Flunder - Angels...
Helen Flunder - “C Song” (H. Flunder)
• Caistor and the Lincol...
I have me a Facebook page too!
/ the-village-idiot-2260...
And now an INSTAGRAM - @andythevillageidiot
Come and join The Village People! (Subscribers only!)
/ 1037756120085304
Please consider buying me a coffee to support the channel! The more I get the faster I'll get to your parish! www.buymeacoff...