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River Ouse Navigation (1908)

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River Ouse from Scarborough Railway Bridge (1880s)

Commuters from Selby, Riccall, Escrick and Naburn would have seen this view each day on their way to and from…

Traditions of a Drovers Road – Country Life

If you want to know more about drove roads you might like to search this out at York Explore York…

Cattle Droving Days by K J Bonser

If you want to know more about cattle droving you might like to search out this article in the Dalesman…

Following the Drove. Filming cattle droving from Kilnsey to Malham, for Channel 4 television

Mitchell, William Reginald, ‘Following the drove. Filming cattle droving from Kilnsey to Malham, for Channel 4 television’, Dalesman Vol. 50, iss.…

“Scottish Cattle Droving and the Hambleton Drove Road”by Denis Arnold

Available at York Explore Arnold, Denis V. 1982 Physical Description: 16P. ILL. 1MAP York Explore Reference book X4008078741671 338.1762(YPM) BUS…

York Cattle Market

York Cattle Market was held in the city centre from the 16th century, cattle were initially driven to and from…

The River Ouse before the construction of Lendal Bridge (1853)

This picture shows the River Ouse before the construction of Lendal Bridge. Discussions around the need for a bridge began…

Yorkshire Rivers, The Ouse No.5 with Birds Eye View of the River and Roads Adjoining, Tom Bradley

This 1891 book – “The Ouse” by Tom Bradley – provides a wonderful insight into the Ouse and the area…

Portrait of the Yorkshire Ouse, Ivan E. Broadhead

Ivan Broadhead’s Portrait of the Yorkshire Ouse depicts the Ouse and its history through important historical periods, romance, legends and…

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