Links

In this section links are provided to the websites of some Yorkshire local history societies, and also to the online versions of my published articles on local history subjects and some bibliographical puzzles of early printed books.

Tadcaster Local History Society

A site to explore the archives and discover the history of Tadcaster and its locality. https://www.tadhistory.org.uk/

Dringhouses Local History Group

A site where local residents recall and explore how the village (near York) has developed and how it continues to change. https://dlhg.weebly.com/

Thoresby Society

The historical society for Leeds and district https://www.thoresby.org.uk/index.html

Yorkshire Archaeological & Historical Society

The preservation and study of the archaeology, history, architecture, antiquities, culture, and traditions of the historic county of York https://www.yas.org.uk

The Effects of Enclosure on Ancient Roads: A Case Study of Weeton Township, Lower Wharfedale, in Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, vol.83 (2012)

Describes the ancient trade route between Otley and Knaresborough and the new roads made by the parliamentary enclosure of Weeton in 1793. https://doi.org/10.1179/0084427612Z.00000000009

A Deceptive Imprint: The First London Edition of Minell's Commentary on Horace, in The Library, vol. 17, no.2 (2016)

The first English-printed edition of Horace's 'Poemata' with commentary by Jan Minell was published in London in 1676. A close inspection of it presents a number of puzzles. This article shows how and why the publishers concealed its true origins. https://doi.org/10.1093/library/17.2.138

Troubles Faced by an Inexperienced Young Printer: George de Backer’s Edition of Racine, 1699/1700, in Quaerendo, vol. 43, no. 2 (2013)

This article demonstrates that the imprint by Paris, Jean Pralart, 1699-1700, on an edition of Racine's 'Oeuvres' is fictitious. It is another issue of the edition printed by George de Backer in Brussels. The article considers the problems faced by the printer and the measures he took which have resulted in different states of the edition. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700690-12341271

Leeds Friends and the Lancashire Cotton Districts Relief Fund, 1862-66, in Journal of the Friends' Historical Society, vol. 53, no. 3 (1974)

Notes on the contributors to the fund set up by Leeds Friends (Quakers) in 1862-66 to bring relief to the Lancashire cotton workers affected by the break in the supply of raw cotton caused by the American Civil War. https://journals.sas.ac.uk/fhs/article/view/4771