7 Sights in Skipton, United Kingdom (with Map and Images)

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Explore interesting sights in Skipton, United Kingdom. Click on a marker on the map to view details about it. Underneath is an overview of the sights with images. A total of 7 sights are available in Skipton, United Kingdom.

1. Beamsley Hospital

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Beamsley Hospital is an Almshouse building at Beamsley, near Skipton in North Yorkshire, and founded in 1593 by the Lady Margaret Russell, the Countess of Cumberland. She had originally intended for the construction of accommodation for 13 poor widows, a Mother and 12 Sisters, but by her death in 1616 only the hospital and chapel building had been completed. Her daughter, Lady Anne Clifford, added the front range which provided accommodation for local widows of little means.

Wikipedia: Beamsley Hospital (EN)

2. Parcevall Hall Gardens

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Parcevall Hall -- also known as Parceval Hall -- and its gardens are located at Skyreholme near Appletreewick village, Wharfedale, North Yorkshire, England. It features a Grade II* listed manor house and landscaped gardens. Currently owned by Walsingham College and leased by the Diocese of Bradford, it is used as a retreat house and conference centre.

Wikipedia: Parcevall Hall (EN), Website

3. Craven Museum

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Craven Museum & Gallery is a museum located in the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England, in Skipton Town Hall. The museum holds a collection of local artefacts that depict life in Craven from the prehistoric times to the modern day. On 21 June 2021, the museum reopened after a National Lottery Heritage Funded redevelopment project.

Wikipedia: Craven Museum & Gallery (EN)

4. Janet's Foss

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Janet's Foss is a small waterfall in the vicinity of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England. It carries Gordale Beck over a limestone outcrop topped by tufa into a deep pool below. The pool was traditionally used for sheep dipping, an event which drew in local village inhabitants for the social occasion.

Wikipedia: Janet's Foss (EN)

5. St Stephens Catholic Church

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St Stephen's Church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated next to Ermysted's Grammar School close to the town centre. It was built in 1836 and was founded by the Tempest family and originally administered by the Society of Jesus. It is a Grade II listed building.

Wikipedia: St Stephen's Church, Skipton (EN)

6. Cavendish Memorial Fountain

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The Cavendish memorial fountain is a drinking fountain erected in 1886 at Bolton Abbey, North Yorkshire, England as a memorial to Lord Frederick Cavendish following his murder in Phoenix Park by the Irish National Invincibles in May 1882. The fountain is a Grade II listed building.

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7. Walter Morrison

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Walter Morrison Unknown (photographer not specifically credited by Black and White publishing company) (Life time: not applicable) / PD-US

Walter Morrison was an English Liberal and Liberal Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1861 and 1900. He was a major funder and the treasurer of the Palestine Exploration Fund; in later years the fund was dependent on his donations.

Wikipedia: Walter Morrison (politician) (EN)

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