Publications that may be of interest are listed below.
Local History and Geneaology:
Nutwith Cote Heritage Walk Leaflet
Written and published by Historic Parks and Gardens in Nidderdale Study Group with the help of funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This is a self guided trail approximatley 5.5km long, that follows public footpaths and tells the story of Nutwith Cote.
Price: 40 pence
Copies are available from the Nidderdale AONB Office in Pateley Bridge, Mashamshire Community Office and Tourist Information Centres in Ripon, Harrogate and Pateley Bridge. Alternativeley you can email the study group at admin@hpg-nidderdale.co.uk
People and Places
Produced by The Upper Nidderdale Local History Group this book is the first of three planned books and is a photographic dip into past times in the Upper Dale.
Price: £10.00 + £2.99 postage and packing to UK addresses.
Copies are available from: The Crown Hotel, Middlesmoor; How Stean Cafe, Stean; Lofthouse Post Office; Sportsmans Arms, Wath; Sypelands Outdoor Wear, Pateley Bridge; Pateley Bridge Post Office; Nidderdale Plus Partnership Office, Pateley Bridge; Hampsthwaite Post Office; Birstwith Village Store.
Alternativeley copies can be ordered by telephoning Christine Harker on 01423 755277 or emailing eileen@thrope.freeserve.co.uk.
Life on the Hill - Greenhow - Its mining heritage, people and way of life.
Produced by the Greenhow Local History Club this hardbacked book tells the story of Greenhow from the earliest times to the present day.
Price: £10.00 + £2.40 post and packing to UK addresses.
To order a copy please send a cheque/postal order for £12.40 made payable to 'Greenhow Local History Club' to:
Greenhow Local History Club, C/o Coldstones Quarry, Greenhow, Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire, HG3 5JQ.
Hardcastle and Longbottom families of Dacre in Nidderdale - Genealogical Notes in Progress.
Written by Sheila Coe these notes provide the basis by which other families from the area can begin to place and trace their ancestors.
Price: £5.00 (inclusive of post and packing to UK addresses)
To order a copy please send a cheque/postal order for £5.00 made payable to 'Sheila Coe' to:
The Box of Delights, Secondhand Books and Ephemera, 25 Otley Street, Skipton, BD23 1DY.
The Metcalfes of Pateley Bridge and Glasshouses 1710 - 1920 - " a most conspicuous and useful family".
Written by Eileen Burgess this book gives the history of one of the dales most prominent and influential families.
Price £8.50
Available from Pateley Bridge Post Office and Glasshouses shop.
Chevin's Lee to Silver Hill - A Yorkshire Journey Celebrating Life, Law and Laughter.
This, the fifth book by local author John Francis has been well recevied and reviewed.
" A tribute to the Yorkshire way of life..............an uplifting read (Pateley Bridge and Nidderdale Herald).
Price £10.00 Paperback, £15.00 Hardback.
Available from Pateley Bridge Post Office.
Landscape and Wildlife:
A Guide to the Birds of the Washburn Valley.
Written by Peter Riley this comprehensive guide to the area provides information on bird watching sites, habitats and the bird species that can be found in the Washburn Valley.
Price: £5.95 + £1.00 post and packing to UK addresses.
To order a copy please send a cheque/postal order for £6.95 made payable to 'J. & M. A. Whitaker' to:
27 Hunger Hills Avenue, Horsforth, Leeds, LS21 5JS.
The Butterflies of Nidderdale.
Written by Dr Mike Barham and sponsored by the Greenhow Conservation Group this beautifully written and illustrated book describes each species in full accompanied by photographs and distribution maps.
Price £10.00 + £2.50 post and packing to UK addresses.
To order a copy please send a cheque or postal order for £12.50 made payable to Greenhow Conservation Group to
Dr M Barnham, Somersby, Ripley Road, Knaresborough.
Also available from the AONB office, the Miners' Arms, Greenhow and from the Greenhow Conservation Group, tel: Mr D Whiteley 01423 711033.