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Edmund Boulter

GNR_20202024-01-16T17:25:00+00:00

Edmund Boulter was a wealthy businessman and member of parliament who left his mark on the Great North Road. His properties came to include Wimpole and...

Edmund BoulterGNR_20202024-01-16T17:25:00+00:00

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Turnpikes

GNR_20202023-03-31T11:34:27+00:00

The first turnpike in the country introduced charges to a section of the Old North Road. Over the next 100 years turnpikes were introduced the length of...

TurnpikesGNR_20202023-03-31T11:34:27+00:00

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St Paul’s Cathedral

GNR_20202024-01-16T17:15:23+00:00

Saint Paul's Cathedral is not “on” the Great North Road – more one of its “bookends”. However, whether you define the London end of the road...

St Paul’s CathedralGNR_20202024-01-16T17:15:23+00:00

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John Muir

GNR_20202024-01-16T17:10:53+00:00

John Muir was a 19th century conservationist who pioneered the national parks concept in the USA. He was born in Dunbar in 1838. The citizens of...

John MuirGNR_20202024-01-16T17:10:53+00:00

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River Aire

GNR_20202024-01-15T17:20:16+00:00

The coaches of the Great North Road and todays vehicles on the A1 cross the River Aire at Ferrybridge. The Roman crossing was further west, by ford across the...

River AireGNR_20202024-01-15T17:20:16+00:00

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Angel of the North

GNR_20202024-01-16T16:27:31+00:00

The Angel of the North rose alongside the Great North Road in February 1998. The 20m high steel statue was deliberately sized and sited to be visible to those travelling...

Angel of the NorthGNR_20202024-01-16T16:27:31+00:00

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River Wharfe

GNR_20202024-01-16T09:39:09+00:00

The river flows for 65 miles before joining the River Ouse. Its source is in the centre of the Yorkshire Dales National Park - where Oughtershaw Beck and...

River WharfeGNR_20202024-01-16T09:39:09+00:00

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River Don

GNR_20202021-02-15T13:49:49+00:00

The Yorkshire Don is not to be confused with its more photogenic namesake near Aberdeen. That said, de-industrialisation and concerted efforts by environmental groups...

River DonGNR_20202021-02-15T13:49:49+00:00

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RAF Wittering

GNR_20202024-01-16T16:11:08+00:00

RAF Wittering is located just south of Stamford, Lincolnshire. It was the “Home of the Harrier” and for several decades has been marked by a Harrier Jump Jet anchored...

RAF WitteringGNR_20202024-01-16T16:11:08+00:00

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River Great Ouse

GNR_20202024-01-15T16:19:20+00:00

At 143 miles the Great Ouse is Britain's 4th longest river after the Severn, Thames and Trent. It has a catchment area of over 5000 sq miles. The modern A1 crosses...

River Great OuseGNR_20202024-01-15T16:19:20+00:00