New Towns
GNR_20202026-02-06T17:56:19+00:00The first “Garden Cities” and “New Towns” were located along the Great North Road. Travelling north from London we first come to Hampstead Garden Suburb. Through...
The Gough Map
GNR_20202025-11-22T13:06:34+00:00The Gough Map is the earliest surviving map to show settlements, rivers and routes across Britain and to depict a recognisable coastline. The map is oriented towards...
Cribb v Molineaux
GNR_20202025-06-05T16:15:55+00:00The Cribb v Molineaux boxing match to decide the English title took place close to the Great North Road in 1811. It is claimed to have drawn a crowd of 20,000 to a field at Thistleton...
Gonerby Hill
GNR_20202025-05-23T11:11:10+00:00Novelists of the 19th century ensured that Gonerby Hill became a firm part of Great North Road folklore. William Harrison Ainsworth, a fellow writer and friend of Dickens...
The Ram Jam Inn
GNR_20202025-08-24T16:09:04+00:00The Ram Jam at Stretton grew from being a modest village inn to a Great North Road institution. Where did the "Ram Jam" name come from? And what's the link...
The Melsonby Hoard
GNR_20202025-05-23T11:51:45+00:00The Melsonby hoard comprises 800 items including numerous horse harness fittings and wheel rims. Archaeologists suggest the latter may be from four-wheel wagons...
Stanwick Iron Age Settlement
GNR_20202025-03-21T18:15:04+00:00Stanwick was an important Iron Age settlement prior to the arrival of the Romans. It was the tribal centre of the Brigantes who were (or became) responsible for controlling much...
Aldborough – Isurium Brigantum
GNR_20202025-10-12T10:54:04+00:00Aldborough is a small village 15 miles northwest of York, close to Boroughbridge where the Great North Road crosses the River Ure. In the Roman period it was...