Songs for the Great North Road
GNR_20202025-05-23T11:16:11+00:00Bernard Dady likes writing songs. They are creative, thought provoking, quirky and fun. They cover any topic under the sun from stained glass windows to...
Stevenage Inns
GNR_20202026-01-13T14:38:45+00:00Hostelries of all kinds developed to meet the diverse needs of an increasingly mobile population. Some catered for drovers and farmers taking their livestock to market in...
Burghley House
GNR_20202025-05-23T11:15:36+00:00The route of Ermine Street runs through the Burghley estate and remains a public footpath. The Great North Road ran alongside the estate as the road winds...
Ferrybridge Chariot Burial
GNR_20202025-04-13T09:18:01+00:00A rare chariot burial was discovered in 2003 during the construction of the upgraded motorway intersection between the A1(M) Great North Road and the...
Ferrybridge Coaching Inns
GNR_20202026-01-13T14:41:45+00:00There was a thriving cluster of coaching inns at Ferrybridge in the 18th and early 19th centuries. Famous hostelries included The Angel, The Swan and...
Margaret Tudor
GNR_20202026-01-09T11:27:34+00:00Margaret Tudor was at the centre of relationships between England and Scotland. Aged 13 she made a triumphant journey to Edinburgh along the Great...
King James I
GNR_20202025-02-10T09:45:59+00:00A meandering but triumphant journey south along the Great North Road marked the start of the reign of King James I in 1603. It was his first visit to England...
Stage-coach History
GNR_20202024-02-05T16:02:37+00:00Stagecoach history is intertwined with societal changes in travel habits, technical innovation, the roots of industrial revolution, population growth and...
London Coaching Inns
GNR_20202025-11-13T09:45:35+00:00By the early 19th century there were 120 stage coach inns within a city which was far more compact than today. Many of the coach services were aligned with specific...
Edinburgh Castle
GNR_20202024-01-17T16:57:57+00:00Edinburgh Castle is the northerly “bookend” of the Great North Road as St Paul’s Cathedral is in the south. Not strictly on the road but both...