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_20202026-03-19T19:01:11+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...
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...
Markham Moor – Service Station
GNR_20202023-07-23T17:49:41+00:00Few 20th century landmarks along the Great North Road are as distinctive as the concrete roofline of the former petrol filling station at Markham...
The Battle of Barnet
GNR_20202026-03-18T09:07:47+00:00The Battle of Barnet may sound like a dispute between commuters on the Northern Line but in fact took place in 1471 and some 3,000 people died. It was one of the...
York Minster
GNR_20202024-01-17T16:33:40+00:00York Minster history spans two millennia and provides direct linkage from Roman times to the present. Its history parallels that of the Great North Road...
The Eleanor Crosses
GNR_20202024-12-05T10:11:09+00:00The Eleanor Crosses constructed in the 1290s to commemorate the passing of the queen were prominent landmarks alongside the Great North Road at Grantham...