St Paul’s Cathedral
GNR_20202024-01-16T17:15:23+00:00Saint 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...
River Aire
GNR_20202025-01-28T16:21:38+00:00The 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...
Angel of the North
GNR_20202025-04-29T14:20:36+00:00The 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...
River Wharfe
GNR_20202024-01-16T09:39:09+00:00The 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...
RAF Wittering
GNR_20202025-04-29T14:19:41+00:00RAF 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...
River Great Ouse
GNR_20202024-01-15T16:19:20+00:00At 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 Swale
GNR_20202024-01-16T10:02:40+00:00The Swale is crossed by the Great North Road at Catterick Bridge. The old bridge dates from the 1420s and was the primary crossing until the A1 was upgraded in...
Roman Catterick – Cataractonium
GNR_20202025-09-16T13:12:23+00:00Roman Catterick, or Cataractonium, was a fort and settlement which was established just south of the crossing point of the River Swale. Until other military centres were...