Places Added by Alan Newman

A WW2 communications centre for Churchill's secret army

This beautiful early 20th-century military barracks now has numerous more peaceful uses

Painting of this dam or weir seems to be a tradition

Actually this "ancient" way of fishing may have started as recently as WW2

Magnificent statue which commemorates a local girl who either starved or fell to her death whilst waiting for her lost love or her lost child, depending on which legend you believe

Four unusual buildings of similar shape which were once important to the local agriculture

A historic engineering feature in a spectacular setting leading to a hike through the Spanish "Colorado" up to a geological wonder on the plateau above.

This tiny Palencian village has two churches described as "Ermita" with the larger one known as the "Cathedral of Rock Romanesque".

This fine building houses an even finer military museum.

The old Workhouse in Ripon was the last resort for the poor of the district from 1834 until the birth of the British welfare state in the mid 20th century. It is now a poignant museum reminding us of the harshness of the Victorian poor law regime.

The experimental rail system which gave birth to both Toby the Tram Engine and a new system in the UK for authorisation of rural railways.

The only surviving theatre where William Shakespeare performed as an actor.

Is this the oldest railway station in the world?

This memorial to a sad event is also an amazing piece of modern art

The most impressive falls in Wensleydale once produced power to weave the uniform of an Italian revolution.

Statue, at his birthplace, of the man who surveyed the NW coast of the USA and Canada in the late 18th century

A great example of the enduring medieval decorative construction technique known as flushwork.

This great example of a Victorian museum claims to be the oldest purpose-built museum in the UK.

An aqueduct which carries a natural river over a large artificial drainage channel is thought to be the aqueduct with the lowest headroom in the country.

This iconic building , which is very evocative of the county of Cheshire, is a genuine gem of Tudor, black and white, timber-framed architecture .

A remarkable collection of the machines which this industrial city was dependent upon for both commerce and domestic life.

An art museum dedicated to the sculptor Barbara Hepworth, but it is by no means restricted to her work.

The memorial to this brutal battle between the English and the Scots has a surprisingly humble origin.

Part of a heritage railway which replicates the interior of a small town English railway station in the 1920's.