Ordnance Survey Bench marks (BMs) are survey marks made by Ordnance Survey to record height above Ordnance Datum. If the exact height of one BM is known then the exact height of the next can be found by measuring the difference in heights, through a process of spirit levelling. Most commonly,…
On the North wall of the nave at All Saints’ Bolton Percy is a 240cm x 150cm marble memorial dedicated to Elizabeth Hawke (d 19th September 1742). This memorial (see photo below) made by the notable sculptor Richard Fisher and erected in 1748 was commissioned by her only son Sir Edward Hawke.…
Here are photographs of graffiti which was discovered on the Tower Roof during recent roof repair work. It is not clearly understood how old or original these markings are and will need further investigation to be certain. However most are believed to be original.
The impact of William Laud and the positioning of the Altar Watch a short video of Dr Stewart Mottram discussing the positioning of the Altars at All Saints’, and scroll down to read more. https://youtu.be/ebnQumZ9DaQ In the 1620s and 1630s, Charles I’s Protestant religious advisor, William Laud (Archbishop of Canterbury from 1633)…
Here, you can watch a short video about the Bolton Percy Coin Hoard, or scroll down to read further information. https://youtu.be/pPmHTdefucM One weekend in autumn 1967 two Bolton Percy schoolboys found coins in a field close to the village. The discovery lead to further investigation which uncovered a total of…
The Great Pew Dispute of 1597 In July 1597 an argument began in church over the “Brocket Quire” which had been made into private seating for the gentry of Appleton after the Reformation. Seated there that morning was Sir Thomas Fairfax and family and also James Moiser and family. After…
In very early times Bolton Percy stood near an important crossing of the River Wharfe. There is a substantial stone road running underneath the village coming from York and heading in the direction of Ulleskelf. It has all the appearance of a Roman construction. It may be that it was…
The following short films show two ideas we turned into practical solutions in order to help us raise awareness and funding.... https://youtu.be/lM3m5SavdQY https://youtu.be/tzU3zaH_o6w