Yorkshire West Riding Leeds, Bradford and the North

"The West Riding of Yorkshire was the largest of England's historic counties, and this volume covers its northern half from the outskirts of Yo k to the borders of Cumbria. It is an area full of contrasts, from the cities of Leeds, with proud civic buildings by Cuthbert Brodrick, and Bradford, with its fine Victorian wool warehouses, to the model industrial settlement at Saltaire and the hinterland of tight-knit mill-towns and villages pushing into the Pennines. To the north-west are the sparsely populated Yorkshire Dales Ruskin's 'truly wonderful country' - admired by tourists since the eighteenth century. On the gentler eastern margins of the Pennines, running into the Vale of York, are the pre-eminent Cistercian site of Fountains Abbey, the nearby cathedral town of Ripon and the spa town of Harrogate, and the magnificent designed landscapes of Bramham Park and Studley Royal." "Each city, town and village is treated in a detailed gazetteer. An expert general introduction provides a historical and artistic overview. Numerous maps and plans, over a hundred new colour photographs, full indexes and an illustrated glossary help to make this book invaluable as both reference work and guide." --Book Jacket.