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Legacies Archive
Burrow into the vaults of the Legacies website, and unearth stories from all around the country on a variety of topics. Search through the archives by theme, and then pick your region to find stories local to you, or pick one of your favourite stories shown below.


Architectural Heritage

North Yorkshire
The Ancient Guild Hall of the Company of Merchant Adventurers
Cumbria
Blackwell House


Immigration and Emigration

North Yorkshire
Clifford's Tower: site of a Jewish Massacre
Cumbria
Keswick's German built mines


Myths and Legends

North Yorkshire
Mother Shipton
Cumbria
Maid of Buttermere


Work

North Yorkshire
Women's working lives at Rowntrees
Cumbria
detail from gunpowder label


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