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A Walk in the Park

2010-04-26T21:42:00.002+01:00

A Walk in the Park: Heritage and Conservation in York's Open Spaces.
Edited by Margaret Atherden.
PLACE 2010.
ISBN: 978-1-906604-30-1
51pp. 36 colour plates.
Price: £2.50 + P & P.
Summaries of papers given at a conference in York in 2009. Papers by John Oxley (parks, gardens and archaeology), Sarah West and Carolyn Snell (the OPAL project), Bob Missin (parks and open spaces) and Michael Hopkinson (changes in land use on the edge of York). Also accounts of visits to Museum Gardens and Rowntree Park in York.

Yorkshire's Green and Healthy Land?

2010-04-26T21:34:00.002+01:00

Yorkshire's Green and Healthy Land? Connecting urban and rural greenspace.
Edited by Margaret Atherden, Aileen Bloomer and Veronica Wallace.
PLACE 2010.
ISBN: 978-906604-31-8
48pp. 35 colour plates.
Price: £2.50 + P & P.
Summaries of papers given at a conference in Leeds in 2008. Keynote paper on Urban Green Space and Human Health by Sir John Lawton. Papers on Liveable Cities (Rachael Unsworth), Edeterminants of health (Andy Smith, Sustainable Uplands (Joseph Holden et al), Yorkshire's wetland past (Simon Warwick), Trees in the post-industrial landscape (Alan Simson) and Greening the green belt (Chris Marshall).

Key to World Species of the Vespinae

2010-03-19T15:39:00.002Z

Key to World Species of the Vespinae (Hymenoptera)
Part 1. Keys, checklist and distribution
Michael E. Archer
1989. University College of Ripon and York St John

This publication has now been made available on-line via the York St John University's digital archive.

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Agriculture and the Rural Landscape

2010-03-19T14:51:00.004Z

Agriculture and the Rural Landscape Edited by Margaret Atherden
PLACE, 2000. 68pp. ISBN: 0-9524970-7-7

This publication is out of print but is now available on-line as part of the York St John University digital archive. To download a copy, please click on the link below. Please note that downloading may take up to 15 minutes!

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Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness

2010-03-08T13:42:00.004Z

Mists and Mellow Fruitfulness: Fruit, food and wildlife in Yorkshire's Countryside.
Edited by Margaret Atherden. PLACE 2009. ISBN: 978-1-906604-18-9. Price £2.50.
46pp 25 colour plates.

Summaries of the papers from a conference held in Ampleforth in 2008 to assess the value of traditional orchards for both food and wildlife. Barry Potter reviews the diverse uses for old orchards, from fruit production and livestock grazing to wildlife conservation and orchards weddings. Simon Clark of the Northern Fruit Group outlines a key to identification of apple varieties. Philip Lyth of the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group discusses the value of old orchards for wildlife, whilst David Chesmore focuses on their moth fauna. Pat Wilson describes a research project to identify and map the lost orchards of Nidderdale. Laura Mason describes the Slow Food Movement and the orchard heritage.

Digging for Brass

2009-03-16T15:04:00.004Z

Digging for Brass: The impact of the Extractive Industries on the Yorkshire Landscape.
Edited by George Sheeran. ISBN: 978-1-906604-12-7
PLACE 2009. 80pp. 22 colour plates, 2 black/white illustrations.
Price £2.50 (+P & P).

Contents:
An overview of Yorkshire's geology. David Cotton.
Under the Barren Hill: mining for stone in Idle. Eileen White.
Limestone and the lime industry in the Yorkshire Dales. Robert White.
Lead mining landscapes: Mike Gill.
The alum industry in NE Yorkshire. David Pybus.
The disappearing landscapes of the coal industry. Rosemary Preece.
A rural colliery and its squire: Colsterdale, North Yorkshire. George Sheeran.

Great Estates of Yorkshire

2008-11-03T17:51:00.010Z

Great Estates of Yorkshire
Edited by Veronica Wallace
PLACE 2008. ISBN: 978-1-906604-11-0
60pp. 9 black/white illustrations, 16 colour plates.
Price: £2.50

Proceedings of a conference held in York in 2007. Chapters on the history of Yorkshire estates (Jonathan Finch), Kirkstall Abbey monastic estates (Robert Wright), the Wentworth estates (George Sheeran), Sheriff Hutton castle and park (Tony Wright and Barbara Hickman), shooting estates in the Yorkshire Dales (Miles Johnson), Studley Royal (Mark Newman) and Sledmere estate (George Sheeran).

Yorkshire Landscapes Past and Present

2008-04-04T10:12:00.006+01:00

Yorkshire Landscapes Past and Present

Edited by Margaret Atherden and Tim Milsom
PLACE 2008. ISBN: 978-0-9553424-0-0
87pp. 8 colour plates, 30 black/white illustrations
Price: £14.99

This book brings together research on the history of the Yorkshire landscape and its present/future management and conservation. Robin Butlin describes maps and other images of North Yorkshire from 1600 to 2000. George Peterken applies the concept of habitat networks to forest restoration and management in the North York Moors and Howardian Hills. Ian Dormor analyses the history of woodland in the Yorkshire Dales. Stephen Moorhouse takes an interdisciplinary approach to understanding historic landscapes. Robert Wright considers the granges and estates of Kirkstall Abbey. Jane Wheeler discusses the environmental impacts of iron-working in Bilsdale. Andy Howard and colleagues summarise recent work on the geomorphology and archaeological landscape of the Vale of York. Wish Mitchell and colleagues discuss the landscape evolution of the Swale and Ure Washlands.

'Letters from America'

2008-03-20T11:15:00.003Z

'Letters from America': Nineteenth Century Emigrants Writing Home to Yorkshire.
By Michael F. Hopkinson.
PLACE, 2008.
ISBN: 978-0-9552324-9-3. 1 map, 8 colour plates.
Price £1.50 & P & P.

Based on the documentary records, this is a fascinating account of Yorkshire people who moved to the USA and Canada in the 19th century. It examines their motivation for emigrating and follows their varied fortunes in the New World. Lists references from West Yorkshire Archives and 17 private letters consulted.

City Walls - their conservation and use

2007-11-05T13:50:00.002Z

City Walls - their conservation and use.
Edited by Michael F. Hopkinson and Margaret A. Atherden
2007
ISBN: 978-0-9553424-4-8. 52pp. 9 black/white illustrations, 8 colour plates.
Price £2.50 (+ P & P).

Foreword by the Lord Mayor of York. Considers the history of walls, their changing function over the centuries and their future management and uses. Chapters on York's city walls and bars (gates) by Michael Hopkinson, Barbara Wilson, Eric Branse-Instone, Rory McCarthy and Michael Taverner. Chapter on the work of the Walled Towns Friendship Circle by John Price. A comparative chapter on Canterbury's city walls by David Kincaid.

Land Use, Ecology and Conservation in the Lower Derwent Valley

2006-10-06T17:16:00.001+01:00

Edited by Tim Milsom
PLACE 2006
ISBN: 0-9540664-9-9
122pp. 17 colour plates, 35 black/white illustrations.
Price: £14.99 + £1.50 P and P

This book makes a major contribution to the scientific study of the unique landscape of the Lower Derwent Valley National Nature Reserve. Chapters are arranged in 3 sections. In the first, Stephen Warburton describes the land use history and Time Milsom outlines the ecological history of the area. The second section comprises studies of species and communities: plants (Richard Jefferson), Diptera (Roy Crossley), Coleoptera (Mike Denton and Robert Marsh), breeding birds (Tim Milsom et al), bats (N.P. Moore et al), mammals (Gordon Woodroffe) and the burbot (Colin Howes). The third section looks at the hydrological requirements of grassland plant communities and water management, with chapters by David Gowing, R.N. Humphries and P.R. Benyon, and Liz Chalk and Mark Bentley. Essential reading for anyone interested in the ecology of this fascinating area.

Yorkshire Names and Dialects

2006-08-08T20:26:00.001+01:00

Edited by Margaret Atherden.
PLACE 2006. 73pp. 8 black/white illustrations, 2 colour plates.
ISBN: 0-9540664-6-4
Price: £2.50

Contents:
Place-names and landscape. Margaret Gelling.
Viking place-names. Gillian Fellows-Jensen.
The Yorkshire place-name survey. Paul Cavill.
Some regional characteristics of Yorkshire surnames. George Redmonds.
A web-based archive of Yorkshire voices. Jonathan Robinson.
West Riding dialect in the children's writings of Juliana Horatio Ewing. Melvyn Jones.
Yorkshire dialect and dialect humour. Arnold Kellett.

Sustaining Historic Urban Environments

2006-08-08T20:19:00.002+01:00

Edited by Carl Heron, George Sheeran and Jane Wheeler.
PLACE 2006.
ISBN: 0-9540664-7-2
Price: £2.50

This publication is now out of print but is available to download free as part of the York St John University's digital archive. To download a copy (which may take several minutes!), please click on the link below:

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Global Warming: a Yorkshire Perspective

2004-08-03T22:47:00.002+01:00

Edited by Margaret Atherden
PLACE Research Centre, York, 2004
ISBN: 0-9540664-2-1. 113pp. 26 black/white illustrations.
Price: £5.50 (+ £1.50 P & P).

John Lawton's keynote paper outlines the evidence for climate change and its possible consequences for Yorkshire. Richard Chiverrell considers the long-term perspective, using evidence from the peat bogs. Stuart Lane discusses the increasing frequency and magnitude of floods and possible links with land use changes in the uplands. Antony Long looks at past and future sea level changes. Philip Grime outlines experiments to assess likely climate impacts on Yorkshire's flora. Pamela Berry and colleagues use computer models to predict the probable future impacts on Yorkshire's flora and fauna. Lance Saxby discusses the challenge of a warmer York and the need for sustainability.

A Guide to the Wetland Heritage of the Vale of Pickering

2001-08-03T22:32:00.001+01:00

By Noel Menuge
PLACE Research Centre, 2001
ISBN: 0-9524970-9-3. 56pp.
18 black/white illustrations, 16 colour plates.
Price: £4.00 (+ £1.50 P & P)

A descriptive account of the history of the Vale of Pickering and its wetland wildlife and heritage, based on the findings of the Vale of Pickering Wetlands Project. The origins of the Vale's wetlands are explained and the influence of people from prehistoric times onwards. The drainage of the Vale, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries, is discussed in detail, with quotations from some of the older residents. The effects on the wildlife are summarised. Includes a detailed list of references.

Wetlands in the Landscape: Archaeology, Conservation, Heritage

2001-08-03T22:31:00.001+01:00

Edited by Margaret Atherden
PLACE, Research Centre 2001
ISBN: 0-9540664-0-5. 154pp. 33 black/white illustrations.
Price: £5.00 (+ £1.50 P & P).

Proceedings of the PLACE conference, Wetlands 2000. Papers on wetland archaeology (John Coles), wetlands in the Isle of Man (Peter Davey et al), wetland development in the Humber Lowlands (Jason Kirby and Ben Gearey), agri-environment schemes and biodiversity conservation (Tim Milsom), East Yorkshire wetlands (Peter Halkon), waterlogged wood from archaeological deposits (Ian Panter), the Vale of Pickering Wetlands Project (Margaret Atherden and Bob Missin), the beaver in western Europe (Bryony Coles), urban wetlands in South Yorkshire (Ian Rotherham and Geoff Cartwright).

Change in the High Street: a comparison of Yorkshire market towns

2000-08-03T22:43:00.001+01:00

By Michael F. Hopkinson
PLACE Occasional Paper No. 5, 2000
ISBN: 0-9524970-6-9. 21 black/white photos and 6 maps.
Price: £1.50

Studies changes in land use in 5 market towns in the 1990s. Looks at Beverley, Malton, Ripon, Thirsk and Selby. The towns constrast in their population, prosperity and the nature of change taking place.

'Heaven Consists of Working Men's Clubs': The origin and early years of the Club and Institute Union, 1860-1920

2000-08-03T22:42:00.001+01:00

By Glyn Edwards
PLACE Occasional Paper No. 4, 2000
ISBN: 0-9524970-4-2. 46pp. 13 black/white illustrations.
£1.50

Historical account of how Working Men's Clubs started and the key period in their development. Looks at the ideals, principles and relationships with local communities. Case study of the York City Branch and Acomb WMC. Detailed list of references.

Town and Country: Contemporary Issues at the Rural/Urban Interface

2000-08-03T22:34:00.001+01:00

Edited by Michael Hopkinson
PLACE Research Centre, 2000
ISBN: 0-9524970-5-0. 96pp. 11 black/white illustrations.
Price: £2.50 (incl. P & P).

A collection of papers addressing issues affecting the boundary between town and country. Marion Shoard's keynote paper examines the range of opportunities for using marginal land in more imaginative ways. Edward Benson discusses steps towards an integrated transport strategy for North Yorkshire. Michael Hopkinson questions whether York is maintaining a range of open spaces at the urban fringe for the benefit of its residents or succumbing to external commercial pressures. Lynn Crowe et al discuss issues of access for informal recreation. Geoff Lomas and Glenn Gorner relate the varied experiences of a planning authority trying to involve local residents in environmental design. The last two papers focus on species examples. Adam Menuge describes he 18th century Belle Isle in the Lake District. Andrew Sclater looks at public access and protection in the Smithhills Estate, Bolton.

Assault and Battery in North Yorkshire Pews

1999-08-03T22:40:00.001+01:00

By Dr John Addy
PLACE Occasional Paper No. 3, 1999
ISBN: 0-9524970-3-4
16pp. 4 black/white illustrations.
Price: £1.50

A humorous account of pew disputes in North Yorkshire churches from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Includes some hilarious anecdotes from the documentary evidence.

Threatened Wasps, Ants & Bees (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) in Watsonian Yorkshire: A Red Data Book

1998-08-03T22:38:00.001+01:00

Threatened Wasps, Ants and Bees (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) in Watsonian Yorkshire: a Red Data Book.

By Michael E. Archer
PLACE Occasional Paper No. 2, 1998.
ISBN: 0-9524970-1-8. 69pp. 19 black/white line drawings, 1 distribution map.
Price: £1.50

Records, characteristics of threatened species, habitat conservation, natural areas and accounts of 107 threatened species, with species action plans for 7 spp. List of sites where species have been found. Comprehensive list of references. Essential reading for anyone studying these groups of insects.

Woodland in the Landscape: Past and Future Perspectives

1998-08-03T22:24:00.001+01:00

Edited by Margaret Atherden & Robin Butlin
Leeds University Press, 1998
Price: £5

THIS BOOK IS NOW OUT OF PRINT.

Climate Change on the North York Moors

1997-08-03T22:37:00.001+01:00

By Noel James Menuge
PLACE Occasional Paper No. 1, 1997
ISBN: 0-9524970-0-X. 28pp.
Price: £1.50

An analysis of the documentary evidence for climate change from the fifth to twentieth centuries. Sources range from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and Domesday Book to modern meteorological records. Detailed list of sources, century by century.

The York Diocesan Society - the Provision & Staffing of National Schools, 1812-1940

1990-08-03T22:19:00.001+01:00

By Dr John Addy
College of Ripon & York St John, 1986
Price: £1.50
ISBN: 0-9511738-0-4.

A scholarly account of National Schools, their foundations, management and inspection. Also considers the training of teachers and the staffing of schools. Based on documentary sources.