The Conduit Court lies as the centre of Skipton Castle. The name is derived from the fact that spring water supply to the castle terminated here. The Yew in the centre of the court was planted in 1659 by Lady Anne Clifford.
I invite you to join me over at Vision and Verb where I talk about meeting up with Ginnie and some Black Country history.
Follow the links to see photographs from the meet-up:
A Spoon Full of Medicine by Astrid
Birthday Cake for Chris
Group Shot by Tracy
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Skipton castle is 900 years old and one of the most complete and best preserved castles in England.
The Clifford family were granted the castle by Edward II in 1310 when Robert Clifford was appointed first Lord Clifford of Skipton and Guardian of Craven, which is the large tract of countryside to the north and west of Skipton. This remained the Cliffords’ principal seat until 1676. The Clifford banner still flies over the castle with the approval of the present Lord Clifford of Chudleigh.
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Once again I still don’t know where all those years went…
Yesterday family and friends gathered for a birthday tea to celebrate the eighteenth birthday of nephew number two. Unlike his brother who went to Uni when he turned 18 nephew number two still has another year of schooling to do before he makes his career choices.
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Respond intelligently to unintelligent treatment.
Lao Tzu (circa 6th century BC)
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A very brief history from the guidebook to the church:
The first Church on this site was built about the beginning of the 12th century and was dedicated to the Holy Trinity. This has disappeared leaving no traces. By about 1300 another church was being built with the help of payments made by the Canons of Bolton Priory. The sedilia, the four western-most bays of the nave with their quatrefoil pillars, the south wall to the west of the sedila, the lower part of the tower and the north door all date from about this time. Then towards the end of the 15th century the church was extended eastwards, when the chancel with its octagonal pillars was built, probably with the help of a gift of £20 from King Richard III in 1483. At about this time the present oak roof was constructed.
During the bombardment of Skipton castle in 1645 stray cannon shot damaged the church tower and possibly the roof. Lady Anne Clifford, Countess of Pembroke, had the damage to the tower repaired in 1655. At that time she also had the Clifford tombs repaired. The five bells in the church tower were stolen during the Civil War; they were recovered by Lady Anne Clifford and re-installed in the tower in 1655.
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