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The Story of the East Riding of Yorkshire

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The Pride of the East Riding Frontispiece

The Three Ridings of Yorkshire 2

One of the First Inhabitants of the East Riding 4

Relics of the Ice Age 6

Skull and Antlers of a Red Deer 7

Bone Implements and Weapons from Barrows on the Wolds 9

Section of Howe Hill, Duggleby 12

Polished Flint Knife found in Duggleby Howe 14

Flint Implement and Weapons 15

Unfinished Stone Adze Head and Whinstone Axe Head 16

Food Vessel from a Barrow on Acklam Wold 17

The Rudstone Monolith 18

The Earliest Kind of Axe used in East Yorkshire 19

Bronze Celt or Axe Head found at Swine 21

Plan of a Barrow on Calais Wold, and Ideal Restoration of the Site of Burial 23

British Gold Coin found at Atwick 24

How a British Chieftain’s Wife was Buried in Garton Slack 25

A British War Chariot 26

Earthworks at Skipsea Brough 28

Statue of a Roman Soldier in the York Museum 30

Section of a Roman Military Highway 31

Roman Roads Around the Humber 35

Roman Pig of Lead found at South Cave 36

Roman ‘Pens’ found at Brough 36

Relics of Roman Feasts found at Easington 37

A ‘Safety-Pin’ Sixteen Hundred Years Old 38

Design of the Pavement of a Roman Villa at Harpham 39

Iron Knife and Bronze Spoon from an Anglian Cemetery 45

Child’s Toys found in a Burial Vase at Sancton 45

‘Finds’ in an Anglian Cemetery near Garton Gatehouse 46

Goodmanham Church (From an Old Engraving) 52

Two Sides of an Anglian Cross Shaft at Leven 55

Danish Settlements in a Portion of North Lincolnshire 60

Danish Cross Head at North Frodingham 63

Danish Sun-Dial built into the Wall of Aldbrough Church 64

Plan of the Battle of Stamford Bridge 81

Holderness in the Domesday Book 93

A Norman Font in Kirkburn Church 96

A Piscina in Patrington Church 97

Part of the Foundations of the Tower of Holy Trinity Church, Hull 99

xivFiley Church, Showing the Lines of the Original Roof 100

The ‘Beverley Imp’—St. Mary’s Church, Beverley 101

Different Forms of Arches 103

‘Norman’ and ‘Early English’ South Doors 105

Part of the South Wall of the Church at Garton-on-the-Wolds 106

‘Churchwarden’ Restoration at Welwick Church 108

A Grotesque ‘Poppy-Head’ at Holy Trinity, Hull 109

Brass of Thomas Tonge, Rector of Beeford 110

Arms of Kingston-upon-Hull 111

Silver Penny Coined at Hull in the Reign of Edward I. 112

Photograph of the Hull Charter 113

Effigies of Sir William and Dame Katherine De la Pole 117

Arms of the De la Poles 118

Common Seal of the Corporation of Kingston-upon-Hull 119

Seal of Edmund De la Pole 121

Pedigree of the De la Poles 122

Arms of Bridlington Priory 123

A Cistercian Monk 124

A Benedictine Nun 125

Plan of the Cistercian Abbey of Kirkstall 127

The Priory Church, Bridlington 129

A Corner of the Cloister Court at Kirkham Priory 131

The Bayle Gate, Bridlington 132

A White Friar in His Study 133

Arms of Beverley Minster 135

Beverley Minster in the Eighteenth Century 137

‘Early English’ Doorway in the South Transept 138

Small ‘Decorated’ Doorway at the West End 139

Part of the Arcading on the South Side of the Nave 141

‘Hey-diddle-diddle, The Cat and the Fiddle’ 142

Plan of Beverley Minster 143

Sanctuary Cross at Bishop Burton 147

The Beverley Frith-Stool 150

Sanctuary Knocker at All Saints’ Church, York 151

Henry of Lancaster’s Cross 161

Present Seal of the Borough of Hedon 162

North Bar Without, Beverley 163

Part of a Fourteenth-Century Plan of Hull 165

High Street, Hull 166

Sections of a Mediæval and a Modern Street 167

Parish Stocks preserved in Beverley Minster 169

Arms of the Hull Trinity House 172

A Miracle Play in the Olden Time 174

Noah’s Ark 175

A Fourteenth-Century ‘Show’ 177

Bear-Baiting 178

The Beverley Minstrels 185

Arms of the Hull Merchants’ Company 186

The Gateway of Kirkham Priory 190

Ruins of the East End of the Church 191

xvBadge of the Pilgrimage of Grace 193

Howden Church from the South 196

Howden Church—Ruins of the Chapter House 198

All that Remained of Meaux Abbey in 1900 201

A Bird’s-Eye View of Kyngeston-vpon-Hvll, A.D. 1640 206, 207

King Charles I. at the Beverley Gate, Kingston-upon-Hull 211

Sir John Hotham 216

Medal Struck in Memory of Sir John Hotham 219

Hull’s Water Gate 221

Wressle Castle 225

The Percy Tomb, Beverley Minster 230

Burton Constable Hall 232

Brass of Sir Thomas de St. Quintin in Harpham Church 233

Burton Agnes Hall 234

Effigy of a Knight in Plate Armour at Swine 235

Effigy of a Knight in Chain Armour at Howden 236

Coat-of-Arms of the Stricklands 237

On the Road in 1812 238

Hull and York Coaching Bill, A.D. 1787 241

Coaching Roads and Early Railways 243

Pistols and Holsters formerly used on the Hull and Patrington Coach 245

The First Time-Table of the Hull and Selby Railway 248

The Hull and Beverley Stage Coach 251

On the Road in 1912 252

Whitefriargate Bridge and the Victoria Square, Hull 255

Plan of Docks West of the River Hull 258

Plan of Docks East of the River Hull 259

The Wilson Liner ‘Eskimo’ Getting up Steam 260

Grain Ships Discharging their Cargoes 261

Agricultural Machinery on the Way to Russia 264

A Steam Trawler 265

N.E.R. Riverside Quay 267

The Garden Village, Hull 268

John Alcock, Bishop of Ely 270

John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester 272

Andrew Marvell 273

Birthplace of William Wilberforce 275

William Wilberforce 277

Sir Tatton Sykes 281

Charles Wilson, First Baron Nunburnholme 282

Arthur Wilson 283

An Ancient ‘Dug-out’ found in North Lincolnshire 285

A Viking Ship on a Church Door 286

Ancient Seal of the Corporation of Hedon 287

English Warships in the Time of the Armada 289

A News Sheet of 1837 291

The Hull Whaler ‘Truelove’ 293

The First Steamship Built on the Humber 295

A Humber Pilot Boat 297

xviShips Old and New—The ‘Southampton’—‘Bayardo’ 299

Entrance to the Old Harbour 300

Ancient Arms of Beverley 311

Modern Arms of Bridlington 313

Local Government Areas in the East Riding 314

The Hedon Mace—the Oldest Civic Mace in Britain 316

Crest of the East Riding County Council 318

Council Chamber at the County Hall, Beverley 320

Arms of Beverley Grammar School 322

Arms of Howden Grammar School 322

Arms of Bridlington Grammar School 323

Arms of Hull Grammar School 324

Arms of Pocklington Grammar School 325

At School in the Fourteenth Century 325

Part of the Seal of a Lincolnshire Grammar School 326

Ancient Cock-Fighting Bell of Pocklington School 328

A Boys’ Play-Ground in the Seventeenth Century 330

The Old Grammar School, Hull 333

The High School for Girls, Bridlington 335

Seal of the Girls’ High School, Hull 336

Bridlington Grammar School 339

Arms of Hymers College 340

Hymers College 341

A Typical School on the Yorkshire Wolds 342

A Modern City Council School 343#

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