BEVERLEY NEWS
Strange Tales – The Town’s More Unusual History
The road from the North Bar to Westwood gate was formerly called Cockstulpit Lane or Ducking Stool Lane, from the Ducking Stool, which stood at the North Bar Dyke, at the and of that lane.
Beverley Books and Authors
Surprisingly, for such a historic town, Beverley does not possess the most obvious of literary heritages, unlike Whitby with Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and York and Hull with their bold references in Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe.
The Fate of Minster Towers
Beverley Town Council has formally expressed their opposition to the proposed plans for the development of Minster Towers, the former care located on Lord Roberts Road in the town.
Bygone Beverley
During the golden age of picturegoing from the 1930s to the 1960s, Beverley boasted three cinemas, The Picture Playhouse, The Marble Arch and The Regal. Each was different and possessed its own character, both architecturally and in the experience they provided.
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