A Brief History of the Coronation Garden, in Beverley, East Yorkshire A Georgian town house and another small house once stood on the site of the present Coronation Garden; among its owners was Mark Kirkby, the Hull merchant who created the Sledmere Estate. He lived there until 1748. By the 1820s, the house belonged to the Constable Family of Wassand, and was occupied by a relative, Peter Acklom Esq. Behind…
Founded in 1120, the Church of St Mary in Beverley is said to owe its origin to Thurstan, Archbishop of York, 1114-1143, who had been Provost of Beverley Minster. It was he who gathered the levies of the North with the banners of St Peter of York, St John of Beverley, and St Wilfrid of Ripon for the Battle of the Standard in 1138. St Mary’s was at first a…
Beverley is an attractive historic market town lying between the River Hull to the east and the Yorkshire Wolds to the west and has a population of around 29,000. It is considered a ‘principal’ town within the sub-region and acts as an important centre for the nearby smaller villlages and the surrounding rural area by providing a wide range of services and facilities. It is also the main administrative centre…
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