NCHT

The North Craven Heritage Trust was formed to foster interest in and care for the distinctive character and heritage of North Craven by:

- encouraging high standards of planning   and architecture

- stimulating public interest in and care for   the beauty, character and heritage of the   area

- encouraging the preservation, protection   and sympathetic development of   features of historic or public interest

CHERISHING THE PAST, SHAPING THE FUTURE

The Trust’s area of interest covers the following Civil Parishes:

Airton, Arncliffe, Austwick, Bentham, Burton-in-Lonsdale, Clapham cum Newby, Giggleswick, Halton Gill, Halton West, Hanlith, Hawkswick, Hellifield, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Ingleton, Kirkby Malham, Langcliffe, Lawkland, Litton, Long Preston, Malham, Malham Moor, Nappa, Otterburn, Rathmell, Scosthrop, Settle, Stainforth, Swinden, Thornton-in-Lonsdale and Wigglesworth.

News

Two new books from our Vice-President, Dr David Johnson:
'Lime Kilns - History and Heritage' and 'Quarrying in Cumbria', both published by Amberley at 14.99
to download details click here

Barn conversions in the Yorkshire Dales
Nancy Stedman's talk to NCHT and FotD on 14 November 2018
to download details click here

NCHT Summer Outing:
Wednesday 12 June 2019 'Asby: Westmorland�s Limestone Country'
(Pre-booked only)
to download programme click here

Forthcoming Events

Thursday, 14 February 2019 at 2.30pm
Clapham Village Hall
Early Guidebooks and Tourist Accounts of Craven
Dr Christopher Donaldson

Wednesday, 20 March 2019 at 7.30pm
Langcliffe Village Institute
2000 years of shoes
Dan Nelson

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 at 7.30pm
St John's Church Settle
Inventing King Arthur
Prof Nick Higham

Wednesday, 22 May 2019 at 6.45 for 7.00pm Meet at Colt Park, Ribble Head
Flowers at Colt Park
Dr Judith Allinson
* Pre-booking essential (Carole Beattie 01729 823 497)
map

Wednesday, 12 June 2019 at 10.30am Meet at Great Asby
Summer Outing: Asby: Westmorland�s Limestone Country
Dr David Johnson * Pre-booking essential
(David Johnson 01729 822 915 evenings only please)
map

Saturday, 6 July 2019 at 10.30am Meet at the car park south of Malham Tarn
The Bill Mitchell Walk
Dr David Johnson
* Pre-booking essential (Carole Beattie 01729 823 497) map

Tuesday, 17 September 2019 at 7.30pm
Long Preston Village Hall
A House Through Time: The Folly
Sarah Lister

Thursday, 17 October 2019 at 7.00pm (note time)
Victoria Hall, Settle ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (Members only)
Preserving Settle's Historic Buildings
James Innerdale

Friday, 8 November 2019 at 2.30pm
Austwick Village Hall
Wildlife in North Craven
Steve Garland

Sunday, 15 December 2019 at 2.00pm Friends Meeting House, Settle
Mince Pie Meeting
My Quaker ancestor James Cropper and the campaign for the abolition of slavery
Giles Bowring map

NORTH CRAVEN HERITAGE TRUST