Posts Tagged ‘Rivaulx Abbey’
Vale of York Field Naturalists Club: Inaugural Excursion to Rivaulx Abbey
Fossils in the Quarries 1871 The Yorkshire Herald reported the first meeting of the Vale of York Field Naturalists Club. On that day, the weather was very poor. Still, almost fifty ladies and gentlemen left the Society’s Rooms in Micklegate to travel in three four-horsed carriages to go to Rivaulx (“ree-VOH”) Abbey. Once they arrived…
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This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. July 1, 1871 On this day, dear readers, a most extraordinary gathering took place in the verdant landscapes of Yorkshire. The Yorkshire Herald, that venerable chronicle of local affairs, reported the inaugural meeting…
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