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Launched in 2006 at the King’s Manor in York, the SPAB Yorkshire Regional Group is currently led by former Scholar, Lucy Newport. The Group is in the process of forming a new committee and will aim to organise events and visits for local members. Please get in touch if you'd like to be involved: spabyorkshire@gmail.com

From the Norman fortress to the modest vernacular farmhouse, each building we visit has a story to tell; in the words of William Morris “We are only the trustees for those who come after us”.

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Visit to the medieval house Martholme, Great Harwood. Photo: Gisela Moritz.

Visit to the medieval house...

Scaffold tour of works to Ripon Cathedral. Photo: Gisela Moritz.

Scaffold tour of works to...

Visit to the Auckland Castle. Photo: Gisela Moritz.

Visit to the Auckland Castle...

In the summer of 2010 the Group visited Wentworth Woodhouse. The visit was hosted by the owner Clifford Newbold and conservation architects Purcell. In 2014 the Newbold family made the decision to sell the house but thanks to the efforts of SAVE Britain’s Heritage, the house is now in the care of the recently formed Wentworth Woodhouse Preservation Trust. Seven years since our first visit we are already planning a return to Wentworth Woodhouse in 2017. Photo: Gisela Moritz.

In the summer of 2010 the...