Ripon, Cathedral Crypt Under Chapter House c.1885
Photo ref: 18340
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Photo ref: 18340
Photo of Ripon, Cathedral Crypt Under Chapter House c.1885

More about this scene

Ripon Cathedral stands on the site of the Saxon abbey church of St Wilfrid, of which this crypt still remains. It dates from about 672, and is one of the oldest Christian survivals in England. The passages are very narrow – indeed, one passage, thought to have been a confessional, is called 'the needle'. The crypt may also have been used to store religious relics which St Wilfrid brought back from Rome.

A Selection of Memories from Ripon

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Ripon

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Does anyone remember allhallowgate in the early 1950s. We the Edwards lived in central court before the flats were built. Our neighbours were Mrs remmer who then became Mrs styan, Madge and Joe sawyer and our friend Pauline, wilf and Nellie Richardson, Mrs rathmell, Mr harbisher and Mr and Mrs Collinson and their daughter Eileen. I remember Eileen ran away when she was about sixteen with an older boyfriend. I'd love to ...see more
I wonder how many people are still around who went to Ripon girls high school in the 1950s. I was sad to see its decline and wonder who now owns the former school. I remember Marlene Blackburn,Jean Abbott,Christine hardcastle,veronica Coates,Janet Nicholson,Janet Thompson,Pamela Julian and many others in that year,Jean millican,Ann duffey,Christine woodhead,Linda walker. What is planned for the building? ...see more
Our family talked about an ancestor who owned Lickley Street and who drank himself to death along with his butler. Does anyone have any knowledge of this?
Does anyone remember Ethel Marsden nee Storey and Herbert Storey who lived at 2 and 3 Whitehouses, Barefoot Street, Ripon before their homes were demolished to make way for the flats in the 1960s. As a girl, Ethel Storey lived in Todds Court, Ripon, with her four siblings and parents, James and Louisa Storey, next door to the Bendelows and the Flowers. Ethel was my grandmother and I would love to know more. Does any one know anything about her husband Arthur Marsden and where he is buried?