Thirsk is a town in North Yorkshire. We’d never visited before so dropped in on our way back up from Knaresborough and Harrogate.

The Clock Tower in the market place was decorated for Remembrance Day:-

I spotted the Ritz Cinema:-

And this nice bridge over the Cod Beck:-

In the grounds of Knaresborough Castle there is a board containing information about the gorge the River Nidd runs through:-

In the town itself we came upon the town crier relaying his news about the activities of various societies in the town:-

At the bottom of a hill where we were looking for an antique and second hand bookshop there was this bridge over the Nidd:-

The building to the left behind it is the Mother Shipton Inn. We didn’t bother visiting Mother Shipton’s Cave as it’s not really our thing:-

Views from the bridge:-

The antique shop and bookshop was behind where the first photo in this post was taken:-

Knaresborough Castle and Knaresborough War Memorial both lie on a bluff above the River Nidd.

This was taken from directly beside the War Memorial:-

And this took in a wider angle in order to show the viaduct:-

Almost directly below the War Memorial there is a weir:-

Of which I took this video:-

This is a view of the viaduct I took from river level near the weir:-

And this from further on:-

A train moved across the viaduct while we were there:-

This is the road bridge over the Nidd taken from between the pillars of the viaduct:-

Knaresborough’s  War Memorial is a stone cross surmounting a square pillar on a wider square plinth. It stands in the grounds of Knaresborough Castle on a bluff overlooking the River Nidd.

The Memorial is at the opposite corner of the grassed rectangle here:-

From South. Great War Names:-

From West. Second World War names:-

From north. Great War names:-

From east. Great War names:-

As a contrast to Knaresborough Castle I thought I’d post poictures of the two Art Deco style buildings I found in Knaresborough.

Former Woolworths, now a Tesco Express. Very typical Woolworths detailing:-

Cosmetic Dental:-

The good lady had for a few years fancied a look at Knaresborough in Yorkshire.  We finally visited in November last year.

Knaresborough Castle is perhaps the town’s most historical feature.

Castle approach:-

Information Board:-

The first structure you come across, though, is the castle’s Sally Port:-

Information Board:-

It being November the castle was done up in Remembrance Day colours:-

Including this figure of a World War 2 soldier. The figure of the Great War soldier had not yet been set upright:-

Castle ruins:-

King’s Tower board:-

Castle from below:-

The trees in the surrounding gardens were covered in purple poppies and the more usual red ones. The purple ones commemorate animals that died in war:-