Holy Trinity, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.
Window (detail) by Harry Stammers of York (1902-1969).
Memorial to Henry Eddy MBE JP CA (d1941). Vicar's Warden of this church.

Harry Stammers was born in London in 1902 and worked for James Powell & Son, starting there at the age of 16. He worked there until 1943 after which he was employed by Whipples of Exeter where he stayed for two years before becoming an independent glass painter. In 1947 the Dean of York, Eric Milner-White a famous supporter of Christian artwork and literature invited Stammers to move to York and establish a glass painting workshop in the style of the medieval craftsmen who had built the Minster. Harry eventually retired to Bradwell, Milton Keynes where he died in 1969. He made over 150 different windows in his lifetime, including glass in Seoul Cathedral in South Korea.

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Knaresborough Courthouse Museum, The Court House, Castle Yard, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.
Queen Philippa.

It was Queen Philippa, the wife of Edward III, who made Knaresborough Castle into a royal residence in the truest sense of the word.

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Castle Yard, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.
Knaresborough Courthouse Museum, The Court House.
Early C14 with late C16 & C18 additions.
Restoration 1830 & C20.
Grade ll listed.
The Court Room.

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St John the Baptist, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.
Detail of the memorial to Emma Louisa Catherine Slingsby (1829-1899).
She was the sole heiress and last of the distinguished Slingsby family which came over with William the Conqueror. She was the sister of Charles Slingsby, 10th and last Baronet. He died in 1869 and is commemorated nearby.

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Knaresborough Courthouse Museum, The Court House, Castle Yard, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.

Knaresborough Market.
In 1310 Edward II confirmed Wednesday as Market Day in Knaresborough by Royal Charter. A market was first mentioned in 1206, and has probably been held since Norman times, when the mMarket Place stretched as far as the castle. The market was once known for its locally-grown liquorice and cherries, and boasted a bull ring and stocks. Knaresborough Market is still held every Wednesday and St John's Church bell ringing practice on Tuesday evenings has for centuries alerted people to the market the following day.

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