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Barwick in Elmet's history can be traced all the way back to a Roman hill fort which makes the site of the village over 2000 years old.
This sketch shows part of the village as it is today.
These two pictures show the Village Maypole taken in 1904 and how it looks at present. The Maypole is the oldest and tallest in Great Britain.
These two pictures show Chapel Lane where I live. The first picture was taken in 1930 the second shows Chapel Lane as it is today.
The photographs show the village windmill before and after the sails were removed at the turn of the 19th/20th century.
The mill was demolished during the Second World War although the house in the picture can still be seen on the corner of Leeds Road and Carrfield Road in the village today.
As far as we know this is the oldest photograph taken in Barwick-in-Elmet.
It appears in Edmund Bogg's "The Old Kingdom of Elmet: York and the Ainsty District" published 1902. It refers to the photograph as being :
(Taken before the last restoration - nearly 50 years ago). The figures in the foreground are those of the late Rector (the Rev. Canon Hope) and his Curate."
Canon Hope was appointed in 1852. The "last restoration" took place in 1856.
The pictures below show the village in winter and summer.
Our village is very proud of its beautifull flowers and gardens which are supplied and maintained by a group of dedicated volunteers organised by Mr John Tinker who can be seen watering in the last photograph.
"Barwick in Bloom" has won many awards in national competitions.
