Steam in Northern England

Here in North England is basically the birthplace of the industrial age. James Watt invented the steam engine, and George Stephenson built railways. Here is a lot of cultural heritage in this area, with many stream trains running on schedules during weekends.

A real steam train, between Pickering and Grosmont, running on one of the very first railroad routes designed by George Stephenson in 1831.

Steam train waiting in station.

Steam train goes through the North York Moor.

Ruins of Rievaulx Abbey.

Ruins of Fountain Abbey near Ripon. 

Sutton Bank, the steep incline on the west side of the North York Moors area. On the plateau on the left, there is an aiport located. 

Robin Hood Bay. 

The entrance to the Whitby harbor. 

The spooky ruins of the Whitby Abbey. 

View over the bay near Whitby, with old cemetary in the front. 

Steep steps up to the Whitby Abbey, where Bram Stoker set a part of his novel "Dracula". 

Entrance into the Whitby harbor, with the ruins of the Whitby Abbey on top of the hill. 

The harbor town of Whitby. 

Landscape in the North York Moors National Park. 

Entrance to the beach at Withernsea. 

The thin peninsula "Spurn Head" which separates the Humber Bay (left) from the North Sea (right). The viewing direction is towards North.

Humber Bay near Hull. 

A pub at the shore in Hull. 

Kirkstall Abbey, one of the many abbeys in ruins here in this area, as a consequence of Henry VIII's closure of the monestaries in the 16th century. 

There are many Victorian buildings in Leeds. 

Leeds Civic Center. The Leeds Metropolitan University campus is behind this building (not visible) 

Leeds Town Hall in the city center. 

Leeds Metropolitan University: Civic Quarter, near the city center. This is where my office is located.  

Leeds Metropolitan University: Civic Quarter (right side). View from a parking structure over Leeds downtown towards southwest.

Leeds Metropolitan University: Beckett Park campus, with oldest building (left side): "The Grange".