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Review Issue 5

YDS/001/002/004

Review issue 5 published winter 1983. Includes articles on the ropemakers of Hawes, Coolscar quarry, Settle – Carlisle railway, Trollers Gill, John Dawson of Garsdale, Rombalds Way and Grass Wood nature reserve. Cover photo of Beth of Dent by Lisa Forder.
Review Issue 83

YDS/001/022/003

Review issue 83 published in Summer 2003. Articles include a item on the securing of a lease for the Wensleydale Railway, a feature on meeting the housing needs of Wensleydale, a piece on Pioneer Projects – an arts and well being organisation in Bentham, a report on Walking for Health visits to the Dales by Mark ...
Review Issue 90

YDS/001/024/002

Review issue 90 published in Spring 2005. Articles include a comment on homes for locals, a discussion on affordable housing, a feature on ‘Prehistoric Rock Art of the West Riding’, a piece on the open studios event showcasing arts and crafts in the Dales, the opening of regular train services to Redmire on the Wensleydale railway ...
Review issue 103

YDS/001/027/003

Review issue 103 published in Summer 2008. Articles include an introduction to Bill Mitchell, new President of YDS, a feature on ‘Ruswarp: the paw-print that help to save a railway’, a note on the visit by Rosie Winterton Minister of State for the environment to YDS’s office, the presentation of the Ken Willson Award to Amy ...
Review Issue 114

YDS/001/030/002

Review issue 114 published in Spring 2011. Articles include a comment cuts to funding, a response by Hugh Thornton on the review of National Parks governance, a proposal to connect the Bolton Abbey railway line to Skipton, ‘Snippet from the office’ by Ann Shadrake, an update on Corporate Members, ‘Sward!’ the story of a meadow presented ...
Review Issue 115

YDS/001/030/003

Review issue 115 published in Summer 2011, a special 30 year edition; review editor Fleur Speakman. The publication now designed by Creative and Marketing, with changes style, layouts, fonts and paper, and introducing the new version of the logo. Articles include a feature ‘Ghosts of Nidderdale’ by Colin Speakman about Richard Muir’s book ‘Elegy for the ...
Review Issue 127

YDS/001/033/003

Review issue 127 published Summer 2014. Articles include a comments on affordable housing, moving quarry traffic to rail and the loss of Pennine buses. There is an introduction to John Avison, ‘A Grammar School at War about Emystead’s during WW2’ by Steve Howarth, a discussion about barn conversions by Mark Thompson and Alan Watkinson, celebrations of ...
Review Issue 130

YDS/001/035/002

Review issue 130 published in Spring 2015. Articles include updates on planning issues, a discussion about why Dales lovers should worry about the price of milk, volunteering at Brimham Rocks by Chris Hartley, a feature on the Wensleydale Railway, and a feature on the lead mining landscapes of the Dales by Yvonne Luke. There is a ...
Review Issue 143

YDS/001/038/003

Review issue 143 published in Summer 2018. Articles include the Dales as a ‘Natural Health Service’ by Mark Corner, the problem of Raptor persecution by Ian McPherson, a history of saving the Settle Carlisle Railway Line, a feature on Capturing the Past by Nancy Stedman, and a report on a walk around early Victorian Skipton by ...
Review Issue 11

YDS/001/004/002

Review issue 11 published in Summer 1985. Articles include restoring the Wensleydale railway line, Gaping Gill, Dales’ Bus 85 and traffic on the A684 through Wensleydale and Garsdale. There is also a review of ‘Open Fell Hidden Dale’ with text by Arthur Raistrick and photos by John and Eliza Forder. Cover photo of Arncliffe in Littondale by Geoffrey ...
Review Issue 13

YDS/001/004/004

Review issue 13 published in Winter 1985. Articles include ‘Subtopia in the Dales’ about the need to control development, an update on Coolscar Quarry, a tribute to the first 50 years of The Council for National Parks and contributions from YDS members living abroad. Cover photo is of Gordale in Winter by John Avison.
Review Issue 14

YDS/001/005/001

Review issue 14 published in Spring 1986. Articles include the campaign to save the Settle-Carlisle railway line, the issues of providing homes for locals whilst preventing inappropriate development as at Pateley Bridge, greenways in the Dales and date panels on historic buildings. There is also a poem by Roy Brown, ‘Turrets and Tors of Limestone’. Cover photo of ...
Review Issue 15

YDS/001/005/002

Review issue 15 published in Summer 1986. Articles include a comment on the local need for the Settle-Carlisle Railway, an update on Coolscar Quarry, the pressures on the Three Peaks, aircraft noise spoiling the tranquillity of the Dales by Philip Helliwell and a feature on Sedbergh. Cover photo of hay making in Dentdale in 1955 by Geoffrey ...
Review Issue 18

YDS/001/006/001

Review issue 17 published in Spring 1987. Articles include an update on the Settle – Carlisle railway, the launch of the Three Peaks Project to restore footpaths, lambing time in Wensleydale, and ‘Swaledale Wollens: the Rebirth of a Cottage Industry’. Cover photo of Raydale by John Fawcett.
Review Issue 19

YDS/001/006/002

Review issue 19 published in Summer 1987. Articles include a comment on acid rain, changing perspectives on Dales tourism, Wensleydale railway line and new life for two Dales barns. Cover photo of Semerwater by Christine Whitehead.
Review Issue 20

YDS/001/006/003

Review issue 20 published in Autumn 1987. Articles include a proposal for forestry at Cam Fell, protection of drystone walls at Malham, the history of Grassington fields, low flying aircraft and Garsdale station birthday party. Cover photo of Reeth Show 1985 by Christine Whitehead.
Review Issue 21

YDS/001/006/004

Review issue 21 published in Winter 1987. Articles include the protection of Birstwith meadow in Nidderdale, the Chernobyl fallout, the results of the YDS photographic competition and Gayle Mill near Hawes. Cover photo Aysgarth Falls by John Potter, First Prize Winner of the photography competition.
Review Issue 23

YDS/001/007/002

Review issue 23 published in Summer 1988. Articles include forestry at Cam Fell, the possible sale of the Settle – Carlisle railway, a conservation policy for tourism, holy wells of the Yorkshire Dales and a feature by Chis Hartley on Warden’s Day. Cover photo of Linton-in-Craven by Christine Whitehead.
Review Issue 24

YDS/001/007/003

Review issue 24 published in Autumn 1988. Articles include Settle Carlisle railway, the conservation of barns, photographic treasures of Yorkshire’s past, ‘National Parks – Ours to Look After’ and a report on a one day conference Pennine Futures. Cover photo of “The Little House” in Todds Wood in Wharfedale by John Potter.
Review Issue 27

YDS/001/008/002

Review issue 27 published in Summer 1989. Articles include a report on the successful saving of the Settle – Carlisle railway line, ‘The Yorkshire Dales National Park – Public Service or Public Charity?’, characters of Old Coverdale and Dales transport news. There is also a short piece on local artist Gill Shreeve. Cover photo of turning the hay ...
Review Issue 28

YDS/001/008/003

Review issue 28 published in Autumn 1989. Articles include ‘Making Conservation Happen in the Yorkshire Dales’, rural housing issues, study packs for the Settle – Carlisle railway and the new Country Workshop Trail. There are also several watercolours by Hannah Chesterman launching the ‘Landscapes for Tomorrow’ exhibition. Cover photo of ‘The Conserved Landscape’ by Hannah Chesterman.
Review Issue 29

YDS/001/009/001

Review issue 29 published in Winter 1990. Articles include ‘Networks of History’ looking at the significance of paths and bridleways in the Dales landscape, photographs by Simon Warner of the restoration of the Ribbleshead Viaduct, discovering Middleham and ‘Clouds and Daffodills … Concrete and Tyres’ a film shown at the National Museum of Photography, Film and ...
Review Issue 31

YDS/001/009/003

Review issue 31 published in Summer 1990. Articles include a comment on the National Parks Review by Professor Ron Edwards, ‘Sharing the Bavarian Experience’, ‘Architectural Splendours of Richmondshire’ and news on Settle – Carlisle railway and Dalesbus. Cover photo of the Boundary Stone on Ellerton Moor above Reeth by Christine Whitehead.
Review Issue 34

YDS/001/010/002

Review issue 34 published in Spring 1991. Articles include a comment on the report ‘Fit for the Future’, the proposed Chelker Windfarm, ‘A Blacksmith’s Year 1924-5’, Dales Public Transport News, and a request for help on surveying milk churn stands. Cover photo of a view of Grinton in Swaledale by Christine Whitehead.

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