Twixt Aire and Calder - Image Detail

A drawing of a view of Wakefield, circa 1843, drawn by Rev Thomas Kilby, showing Pindar Fields. Tradition has it that here, the Pindar of Wakefield defended the rights of the citizens against Robin Hood and his companions. In the centre can be seen the Parish Church of All Saints, parts of which date back to Norman times, on the site of an Anglo Saxon church. in 1888, it became the Cathedral Church of the new Diocese of Wakefield. Internal Reference: WR (LS)

Image reference: xl08501

Description: A drawing of a view of Wakefield, circa 1843, drawn by Rev Thomas Kilby, showing Pindar Fields. Tradition has it that here, the Pindar of Wakefield defended the rights of the citizens against Robin Hood and his companions. In the centre can be seen the Parish Church of All Saints, parts of which date back to Norman times, on the site of an Anglo Saxon church. in 1888, it became the Cathedral Church of the new Diocese of Wakefield. Internal Reference: WR (LS)

Keywords: church, house, cathedral, field, tree, hedgerow, cow, sheep, pond, factory

Place name(s): WF1, Pinderfields

Date(s): 1843

Date added to archive: 27/11/2003

Original rights: T. Kilby

Permission rights: Wakefield Local Studies Library

Digital rights: WMDC Libraries and Information Services

Digital publisher: WMDC, Education and Cultural Services, Libraries and Information Services

A view of Wakefield and All Saints Parish Church