OUR SOURCES

Where the information comes from.

Every place links to an original heritage record. Our articles also draw on museums, archives, councils and the organisations that run the sites.

What we have checked

We checked the names, locations, record numbers and building types against the downloaded heritage data. That does not mean we visited the places or confirmed that they are open. Current condition and visitor arrangements need separate information.

Our 63 place guides use additional historical and visitor sources. Our source list contains 231 linked references. The remaining 585 place pages are shorter catalogue entries, with more research still needed.

The site has 50 full articles and 0 shorter introductions. Short catalogue pages and introductory articles stay out of search results until they provide enough useful detail. The Goathland goods-shed page is also held back while we check the building’s identity.

When information is uncertain

We explain when sources disagree or leave a question unanswered. An old description is not a current condition report, and a date when a building was listed is not its construction date.

Visitor information can apply to only part of a site. A museum may be open while an engine shed is closed. We also check for an actual reopening announcement rather than assuming that a closure ended on schedule. More about reading our place pages.

What we can reuse

The Open Government Licence allows commercial use of the heritage data as long as the required credits are kept. It does not give permission to copy provider logos, every page of website text or photographs belonging to other people.

We write our own summaries and link to the sources. Museum and operator websites help us check facts and opening arrangements, but we do not assume their descriptions or images are covered by an open licence. Anyone reusing the open data should keep its provider credits, record numbers and download date.

Place names and area boundaries

Our four regional collections include nearby places and do not follow exact council boundaries. The town labels use approximate reference points. Some Scottish county names come from historical records rather than current local government areas.

Separate county and council-area labels use Office for National Statistics boundaries from December 2025, simplified to 20 metres. Some coastal points could not be matched and remain unassigned.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Boundary data · Licence.

The map and postcode search

The background map comes from OpenStreetMap. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence. Map tiles are supplied under OpenStreetMap’s tile usage policy. Report a background-map error.

Postcode search uses Postcodes.io. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2025. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. Contains NRS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025. These years follow the provider’s published credit.

Postcode search covers Great Britain. Commercial reuse of Northern Ireland postcode information requires a separate licence, so those searches are not included. The postcode you enter is sent to Postcodes.io to find its location. Britain Beneath does not save it.

Photographs

Photographs have their own permissions, separate from the heritage records. Each image has a caption, photographer credit and licence link. Older photographs show the place on the date they were taken; they do not confirm its present condition or public access.

Our Creative Commons photographs can be reused commercially with the stated credits and licence conditions. If you adapt an image marked “ShareAlike”, your version must use the same or a compatible licence. That condition applies to the image, not automatically to our separate articles.

Castlefield canal basin, Manchester by Paul Harrop, image date: 2011-08-05. CC BY-SA 2.0. Converted to WebP for faster loading; no cropping.

Elsecar Newcomen engine by Chris Allen, image date: 2006-10-07. CC BY-SA 2.0. Converted to WebP for faster loading; no cropping.

Worsley delph 2 by Parrot of Doom (Tom Jeffs), image date: 2009-01-27. CC BY-SA 3.0. Converted to WebP for faster loading; resized without cropping.

Ribblehead Viaduct 2 by Michael D Beckwith, image date: 2016-06-06. CC0 1.0. Wikimedia’s resized JPEG; no additional edits.

Falkirk - Bo'ness, Haymarket Trainshed - 20210727111051 by Dbrooke1829, image date: No later than 17 September 2022; exact capture date not stated. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for faster loading; no cropping. These adapted image files remain available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Inner harbour and viaduct by Alan Hughes, image date: 2025-06-29. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP for faster loading; no cropping. Adapted image files remain under CC BY-SA 2.0.

South Rotunda, Glasgow Harbour Tunnels, Glasgow by Rosser1954, image date: 2018-02-16. CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and converted to WebP for faster loading; no cropping. Adapted image files remain under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Barton Road Swing Bridge and Barton Aqueduct open for the Daniel Adamson by Andrew (ARG_Flickr), image date: 2017-04-23. CC BY 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; no cropping.

Caphouse Headstock by Plucas58, image date: March 2011; exact capture day not stated. CC0 1.0. Resized and converted to WebP; no cropping.

Internal roof structure of No3 Covered Slip at Chatham Dockyard by HawkeyeUK, image date: 2021-07-27. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP; no cropping. The converted images remain available under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bridge over the River North Esk by M J Richardson, image date: 2008-11-06. CC BY-SA 2.0. Converted to WebP; thumbnail resized, no cropping. Both derivatives remain available under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stanley Ferry Aqueducts by derek dye, image date: 2018-03-09. CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and converted to WebP, no cropping. Both derivatives remain available under CC BY-SA 2.0.

Marple Aqueduct by Graham Hogg, image date: 2015-06-25. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Stockport Viaduct by Peter Whatley, image date: 2010-06-15. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Thornton Viaduct by Tim Green, image date: 2024-05-11. CC BY 2.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Standedge tunnel Marsden by John Sparshatt, image date: 2011-05-12. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Willesborough Windmill by M J Roots, image date: 1982-05-30. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Leas Lift by Tim Heaton, image date: 2019-08-08. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Newhailes House by Gweduni, image date: 2010-12-03. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Cramond causeway by Lewis Clarke, image date: 2020-09-23. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Store Street Aqueduct by Pit-yacker, image date: 2008-04-05. CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Armley Mills by Chris Allen, image date: 1983-12-17. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Castlefield Viaduct garden by Gerald England, image date: 2024-08-30. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Rochdale canal Lock 92 by michael ely, image date: 2014-05-16. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Meopham Windmill by Clem Rutter, Rochester Kent, image date: 2007. CC BY-SA 3.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

Herne Windmill by Jim Woodward-Nutt, image date: 2005-05-07. CC BY-SA 2.0. Wikimedia rendition converted to WebP and resized where needed; no cropping or retouching. Photographic derivatives remain under the stated licence.

AI-generated illustrations

Some guides include artwork generated with AI for Britain Beneath. We use it to illustrate an idea described in the article, and label it clearly. These pictures are imagined scenes, not photographs or evidence of a place’s historic appearance, current condition or public access. The captions explain their limits.

Corrections

If an original heritage record needs correcting, follow its link to contact the organisation responsible. Britain Beneath is independent and is not endorsed by Historic England or Historic Environment Scotland.