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Aug 2025
Sunday Picture Quiz Answers: August 30
Here are the answers to this week's Sunday Picture Quiz. How well did you do?
1. Owl mural, Knaresborough
This fantastic mural is one of many around Knaresborough and the wider area painted by Sam Porter of Harrogate-based Mural Minded.
The Half Moon pub in Knaresborough.
You can find it on the side of the Half Moon pub on Abbey Road, just near Low Bridge.
2. Starbeck Baths
Starbeck Baths were built in 1870 as the Prince of Wales Baths to serve as a public swimming pool.
They traced their origins back to 1828, when a modern range of baths were created around the springs in Starbeck to cash in on the popularity of Harrogate's spa industry.
Starbeck Baths
A few years ago, there were plans to demolish the building, but local residents joined forces and successfully campaigned to save them. They are still open, and still popular.
3. Fisher's Hall folly, Hackfall
Although it looks like a ruin, this is actually one of five follies in the woods at Hackfall, which lies just outside the pretty village of Grewelthorpe, between Ripon and Masham.
The follies were created by William Aislabie, who is better known for having created the water gardens at Fountains Abbey. Hackfall had been bought for £906 in 1731 by William's father, John Aislabie, who also started the work at Fountains Abbey. As well as follies, William created grottoes, waterfalls, a fountain and surprise views.
In 2007, the Grade I listed gardens, which actually feel more like wild woodland, were restored thanks to a £1 million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. This has helped to preserve the buildings, restore water features, improve the footpaths and open up the vistas.
4. Brimham Rocks, Nidderdale
An easy one to end on, Brimham Rocks are instantly recognisable to anyone who has seen them before.
The rocks were formed by sediment in a river delta more than 300 million years ago, and have been shaped by ice, rain, wind and the passage of time ever since.
The area is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is managed by the National Trust. A popular destination for energetic children and their worried parents (some of those rocks are very high), it was even used by the Bee Gees as the location of the video for their 1987 hit, You Win Again.
Too easy or too difficult? Let us know what you think of our quiz by contacting us at letters@thestrayferret.co.uk.
Please do send us tricky pics of the area that we can include – and we'll credit your contribution. Thank you!
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