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Jul 2025
Sunday Picture Quiz Answers: July 26
Here are the answers to this week's Sunday Picture Quiz. How well did you do?
1. Royal Baths, Harrogate
Many people pass too close to the Royal Baths to get a good view of the roof (seen here from the rear of the building), which is a shame, because it's quite impressive.
The baths were built by Harrogate Corporation in 1897 as part of its vision to make Harrogate the Nation's Spa Town.
In the baths' heyday, several different types of water with varying chemical compositions were piped to the building and visitors could order from a menu, depending on their taste or health complaint.
Today, the Turkish Baths survive and the Royal Baths Chinese Restaurant has been a tenant since 2005, but much of this building has been vacant for several years.
Photo: English Heritage.
2. St Mary's Church, Studley Royal
This magnificent church is one of the finest examples of High Victorian Gothic Revival architecture in England, but it has its origins in a little-known Greek tragedy.
In 1870, a group of tourists on a trip to Marathon in Greece was kidnapped by bandits who demanded a ransom of one million drachma (a huge sum at the time) for their release.
As Greek soldiers closed in, the bandits panicked and shot all the hostages in what became known as the Dilessi Massacre.
One of the victims was 23-year-old Frederick Vyner, whose widowed mother, Lady Mary Vyner, lived at Newby Hall. His sister, Henrietta, was married to the 1st Marquess of Ripon, who owned Studley Royal and Fountains Abbey.
Lady Mary and Lord and Lady Ripon put the money they had set aside for the ransom towards building two parish churches on their lands in Frederick's memory: the church of Christ the Consoler at Newby, and St Mary’s in Studley Royal Park.
St Mary's Church is managed by the National Trust.
3. Fox's Head Well, Pateley Bridge
Fox's Head Well is the 12th stop on the Pateley Bridge heritage trail. According to its red plaque, it was originally built in 1852 on Ripon Road as Souter Well.
The Pateley Bridge Heritage Trail plaque on the well.
It was moved to its current site at the top end of Pateley Bridge High Street in the 1970s and takes its name from the shape of its spout.
4. The Dropping Well, Knaresborough
The Dropping Well in Knaresborough is the oldest known fee-charging tourist attraction in England, and has been operated since 1630.
The water that constantly drips from the rock is so rich in calcium carbonate that that anything suspended in the flow is gradually encrusted with a coating of the mineral, known as tufa, hence its alternative name of the Petrifying Well (to petrify is to turn to stone).
The well is now part part of the Mother Shipton's tourist attraction, which also includes Mother Shipton's Cave, museum, adventure playground and parkland.
Too easy or too difficult? Let us know what you think of our quiz by contacting us at letters@thestrayferret.co.uk.
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