Pickering Castle

Pickering Castle is a motte-and-bailey fortification in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. The original castle was made of timber, and the later stone castle was a temporary prison for Richard II in 1399. The castle is owned by the Duchy of Lancaster and managed by English Heritage.

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Pickering Quaker Meeting House

Pickering Quaker Meeting House is a historic building in Pickering, North Yorkshire, a town in England. A Quaker meeting house was first built in Pickering in about 1675, on a site on Undercliff. In 1793, a new, larger, meeting house was built on a site above Undercliff. Meetings ended in 1843, but the building remained in Quaker ownership, and it was refurbished in 1879. Meetings restarted in 1936. In 1945, cloakrooms were added, and a wooden hut from Pickering Golf Club was erected next to the meeting house, to serve as a hostel, but was later demolished. In 1976, an extension was added to house a kitchen, which was later enlarged. The building has been grade II listed since 1974. The building is built of stone with a hipped Welsh slate roof. There is one storey, a rectangular plan, and three bays. The porch has a coped gable and an elliptical-headed entrance with a keystone and impost blocks. The windows are sashes with flat lintels and incised keystones. Inside, there are larger and smaller meeting rooms separated by a passage, the passage and smaller meeting room with fittings from 1879, and the larger meeting room with fittings from the late 20th century, and a gallery which can be accessed only by a ladder.

Pickering railway station

Pickering railway station is the southern terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and serves the town of Pickering in North Yorkshire, England. The first railway arrived in Pickering from the north in 1836, however, it wasn't until the railway was connected from the south in 1845, that the current station was built. The station was closed by British Railways in March 1965, but since 1975, the station has served as the southern terminus of the North York Moors Railway. The main building of the station, including the station house and retaining walls, is a grade II listed building.

Pickering Bridge

Pickering Bridge is a historic bridge in Pickering, North Yorkshire, a town in England. The bridge carries Bridge Street across Pickering Beck, at the western end of the town's market place. A stone bridge was first recorded in 1476, and was also mentioned by John Leland. One arch of the Mediaeval bridge survives, while the remainder of the bridge was rebuilt in the 18th century. The bridge was grade II listed in 1950. The bridge is built of stone and has four arches, with the Mediaeval arch being ribbed. The centre arch is segmental, and the others are smaller flanking flood arches with pilasters between.

St Peter and St Paul's Church, Pickering

The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Pickering is the parish church of the market town of Pickering in the county of North Yorkshire. The church sits on the top of a small hill in the centre of the town and its spire is visible across the Ryedale district. The church is part of the Church of England Diocese of York, and houses a collection of medieval wall paintings. It is a Grade I listed building.