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New Selection of Wallpapers for 2007 "A Personal Tour of Yorkshire" have selected a few of the many photographs on this site for you to use as Wallpaper on your PC. The images have been selected for their quality and variety, to provide you with backgrounds that will welcome you to your computer every time that you turn it on. Simply click on the image that you prefer and you will be taken to a new window containing two full size images, the first at a resolution of 1024 x 768 and another at a resolution of 800 x 600. Wait until the images have fully loaded then right-click on the image at the preferred resolution and select "set as Background".Alternatively selected images can be downloaded onto your hard disc for you to choose varying wallpapers as required. If you are not sure of your screen resolution, right click on your desktop, select properties from the drop down menu and click on the settings tab, where you will see your screen resolution setting displayed. If your screen resolution is greater than 1024 x 768 you may need to select stretch in the box marked position on the desktop tab. More information relating to the locations displayed in the Wallpaper images below can be found on other pages in this website.
	The construction of Castle Howard took more than 100 years before it could be said to have been finally completed, and spanned the lifetime of three earls and numerous architects and craftsmen. As the house was built and decorated so the grounds were filled with lakes, temples, monuments and a grand mausoleum. A thriving estate grew up encompassing several villages and acres of farmland.
	With fabulous views over historic York stands Clifford’s Tower, the remnants of the city’s medieval castle. The Tower has a turbulent history, surviving 1,000 years of flood, fire and siege. Its origins were violent: William the Conqueror built the castle for his northern campaign of terror in 1069.
	Bolton Abbey actually refers to the small village adjacent to the ruins, the ruins themselves are known as Bolton Priory. The priory was originally founded in about 1120, on land gifted to the Augustinian canons by Lady Alice de Rumilly, the owner of nearby Skipton Castle, perhaps as insurance against a good place in the next life
	As most people now know, the special little town where Summer Wine is filmed is none other than Holmfirth, on the fringe of the Pennines in West Yorkshire. Regulars in Holmfirth are well used to seeing the filming in parts of town and at other nearby locations, including Marsden
	Newby Hall is a beautifully restored 17th century Robert Adam house, designed under the guidance of Sir Christopher Wren and set in 25 acres of award winning gardens created in the early 1920's. Newby Hall is the family home of Mr and Mrs Richard Compton and featured in the BBC television series "Heirs and Graces".
	Ripley Castle has been the home of the Igilby family since 1308. The first occupant was Thomas, who married the heiress of the estate and only surviving daughter of the Thweng family in the early 1300's. Sir Thomas gained his knighthood for saving King Edward III from attack by an injured boar when hunting together in 1835
	The majestic ruins of Rievaulx Abbey rising from the depths of the narrow valley of the river Rye, serves to illustrate the power, wealth and importance that these monastic communities held in medieval England. Rievaulx Abbey was founded in 1132 and was the first Cistercian abbey in the North of England.
	Scarborough, Britain’s first seaside resort, has been welcoming visitors for over 360 years and is still as popular as ever. The safe, sandy, accredited beaches of the North and South Bays are broken by a rocky headland on which stands a reminder of the past - Scarborough's medieval castle.
	Sutton Park House and gardens are screened by a row of houses in the main street of the immaculately kept village of Sutton on the Forest and the modest entrance leaves visitors surprised at the delightful house and gardens hidden from view. The Village is only a few miles north from York City.
	Thornton le Dale is a historic market village with a traditional market cross and stocks on the village green popular with walkers and tourists. A stream runs through the village and you can admire a much-photographed thatched cottage – one of very few remaining in this part of North Yorkshire.
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