PREFACE. I CLAIM for myself little, or no originality, in the following pages. Through the kindness of my friends I have been supplied with ample materials on which to enlarge, so that I might have filled a volume; but that was not my object in compiling this condensed History of Rudston. Having last year written an article in the “Bridlington - Quay Observer," it was suggested to me by many of my friends, that if I were to “enlarge upon it a little” it would form a useful and interesting “pamphlet” to the many visitors, who, during the summer season, visit this locality. Falling in with the idea, I have thus ventured to fulfill their desire, in the hope that my efforts may not be altogether futile. My best thanks, I offer, as they are due, to the gentlemen named on the following page, who have materially aided my design, and assisted in correcting this pamphlet The Rev. George Dodds, D.D., Corringham Vicarage, for the press. Gainsborugh ; Mr. Llewellynn Jewitt, F. S. A., &c., Winster Hall,
CONTENTS. Matlock; The Rev. W. C. Lukis, M.A., Wath Rectory, Ripon; The Rev. W. Greenwell, M.A., Minor Canon of Dur ham; The Rev. D. Butler, M. A., Thwing Rectory, Brid lington; ford ; &c., &c. PETER ROYSTON. The Parsonage, Rudston, August, 1872. PAGE. 2-Scenes of Antiquity at Caythorpe 5–Homer's description of the Car of Juno . 13 6-Ossian's description of the Celtic Car 14 7-Cæsar's account of British Chariots 8-Embankment on the North side of the parish 15 1 9--Restoration of the Church 11–Nave, Aisles, Chancel Arch, &c... 15—Illustrations in the East Window 16-Mr. Sharp's account of East Window 26 17—Northern Windows in Chancel 18-Southern Windows in Chancel 22—Painting, the handmaid of religion 20—Value of the Living, Schools, Chapels, &c. 34 27—Thorpe Hall, Lord of the Manor, Land- / 29—Chief crops, population, &c. 31-Infectious distemper among cattle, 1748 35 CONTENTS. PAGE. 50 59 3t-Various spellings of Rudston in parish 38—Scriptural record of Memorial stones 45 39-Unhewn stones in India, &c. 42-Knox's Account of the Monolith 43—Pagan custom of laying foundation stones 55 44-Pointer stone, at Stonehenge 46-Stukeley's description of Stonehenge 57 47–Rudston pillar one of a trilithite 49—Drake and Pegge's account of Monolith.. 62 51----Account of Monolith in parish register 63 53–Archdeacon Wilberforce's visit, &c. 54-Instruction to Missionaries from Rome 67 55—Custom of erecting Churches in Scotland, &c. 67 57-M.S. account of the name Rudsten. 58-Extract from Thompson's book on 59--Mr. Waller's remarks thereon 60-Mr. E. H. W. Dunkin's account in the 7 RUDSTON: ITS HISTORY AND ANTIQUITIES. The village of Rudston is situated on the old Roman road which runs between Bridlington (Burlington) and York, about five miles to the West of the former, in the Wapentake of Dickering, and watered by a stream which runs into the German Ocean at Bridlington Bay. It has many signs and scenes of antiquity connected with and strewn around it. Independently of the wondrous Monolith and pretty little Church, upon which we hope to speak fully presently, there are still to be seen the remains of sites of old Roman villas and encampments, as also extensive ditches and outworks in the hamlet of Caythorpe. These may have been portions of a military station of great strength. Standing near the fish-ponds, to the South of Thorpe Hall, and looking along the slope B |
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