All Saints Parish Church, Ilkley

All Saints Parish Church in Ilkley has a history that goes much further back than would at first appear from its rebuilt state of 1860. While the porch dates from Norman times (13th Century), the aisle from the 14th C, and the tower from the 15th C, it is believed that a church existed there back in Saxon times (AD700-800), and the site was once the location of the Roman fort of Olicana, started in AD80 and rebuilt in stone during the 4th Century. Although late in the season, the flowers in the flower beds still add a very colourful note to this picture of the Church in today’s sunshine.