Editing Ripon (section)

==Landmarks and architecture==
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The main feature of Ripon is an [[English Gothic architecture|English Gothic style]] cathedral, originally founded by Irish monks but refounded by [[Wilfrid|Saint Wilfrid]] in 672. It has been rebuilt many times, and the only original building is the Saxon crypt.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ripon Cathedral |url=https://www.englishcathedrals.co.uk/cathedral/ripon-cathedral/ |access-date=4 November 2023 |website=The Association of English Cathedrals |archive-date=4 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104144212/https://www.englishcathedrals.co.uk/cathedral/ripon-cathedral/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is home to Wilfrid’s grave.

[[Ripon Spa Baths]] is a grade II listed building which was opened in 1905. Originally, spa water was pumped from Aldfield a village to the north of the city, but later, the baths were opened on site too. The site closed in 2021, and in 2024, it was purchased by a private buyer to be converted into a hospitality venue and luxury apartments.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ripon Spa Baths to be redeveloped as luxury apartments |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg4q7dp55ewo |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=BBC News |date=19 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{NHLE|desc=Spa Baths |num=1150142 |grade=II|access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |editor-last1=Chapman |editor-first1=Hannah |title=£2m scheme to restore historic Spa Baths |work=Darlington & Stockton Times |issue=2024–43 |date=25 October 2024 |page=8|issn=2516-5348}}</ref>