Henry IV, John the Mason, and Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag, Knaresborough blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: In 1408 the Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag was excavated by John the Mason traditionally in thanksgiving for his young son being miraculously saved from falling rock. Permission for the shrine was granted by King Henry IV. Recorded plaque organisation: Knaresborough Civic Society.

King Henry IV of England, who reigned from 1399 to 1413, granted permission for the Chapel of Our Lady of the Crag, a site of local pilgrimage in Knaresborough; John the Mason, a local figure, excavated the chapel in 1408, reportedly as an act of thanksgiving after his son was miraculously saved from falling rocks.