. ▁ ▁The ▁estate ▁of ▁E as ington ▁and ▁B oul by ▁came ▁to ▁a ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁of ▁Con y ers ▁by ▁the ▁mid - 1 5 th ▁century , ▁who ▁for ▁several ▁gener ations , ▁were ▁se ated ▁at ▁m ansion ▁at ▁B oul by . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁m ansion ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁farm ▁house , ▁which ▁over ▁the ▁door ▁on ▁a ▁square ▁stone ▁bore ▁the ▁arms ▁of ▁the ▁Con y ers . ▁The ▁family ▁were ▁sole ▁propriet ors ▁until ▁about ▁ 1 6 6 4 , ▁when ▁Nicholas ▁Con y ers ▁passed ▁the ▁estate ▁to ▁the ▁sons ▁of ▁his ▁second ▁wife , ▁who ▁all ▁died ▁without ▁male ▁he irs . ▁Nicholas ▁Con y ers ▁kept ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁al um ▁works ▁at ▁B oul by , ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 6 1 5 . ▁By ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁B oul by ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁" st rag g ling ▁and ▁ru in ous ▁village ". ▁ ▁Cl iffs , ▁quar ries ▁and ▁mines ▁ ▁Just ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁are ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁cl iffs ▁in ▁England , ▁at ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level . ▁B oul by ▁Cl iff ▁was ▁m ined ▁for ▁al um ▁and ▁in ▁A ▁Pictures que ▁History ▁of ▁York shire ▁( 1 9 0 1 ) ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁the ▁head land ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁being ▁" d otted " ▁with ▁al um - works ▁and ▁min ers ▁c ott ages