Thomas Chippendale – “The Shakespeare of Furniture”
If you ask people to name a famous furniture designer – Thomas Chippendale would be one of the first names that sprang to mind. This...
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Jul 27, 20203 min read
The background behind Yorkshire Day and its celebrations
The 1st August – sees Yorkshire Day celebrated nationwide. But how long has it been going on and what is the background behind the annual...
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Jul 13, 20203 min read
Red Kites thriving in Yorkshire
Whilst driving around Yorkshire you’ll often see the shape of a large bird of prey hovering overhead with its distinctive forked tail....
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Jun 23, 20204 min read
William Wilberforce – The original Black Lives Matter Campaigner
After the recent Black Lives Matter protests around the world it was quite apt when one of my fellow guides, Nick Smith, the owner of Yor...
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Jun 12, 20202 min read
Jimi Hendrix, Ilkley Brewery, Fish & Chips and a Nursing Home – what’s the link?
A week ago, I treated myself to an Ilkley brewery gift box to celebrate the end of another week in lockdown. All lovely beers including...
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May 28, 20202 min read
Yorkshire TV & Film Location Quiz
Let's see how many you get right! - Scroll down for the answers... 1. Name 2 stately homes in Yorkshire which featured in Downton Abbey...
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May 15, 20203 min read
York celebrates Gentleman Jack...twice!
The popular BBC TV series Gentleman Jack has just been re-commissioned for a series 2 which is sadly on hold during to the Corona Virus...
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Apr 28, 20202 min read
Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Writers Festival
Every year for over 17 years, Harrogate has held the Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival. Sadly this year (2020) the event has...
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Apr 28, 20203 min read
The Marble Salon at Wentworth Woodhouse – a Downton Abbey – The Movie location
Downton Abbey, the British historical drama created by Julian Fellows has captivated audiences across the world since it first aired in...
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Apr 14, 20203 min read
Titus Salt - How Alpaca and Donskoi wool lead to his success
Industrialist Titus Salt will forever be remembered as a Yorkshire industrialist who pioneered the use of the model village for his...
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Apr 11, 20202 min read
The Poetry Seat on Ilkley Moor
A few years ago on the way back from a good yomp over Ilkley Moor to the 12 Apostles stone circle, I took a slight detour on my way back...
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Apr 1, 20202 min read
Ferret Legging - the sport where the main skill is to "have your tool bitten and not care"!
Yorkshire has some strange traditions but perhaps one of the strangest is the fictional sport of ferret legging The imaginary sport...
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Mar 28, 20202 min read
Harry Potter Movie Location at Malham Cove
The world first caught Harry Potter mania when JK Rowling published Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in 1997. The first book...
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Mar 25, 20205 min read
Alf Wight - the "real James Herriot"
A modest, self-described ‘run-of-the-mill’ country vet, James Herriot (pseudonym for Alf Wight), became internationally famous as the...
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Mar 21, 20202 min read
Barbara Hepworth - “One of the most important sculptors of the 20th Century”
The Hepworth Gallery in Wakefield was opened in 2011 and is one of the corners of the Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle. It was opened to...
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