timbarberDec 9, 20213 minThe Great British Talkshow Host – Sir Michael ParkinsonWith Sir Michael Parkinson due to receive his Lifetime Achievement Award at the Yorkshire Awards in March 2022, it seemed like a good...
timbarberApr 5, 20213 minThe Multangular Tower - an insight into Roman YorkWith lockdown restrictions starting to ease, I have been lucky over the past week, to have completed 3 virtual tours of York for US...
timbarberFeb 4, 20213 minPercy Shaw – the Yorkshire inventor of the “Cat’s Eye”The “Cat’s Eye” was invented in 1934 by Yorkshireman Percy Shaw and has no doubt saved thousands of lives on the roads over the years....
timbarberJan 4, 20213 minDid you know Britain’s tallest ever man was a Yorkshireman?William Bradley – often known as “The Yorkshire Giant” or “Bradley the Giant” was born in Market Weighton in the East Riding in 1787 and...