Author Archives: Hortoris
Windmills Of Yorkshire
History The first written record from 1185 is of a Yorkshire windmill near South Cave in Weedley. The land was owned by the Knights Templar who may have been copying a 9th Century Iranian design. The 13th century saw an … Continue reading
Hose Pipe Ban 2022 Not Enough Sunshine
So here we are again time to visit Burnt Yates or see the fields on fire at Burns-all. ‘Do you remember 1995 when Yorkshire Water excelled itself during the last severe drought and water shortages.Water rationing, bans and tankering fresh … Continue reading
Yorkshire Day and Days
Yorkshire Day 1st of August can’t come soon enough so here are some extra Yorkshire Days to be getting on with:- Yorkshire D Day for all veterans Yorkshire Doris Day for all exiles in North Dakota Yorkshire Dayo Dayo if … Continue reading
Great North Road Facts
To some the Great North Road (GNR) goes from London to York. Others remember the Romans wanted to travel to Scotland and have the GNR ending in Edinburgh. Either way it has been a Yorkshire thoroughfare for centuries. It is … Continue reading
Amusing Yorkshire Lines
Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Yorkshire. Scarborough warning – A word and a blow, and the blow first. Richard of York gained battle in vain From Hull, Hell and Halifax lord deliver us Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, Out, Out, Out. “Leeds had been the … Continue reading
Discovered Items – Yorkshire Poets
Born in Winestead Holderness Andrew Marvell, a pupil from Hull Grammar school, was an English poet little published in his life time. After Cambridge university he became an MP representing Hull in the House of Commons for periods during 1659 … Continue reading
Found Items – Yorkshire Poets
Not a big surprise but I had never heard of a poetess called Trudy Blacker until I chanced on a neatly transcribed short poem. I put it in my found items collection. Extract From ‘County Treasures’ by Trudy Blacker A … Continue reading
Do Not Level Up Yorkshire
Boris, thanks but no thanks, keep you gerrymandering and self serving for the so called social and political elite. Yorkshire doesn’t need leveling up we are already at a terrific pinnacle and have been for many centuries. We would rather … Continue reading
Bacon and Egg Butties
I set a mission to champion the best of post lock down sandwiches and started to focus on Yorkshires ‘bacon and egg butties’. So far I have gained another couple of inches and a renewed taste for this morsel. Today … Continue reading
A Different York Pub Crawl
From Leeds to York it is only 22 minutes on the train and the near-by Maltings awaits the thirst traveler. On Tuesday 20th July train enthusiasts steamed in for a quick lunch before a trip back north on the LNER … Continue reading