Monthly Archives: August 2016

Settle For a Couple of Hours

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Hortoris

A while back enroute to the football match Morecambe (0) v Bradford City(1) I stopped in Settle for a couple of hours. You can park in the market square free for that long if you are fortunate enough to find … Continue reading →

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Clever Little Tit or Bird Brain

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Hortoris

Tim Birkhead has produced a brainy book on ornithology as you would expect from an academic. However he has also been very clever in making it accessible to all ornithologists. Continue reading →

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Adelphi Window Reflections on a Meal Deal

Posted on August 21, 2016 by Hortoris

If you are eating a steak from a horse that had a very long neck and a small head ‘You’re Avin’ A Giraffe’ The Adelphi Leeds is tucked away at the bottom of Leeds City Centre just over the Leeds … Continue reading →

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Three Yorkshire Castles

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Hortoris

Clifford Tower York Castle York has had a castle since 1068 and some parts of the complex can be studied at the Castle museum. In March 1190 there was a massacre when 150 local Jews died in Clifford Tower the … Continue reading →

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Quarry Hill Flat Flats

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Hortoris

Look around the bottom of the Headrow in Leeds and wonder where Quarry Hill flats should have been Continue reading →

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See Where You Are Walking

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Hortoris

Reflections show where you are walking, well something to reflect on Continue reading →

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Reeth & Swaledale Snaps

Posted on August 17, 2016 by tejvan

Reeth Yorkshire by UGArdener, on Flickr

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Nine Race Course Yorkshire

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Hortoris

What do Catterick, Doncaster and Wetherby have that Beverley, Pontefract, Redcar, Thirsk, York and Ripon do not have? The answer is Jump racing or National Hunt meetings at these race courses. Wetherby only hosts jump racing but Catterick and Doncaster … Continue reading →

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Some Yorkshire Societies

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Hortoris

Society in Yorkshire has many societies that help understanding and support our Yorkshire communities Continue reading →

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Hull History Centre Homage to Heritage

Posted on August 14, 2016 by Hortoris

All our yesterdays can be studied at Hull history centre which has a fascinating range or records and archives… Continue reading →

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