Author Archives: Hortoris
Yorkshire Retailers Welcome Panic Buyers
Fish & Chips Shops Oh my Cod, how many Cod Fathers are there to a flounder?I will have to check on Fishbook Open on Frydays all over Yorkshire not just the Chip in Dales A Fish Called Rhondda The Prawnbroker … Continue reading
Tyke Taverner – Timothy Taylor’s Top Tipples
As a veteran beer drinker and former member of the campaign for real ale, CAMRA, I am embarrassed to find there are 17 local branches in towns and cities across the county. I only discovered this fact only from reading … Continue reading
More Modern Mosaics in Yorkshire
Four years ago I was much taken by the roman mosaics in Aldborough – it is well worth a visit. Isurium Brigantum was a Roman fort and town that has left us with several mosaic treasures including some housed at … Continue reading
Exceptional Dry Stone Walls
Yorkshire and proud of the windows in this home from home. You need to shin up the tree to look at the roof to see if the sculpture is a solid cube. Made from Yorkshire grit I am sure it … Continue reading
Summat Abaht Paradise in Yorkshire
Something about paradise is the current exhibition in the nave of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park’s historic chapel. British artist Saad Qureshi has created an ‘eclectic mix of architectural styles, from traditional temples and churches to modernist houses and palaces, nestled … Continue reading
Environmental Bits
Estuary English or Yorkshire Quotes? ‘Ouch’ -Issac Newton am urt t’core New £50 notes do not grow on trees Gona-mo or al-clowt-thi-iftha-dunt-giower dumpin dahn khazi. Bubonic plagiarism Dammit I’m Mad – palindromically pppppp proper prior ….. Green Yorkshire Quips Rubble … Continue reading
Dour d’Yorkshire
What Defines a Dour Yorkshireman Yorkshire folk have a hard won but well deserved reputation of being on the right side of taciturn. Some may think us curmudgeonly but that does a disservice to those grumps who really are. At … Continue reading
Old Amos Nowt but a Great Old Dalesman
Nowt but Old Amos It is better to ‘ave nowt than do nowt. A laugh at your own expense costs nowt He that knows nowt doubts nowt Nowt but rain leaves us all soggy Nowt is as desirable as summat … Continue reading
Was His Nibs a Yorkshire Man?
Not all great phrases and sayings are Yorkshire-centric and ‘His Nibs’ is probably one created for the home counties elite. In one version of the meaning and derivation ‘His Nibs’ is ‘a mildly derisive mock title used to refer to … Continue reading
Hose Pipe Ban in 2020? Not Enough Rain
Do you remember 1995 when Yorkshire Water excelled itself during that years drought and water shortages.Water rationing, bans and tankering fresh water supplies only partially alleviated the problem for the most hated water company in what Ofwat described as a … Continue reading