Author Archives: Hortoris
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
Wait for Old Yorkshire Music
Royal courts may have had their fools and jesters, Robin Hood had the wandering minstrel Alan-a-Dale and Yorkshire’s mayors had their ‘City Waits’. What was a Wait From medieval times groups of musicians were sometimes organised as waits. The York … Continue reading
Yorkshire Before 1066
Yorkshire folk are a hardy species with a long and fascinating historical past these are just some indicative seminal times. Jurassic period 140 million years ago between the Mesozoic era, Triassic and the Cretaceous period with marine conditions in Yorkshire … Continue reading
Tykes Don’t Talk Daft – New Culture
I am self identifying as having micro-aggression over woke wonkery and would like to exercise white privileged before returning to traditional old tyke speak. I am partnered with a gender fluid Karen from the snowflake generation who is gas lighted … Continue reading
Let’s Hear It For Kingston upon Hull
Kingston upon Hull the 4th largest Yorkshire city is better known as Hull. As we move into a post pandemic era I would like to think Yorkshire folk will help support our less fortunate communities and that would certainly include … Continue reading
Farmers Markets Post EEC & Brexit
As the common agricultural policy disappears into the bureaucratic distance is a great time to focus on local produce and local markets. In Praise of Farmers markets These markets are sociable and help rural economies They offer home made products … Continue reading