Author Archives: Hortoris
Ledsham from Fairburn Ings
Fairburn Ings is a great nature reserve and RSPB sanctuary near Castleford that covers 700 acres and includes open water, marshland, wet meadows, feeding stations and small areas of reed bed. On a grey winters day a walk around the … Continue reading
Books at Grassington
I was visiting Grassington last year on a walk via Linton and called into the book shop at the bottom of high street. Elliott’s Page Turners had a good and cheap selection of books and I carried 4 of them … Continue reading
Reflecting on Yorkshire
Photographs reflecting part of what is so good about Yorkshire, Mirror mirror on the wall what is the fairest county of all? Continue reading
Otley Manor House – Pub Love
The Manor House is far better than it’s reviews. The name also has a long heritage as the second section reports…. Continue reading
Indifferent to Yorkshire?
I would rather be: Indecisive than in Lancashire Indentured than live in Accrington Intellectual than in Blackpool Indifferent than in Burnley Inflammatory than in Manchester Insouciant than in Preston I would also rather be: Inebriated than be intemperate Involuted than … Continue reading
Idle Entrepreneurs Or Working Men
Idle Working Mens Club is an oxymoron that has raised a smile or two in it’s time. Since opening in 1926 the rugged building has been extended not only in size but in membership which is now open to Idle … Continue reading
Yorkshire Men Looking Their Best
Many a sergeant major has bawled ‘Get Your haircut you ‘orrible little man’ as they did in the Carry on Sergeant films. Modern day recruits and city gents now have a far wider choice of methods of ‘grooming’ their hair … Continue reading
Good Things About Leeds
Leeds upon Aire is the new seaside location in the middle of Yorkshire. Snorkeling, scuba diving and muddy beaches are waiting for the intrepid visitor. No money at all has been spent on making this a holiday destination of a … Continue reading
Geoff Boycott in Black or White
It was always Black or White for Geoffrey Boycott. Whether batting or commentating, his uncompromising attitude was one of his greatest attributes and it is relevant that his autobiography is cased in a Black and White photograph. Boycott Quotes ‘He’s … Continue reading
Fanny Adams Bitter Sweet
Did the proprietors of this shop in Halifax know the story of the original Fanny Adams? ‘Lest we forget’ here are some of the gruesome details. Eight-year-old Fanny Adams was brutally murdered and dismembered in August 1867. The head, eyes … Continue reading