Author Archives: Hortoris
Clogs Get Morris Dancing in Otley
The Buttercross Belles will likely be performing at the Otley Folk Festival 17th – 20th Septermber in Otley. Dust off your clogs or better still pop down and support your local side. There will be several sides from as far … Continue reading
Barbara Hepworth 1903-1975 and An Eternal Triangle
Hot on the heels of the announcement of a sculpture triangle in Yorkshire I revisited a post from 6 years ago to find it still as appropriate now. ‘Celebrate 200 of the World’s greatest artists at four leading venues.’ some … Continue reading
Funny and Comic T Shirts Slogans
There’s a little riverside town name York that is noted for T shirts and fun – here are about 100 slogans and comic quips for your next T Shirt. Who put the wet in Wetwang Who put the naff in … Continue reading
Yorkshires Top Ten Driver Problems
A couple of years ago we reported about our Yorkshire Roads Top Ten Problems. Nothing much has changed and the list remains pretty much the same with maintenance, speed bumps and minor niggles well to the fore. Now is the … Continue reading
Yorkshire Roads Top Ten Problems
Now the biggest road problem is abandoned yellow ‘Tour’ bikes it is time to get more serious. Sometime ago the Yorkshire Post was reporting that ‘More than two-thirds (68%) of AA members using the region’s roads believed they have got … Continue reading
Waiting For Lizzie Armistead Biography
The younger the start the earlier the biography (or autobiography penned by a ghost) In the world of female cycling the wheels are moving faster than ever before. Otley’s own Lizzie Armistead has come up to the wheel of Victoria … Continue reading
Morris Dancing Teams in Yorkshire
What are the following or what do they have in common? Lizzie Dripping, Yorkshire Chandelier, Gift Rapper, Slubbin Billy’s, T’Gradely Lasses, Rhubarb Tarts, Goatland Ploughstots, Betty Lupton’s Ladle Laikers , Flag Crackers of Craven, Kitchen Taps, Inclognito, Lord Conyers Morris … Continue reading
Yorkshire Miners not all Cloth Caps & Whippets
Thirty years ago the miners strike pitted ‘the Government against the People’ and David Peace’s novel ‘GB 84’ is an evocative and provocative thriller based on the events of that time. Peace recounts strong views surrounding Britain’s social and political … Continue reading
Harry Ramsden’s Fish & Chip History
Caught in Whitby, fried at Guiseley and eaten out of newspaper our Yorkshire fish and chips, mushy peas and all were part of our staple diet. The real Harry Ramsden’s of our youth is no more, no longer a chandeliered temple, … Continue reading
Dalesmans Litany – from Hull Hell and Halifax
The Dalesman’s Litany is a folk song about industrial change and the problems of moving from the land to the industrially revolutionised Yorkshire towns. The farmworker receives an ultimatum from the farmer, and he leaves the land to find work … Continue reading