Author Archives: Hortoris
Printers Still In Business
Thank goodness that there are many British and Yorkshire printing companies still in business. The digital age of texting, tweeting, poking and what have you is all very well but I like ink on paper. (Is it OK to say … Continue reading
Recycle Wheelie Bins
I urge you to recycle your Wheelie Bin before they take over our back streets. They meet weekly down your street or on local corners then scatter to the four winds when you want them back home. I think they … Continue reading
North Yorkshire Flora & Rare Plants of Teesdale
Upper Teesdale lies in four counties Cumberland, Westmorland, Durham and the North Riding of Yorkshire. On Widdybank Fell there are two plants not found anywhere else in Britain. The rock violet or Teesdale violet, Viola rupestris and Sandwort or Minuartia … Continue reading
Pontefract Cakes are Yorkshire Delicacies
Pontefract Cakes are Yorkshire Delicacies that rank alongside or ahead of other sweets named after Yorkshire towns. Harrogate toffee may be a premium product but hasn’t got the tang of a good Pontefract cake. Doncaster butterscotch is hard to find … Continue reading
Walk Around Harewood
Harewood House is the focal point of Harewood Village and an attractive destination for a trip out. Set above the lower reaches of the River Wharfe there are woods and views to suit most folk. Do not let this signpost … Continue reading
South Riding and God’s Own County Book Club
Preface to Yorkshire Book Club South Riding (A6) South Riding can now be seen as an old 20th century classic. It was written in 1936 and published posthumously after Winifred Holtby’s untimely death from Kidney disease at the age of … Continue reading
Room at The Top for Billy Liar
Two of the greatest kitchen sink films were filmed in Yorkshire! 1. Room at The Top starred Laurence Harvey, Donald Wolfit, Simone Signoret and Heather Sears in the 1959 film of John Braine’s novel of lust and sex. Set in … Continue reading
The Super Language of God’s Own Country
The great language I refer to is that used in the first book by Yorkshire author Ross Raisin. He credits the Yorkshire Dictionary of Dialect, Tradition and Folklore by Arnold Kellett which is used to spice up the sense of … Continue reading
Barden and Burnsall Bridges
Barden Bridge Approach Barden Towers from Appletreewick on the riverside path and the first thing you see is a graceful stone bridge of three segmental arches. The massive pointed cutwaters provide niches in the parapets. The bridge is humpbacked … Continue reading
Ampleforth Church, Abbey and Stained Glass
Ampleforth village is home to an abbey, college, school and the parish church. The Saxon church of St Hilda at Ampleforth is believed to contain Medieval stained glass windows. Certainly the C.of E. church dates back to 1390 although the … Continue reading