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The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, York

The Bar Convent Living Heritage Centre, York

My favourite place in York is passed by thousands of visitors and commuters every month. Just a stone’s throw from the magnificent Micklegate bar is a beautiful Georgian house on the corner which often goes unnoticed. On the wall there is a plaque dedicated to Mary...

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2019: A Celebration of Patrick Brontë

As part of the Brontë 200 celebrations, the Brontë Society has announced 2019 as the year for celebrating the life and times of Patrick Brontë, the ‘Father of Genius’, to borrow a title from Dudley Green. The Brontë story is the story of England’s most famous literary...

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The oldest horse race in England – The Kiplingcotes Derby

The oldest horse race in England – The Kiplingcotes Derby

We have a saying in Yorkshire: “There’s nowt so queer as folk” and one of our more eccentric traditions certainly bears this out.Yorkshire is well-known for its love of horse racing – we have nine fantastic courses dedicated to the Sport of Kings – but the...

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