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A chocolate and furniture connection in York
You would never expect to find any connection between a Chocolate Orange and some fine furniture, yet Noel Terry – a relative of Joseph Terry who set up a famous chocolate factory in York – spent his lifetime collecting exquisite Georgian clocks and furniture. Terry’s...
Ilkley – wheear ast tha bin since ah saw thee?
PHOTO: Ilkley, below the famous 'Cow and Calf' Rocks Besides being the home of the Yorkshire Anthem ‘On Ilkley Moor Bah Tat’, Ilkley has a long and interesting history from its Roman occupation through to becoming a thriving Victorian Spa Town. Local Blue Badge Guide,...
Woolly Facts – in praise of the Swaledale Sheep
PHOTO: A handsome Swaledale Tup (Ram) at the Masham Sheep Fair in the Yorkshire Dales The wealth of medieval England was built on the export of wool to continental Europe, which is why the Lord Speaker even today sits on a wool-sack in the House of Lords. However,...








