Yorkshire on Monday 13 October 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 13 October 1769: The poet Thomas Gray walks from Malham (“Maum”) to Gordale Scar and is horrified at the sight
- 13 October 1855: The Mercury publishes a letter from a chemist claiming that Leeds’s bakers adulterate their bread with a poisonous whitener
- 13 October 1863: After a long and acrimonious strike, Henry Briggs, co-owner of Methley Junction Colliery, receives a letter
- 13 October 1967: Barbara Castle visits the M62 construction site and ponders regional development via road-building
Proverbially:
Munday flitte
Neaver sitte.
(Best 1857)
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 07:23-18:11, zenith 12:47
- Moon: set 15:46 rise 22:27, last quarter
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 07:28-18:15, zenith 12:52
- Moon: set 15:52 rise 22:32, last quarter
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 07:28-18:13, zenith 12:51
- Moon: set 15:57 rise 22:24, last quarter
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 07:27-18:16, zenith 12:52
- Moon: set 15:48 rise 22:35, last quarter
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 07:27-18:13, zenith 12:50
- Moon: set 15:51 rise 22:29, last quarter
Red-letter days and other special events:
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