Yorkshire on Wednesday 5 November 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 5 November 1641: Henry Best of Elmswell (Driffield) lays his wagons up for the winter
- 5 November 1754: A French fencing master turns highwayman on Rothwell Haigh (Leeds)
- 5 November 1789: John Elley, a run-away apprentice to John Gelderd at Meanwood Tannery, Leeds, begins a distinguished career in the British Army, breaking the heart of his employer’s daughter
- 5 November 1841: The over-provision of cottage-style housing in Sheffield by speculative builders
- 5 November 1866: Bonfire Night firework riots at Halifax
Now!
Hull, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:07-16:22, zenith 11:44
- Moon: set 07:13 rise 15:44, full (hunter’s) moon
Leeds, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:12-16:26, zenith 11:49
- Moon: set 07:18 rise 15:49, full (hunter’s) moon
Middlesbrough, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:14-16:23, zenith 11:48
- Moon: set 07:20 rise 15:44, full (hunter’s) moon
Sheffield, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:10-16:27, zenith 11:49
- Moon: set 07:16 rise 15:51, full (hunter’s) moon
York, on earth and in heaven:
- Sun: 07:11-16:24, zenith 11:47
- Moon: set 07:17 rise 15:46, full (hunter’s) moon
Red-letter days and other special events:
- ! Guy Fawkes Night – York-born applied chemist tried to have light triumph in and over darkness 🗩 A stick and a stake,/ For King James’ sake./ Please give us a coil [coal], a coil (Moorman 1916)
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