Yorkshire on Wednesday 26 November 2025
Then!
Yorkshire in history:
- 26 November 1851: Exports in sterling to foreign ports for the year to date by one of Hull’s largest shippers, Brownlow, Pearson and Co.
- 26 November 1941: Tolkien on the introduction by Professor George S. Gordon of lightheartedness to dour Yorkshire students of English literature at Leeds in the 1910s
- 26 November 1980: Following the Headingley murder of Jackie Hill, West Yorkshire Police receive a letter from Trevor Birdsall clearly identifying his friend Peter Sutcliffe of Heaton (Bradford) as the Yorkshire Ripper
Now!
Heavenly data for Hull:
- Sun: 07:45-15:51, zenith 11:48
- Moon: rise 12:40 set 21:20, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Leeds:
- Sun: 07:51-15:56, zenith 11:53
- Moon: rise 12:46 set 21:25, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Middlesbrough:
- Sun: 07:53-15:50, zenith 11:52
- Moon: rise 12:48 set 21:20, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for Sheffield:
- Sun: 07:48-15:57, zenith 11:53
- Moon: rise 12:43 set 21:26, waxing crescent
Heavenly data for York:
- Sun: 07:49-15:53, zenith 11:51
- Moon: rise 12:44 set 21:22, waxing crescent
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