Entries
Most recent additions first.
- 15 April 1924: Writing to The Lancet, Clifford Allbutt tells how a nursing hack eliminated (typhoid) thromboses in the Leeds fever hospital in the 1860s
- 19 October 1909: Opening a nurses’ home in Dewsbury, Clifford Allbutt describes their predecessors in the Leeds fever hospital in the 1860s
- 28 December 1872: The tower of St Peter’s, Earlsheaton (Dewsbury) rings a true peal of Kent treble bob major – 16,608 changes in 9 hours 50 minutes – setting a new national record
- 23 August 1933: John Betjeman witnesses the opening of the Leeds Civic Hall
- 2 November 1300: In a pause in the Scottish wars, Archbishop Corbridge of York tells John de Cave and Radulf, bailiff of Beverley, to pursue debasers and deserters
- 15 December 1824: Joseph Aspdin, bricklayer of Hunslet (Leeds), submits the process description for his patent for “artificial stone,” which he calls “Portland cement”
- 1 June 1318: Archbishop Melton of York tells the Ripon bailiff to ensure that everyone pays their proper share of the protection money agreed with the Scots
- 23 November 1826: A journalist from Sporting Magazine in London buys a waistcoat at Ripon Fair
- 4 July 1829: The first London buses commence service from the Yorkshire Stingo, New Road to Bank
- 13 July 1503: On her way to marry James IV of Scotland, Margaret Tudor (13) is met between Sirowsby and Doncaster by a euphonious sheriff
RSS feed
Bluesky
Extwitter