i-Yorkshire Marketplace

  • HOME
  • GIFTS
  • TSHIRTS
  • CONTACT

Yorkshire Folk Part 2-William Wilberforce

Monday, 29 June 2020 by Jonathan
Introduction William Wilberforce was a politician and humanitarian campaigner whose lifetime’s work helped to abolish the slave trade in the UK. It was his dedication to the cause and determination to overcome the many obstacles that lay before him that makes him a great historical Yorkshireman. Early Life, Education and Early Political Career William Wilberforce
  • Published in People of Yorkshire
Tagged under: Kingston Upon Hull, slavery, William Wilberforc, Yorkshire T-Shirts

Yorkshire Folk Part 1- Sir Michael Parkinson

Thursday, 18 June 2020 by Jonathan
Introduction Sir Michael Parkinson is a famous television presenter and journalist, who over the course of a fifty-year career has interviewed some of the biggest celebrities on the planet, including Muhammad Ali, David Beckham and John Lennon. These interviews, given in his familiar gritty South Yorkshire accent make a refreshing change from the usual Received
  • Published in People of Yorkshire

5 Yorkshire Community Stars Honoured By House Builder

Wednesday, 17 June 2020 by Jonathan
Five outstanding members of the community have been recognised for their hard work by a local house building company to help celebrate their own success. Barratt Developments Yorkshire East and their sister company, David Wilson Homes have retained their five star status in house building for the eleventh year running in the 2019 Home Builders
  • Published in Local News

Yorkshire Finance Broker Completes £2.7M Investment And Development finance Deal For Eco-Luxury Apartments in Scarborough

Wednesday, 10 June 2020 by Jonathan
It’s not all doom and gloom for the local economy during these unprecedented times, as companies seek to do business from the comfort of their homes. Leeds based Commercial Finance broker, ‘Xander Wealth Commercial Finance’ have just sealed a £2.7m investment/development finance deal in partnership with a local developer for the construction of seventeen high
  • Published in Local News

Natural Wonders of Yorkshire Part 2- Aysgarth Falls And Village

Monday, 08 June 2020 by Jonathan
High in The Yorkshire Dales, between Hawes and Leyburn are the magnificent Aysgarth Waterfalls. Cascading majestically over three flights of fast, gushing water down the River Ure and flanked by lush green woodland, this natural wonder is high on the list of must-see places in Yorkshire. How Aysgarth Falls were formed The rocks which Aysgarth
  • Published in Trivia

5 Great Yorkshire Sporting Moments

Tuesday, 26 May 2020 by Jonathan
Written by Jonathan Rudd Yorkshire has enjoyed some great sporting moments over the years, either on home soil, or elsewhere.. Here’s 5 great sporting moments with Yorkshire connections, complete with videos. Enjoy. 1. Boycott’s 100th Hundred – 1977 At nearly 6pm on 11th August 1977, after 231 deliveries, 14 boundaries and typically nearly all day
  • Published in Trivia

Natural Wonders Of Yorkshire Part 1 – Spurn Point

Tuesday, 19 May 2020 by Jonathan
Lying at the foot of the Humber Estuary, the majesty of this windswept spit of land has constantly changed due to storms, the sea and mankind. Caught between The North Sea and the Humber Estuary, Spurn Point has had settlements, a military base, lifeboat community, and nowadays a nature reserve. It has also captured the
  • Published in Trivia

5 Abandoned Places in Yorkshire

Tuesday, 19 May 2020 by Jonathan
Compiled and written by Jonathan Rudd Lying lost and forgotten, these places were once part of our great county’s history, but when their use finally came to an end were left abandoned and derelict. 1. St Mary’s In The Wood Church in Morley Look upwards in Morley and two towers dominate the skyline of this
  • Published in Trivia

5 Big ideas that never took off in Yorkshire

Monday, 04 May 2020 by Jonathan
Complied & written by Jonathan Rudd There have been many Yorkshire innovations and ideas, which have taken off and been to the benefit of folk in the county. Not all of these ever get off the ground, but had some of these failed projects actually happened, Yorkshire could have been a very different place indeed!
  • Published in Trivia

7 Things you never knew about Yorkshire Cricket and what makes them best team in t’land

Monday, 04 May 2020 by Jonathan
1. Yorkshire cricket started in Sheffield While Headingley in Leeds may now be the home of Yorkshire cricket, the origins of the sport in the region lays further south in Sheffield. The first recorded fixtures were played by a Sheffield XI in 1771 against city rivals, Nottingham. This city team developed into “Yorkshire” and by
  • Published in Trivia
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Follow Us!

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on LinkedInFollow Us on InstagramFollow Us on YouTube

Recent Posts

  • In search of Yorkshire’s oldest building

    by Jonathan Rudd Have you ever wondered what th...
  • Yorkshire Folk Part 14 – Jarvis Cocker

    Musician, Jarvis Cocker was born in Sheffield o...
  • 5 Lost Yorkshire Stately Homes

    They were once magnificent residencies built in...
  • 5 Yorkshire Christmas Customs

    The re-invention of Christmas in the 19th ...
  • A Very Yorkshire Christmas

     “Nowhere are the traditions of Christmas kept ...
yorkshire tshirt

Categories

  • Local News
  • People of Yorkshire
  • Trivia
  • Uncategorized
  • Yorkshire Poems
  • Yorkshire Sayings
  • Tweet

N E W S L E T T E R

Thank you! You have successfully subscribed to our newsletter.

N E W S L E T T E R

Signup for new articles, new photos, discounts, competitions and more!

FOLLOW US

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
© 2017 i-Yorkshire | All rights reserved.

By  Web Design Leeds

TOP