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No 1 Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd - DBC00101
The house where the former Poet Laureate, Edward James " Ted" Hughes, (17 August 1930 - 28 October 1998) was born. Ted was only 7 years old when he moved with his family to Mexborough in South Yorkshire, but it is widely believed that his early years…
Pad Laithe, near Noah Dale, Colden, c1960 - DBC00109
Possible inspiration for 'Dead Farms, Dead Leaves'
Pennine Farm - DBC00110
Possible inspiration for 'Dead Farms, Dead Leaves'
Raistrick Greave, nr Gorple, c1970 - DBC00108
Possible inspiration for 'Dead Farms, Dead Leaves'
Sheep Feeding - DBC00134
Ted described the Pennine sheep that he remembered as 'the sluttiest sheep in England'.
Sheep Feeding - DBC00135
Ted described the Pennine sheep that he remembered as 'the sluttiest sheep in England'.
Shooting Butts and Churn Milk Joan on Midgley Moor - DBC00112
Also known as Churn Milk Peg and Savile's Low, this stone is located on Midgley Moor. It is a 6' 9" high stone pillar - probably originally placed as a boundary marker. The stone is claimed to spin round three times on New Year's Eve. It is said to…
Southfield House, Mytholmroyd - DBC00144
Southfield was occupied, up to his death in 1976 by Walter Farrar. Walter was the uncle of poet laureate Ted Hughes and the subject of some of his poetry relating to Walter's service in the Great War. "My Uncle's Wound" and "Under High Wood" told of…
Southfield House, Mytholmroyd - DBC00145
Southfield was occupied, up to his death in 1976 by Walter Farrar. Walter was the uncle of poet laureate Ted Hughes and the subject of some of his poetry relating to Walter's service in the Great War. "My Uncle's Wound" and "Under High Wood" told of…
Stoodley Pike - DBC00139
Image to illustrate Ted's words 'There come days to the hills'.
Ted Hughes Birthplace at Mytholmroyd - DBC00102
The West Yorkshire house in which the late Poet Laureate Ted Hughes was born.
Ted Hughes lived at the three-bedroomed end-terrace at 1 Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd, near Hebden Bridge, from his birth on 17 August 1930 until 1938. At least eight…
Ted Hughes lived at the three-bedroomed end-terrace at 1 Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd, near Hebden Bridge, from his birth on 17 August 1930 until 1938. At least eight…
Ted Hughes Plaque - BIM00106
Blue plaque on the house in Aspinall Street, Mytholmroyd, where Ted Hughes was born.
The 'Hen Pens' behind Mount Zion, Mytholmroyd - DBC00106
Inspiration for 'Cock Crows' by Ted Hughes
The Alice Longstaff Gallery Logo - ALC00100
The Alice Longstaff Gallery logo. The idea for the collection’s logo came from a painting by Mr Donald Crossley that he presented to Alice in September 1991 to celebrate her 70 years in business. A few weeks later Alice had a heart attack and died…
Under the Bridge at Mytholmroyd, known as The Long Tunnel- DBC00131
Under the Bridge at Mytholmroyd - known as The Long Tunnel.
