Comment from Charles turner: My ancestor William turner farmed Higher Baitings Farm from 1824 until retiring to Kendal in the 1860s, leaving his son Edmund turner to carry on the farm. It was demolished by the Water Board when the reservoirs were…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…