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Remembering Hampsthwaite’s Blind Joiner - an article by Shaun WilsonLike the market town of Knaresborough, who had ‘Blind Jack’ – John Metcalf, the road builder of Yorkshire in the eighteenth century, the small rural village of Hampsthwaite had it’s blind hero also, almost a century later – Peter Barker who became known as ‘The Blind Joiner of Hampsthwaite.’ Though there are some similarities between John Metcalf and Peter Barker’s lives, these are purely co-incidental and each fulfilled a life, character and career in their own right.
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JANE RIDSDALEAged 33 years, born at Hampsthwaite, near Harrogate, Yorkshire, her height is 31 ½ inches.She is remarkably chearfull & enjoys very good health.Published July 1st 1807 by Jane Ridstale, at Harrogate where purchasers of this Print will have the opportunity of seeing and conversing with her
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Joshua Tetley was the founder of Tetley’s Brewery in Leeds, and he retired with his wife Hannah to Hollins Hall on the outskirts of Hampsthwaite (Hollins Hall Retirement Village).
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Arsenic Poisoning in Hampsthwaite - The Execution of Hannah Whitley
In 1789, Hannah Whitley of Hampsthwaite used a pie as the delivery medium for a fatal dose of arsenic, with the poison concentrated in the crust. She claimed She had been coerced into the act of poisoning by her employer, a local linen weaver named Horseman, who was involved in an on-going feud with the intended victim.
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SCRUBBERS & STONES - Sat 29th June 10.30am - 2.30pm - Entry FREE!
Explore the Memorials at St Thomas a'Becket
Memorials Treasure Trail - for children if all ages
Self-Service / Self-Checkout BBQ from 12 noon (inc. veg option) Food £2, Drink £1, Donations? - yes please!
Hot & Cold Drinks
Laptop & Screen to show Mapping Hampsthwaite’s Past
Use a Bucket & Brush to help reveal Inscriptions on the older memorials
. . . or just Sit & Enjoy CORPUS CHRISTI BRASS BAND . . . from 11.30am
. . . followed by Afternoon Tea & Cakes at the Memorial Hall!
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Hampsthwaite Open Gardens - Sat 29th June 12.30am - 5.00pm - Entry £5.00 (accompanied under 15's FREE)
Tickets on the day from Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall
Plant sales - many named varieties of plants
Delicious homemade refreshments
Afternoon tea and cakes served from 12.30pm at the Memorial Hall
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Free genealogy websites will help you start your family history research at no cost as listed by the 'Who Do You Think You Are' magazine.
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Memorial Hall kitchen is now completely, and expertly, refurbished by Neil,Batty Builders Ltd as a result of a grant awarded by the National Lottery's 'Reaching Communities' fund.See also the equivalent
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A highly successful composer of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, Amy Woodforde-Finden, together with her husband and step-son, is laid to rest in the churchyard of St Thomas à Becket Parish Church. Inside the church there is an impressive marble monument of her, created by the renowned sculptor George Edward Wade. It was unveiled in 1923 and a few years later, Finden Gardens in Hampsthwaite was named in her honour.[Click on title or image to link to articles]
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Amy Woodforde-Finden : 'An Evening with Amy'A centenary concert to celebrate the life and works of Amy was held in Hampsthwaite Memorial Hall on April 21st 2023
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| Local Newspaper Cuttings - Hampsthwaite Feast-Show
Shaun Wilson's Collection of Newspaper Cuttings pertaining to Hampsthwaite Village:
Abbreviations of Periodocals :- AWS Ackrills War Souvenior
- DM Daily Mail
- HA Harrogate Advertiser
- HH Harrogate Herald
- HK & DO Harrogate, Knaresborough & District Observer
- KP Knaresborough Post
- NH Nidderdale Herald
- PB & NH Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Herald
| - TLM The Leeds Mercury
- TMOS The Mail on Sunday
- TO The Observer
- TYP & LM The Yorkshire Post & Leeds Mercury
- YEP Yorkshire Evening Post
- YG Yorkshire Gazette
- YP Yorkshire Post
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![1983.02.24 - A feast of fun, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image 1983.02.24 - A feast of fun, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15790&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675369923&_Extension=.jpg) 1983.02.24 - A feast of fun, PB & NH, Page 3
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![1983.07.29 - A feast fit for a village, PB & NH, Page 5 - click for full size image 1983.07.29 - A feast fit for a village, PB & NH, Page 5 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15797&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675369987&_Extension=.jpg) 1983.07.29 - A feast fit for a village, PB & NH, Page 5
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![1984.07.15 - Showtime plus one, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image 1984.07.15 - Showtime plus one, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15798&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370087&_Extension=.jpg) 1984.07.15 - Showtime plus one, PB & NH, Page 3
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![1984.08.03 - Bumper Feast of fun, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image 1984.08.03 - Bumper Feast of fun, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15799&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370152&_Extension=.jpg) 1984.08.03 - Bumper Feast of fun, PB & NH, Page 3
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![1984.09.14 - Growing closer, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image 1984.09.14 - Growing closer, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15800&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370218&_Extension=.jpg) 1984.09.14 - Growing closer, PB & NH, Page 3
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![1984.10.12 - Good response to harvest show, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image 1984.10.12 - Good response to harvest show, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15801&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370286&_Extension=.jpg) 1984.10.12 - Good response to harvest show, PB & NH, Page 3
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![1985.07.12 - Charter celebration, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image 1985.07.12 - Charter celebration, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15802&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370343&_Extension=.jpg) 1985.07.12 - Charter celebration, PB & NH, Page 1
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![1985.07.19 - Queen for a weekend, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image 1985.07.19 - Queen for a weekend, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15803&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370383&_Extension=.jpg) 1985.07.19 - Queen for a weekend, PB & NH, Page 1
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![1985.07.26 - Summer sunshine and a Feast of fun, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image 1985.07.26 - Summer sunshine and a Feast of fun, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15804&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370419&_Extension=.jpg) 1985.07.26 - Summer sunshine and a Feast of fun, PB & NH, Page 3
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![1986.07.25 - A feast of fun and a run for your money, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image 1986.07.25 - A feast of fun and a run for your money, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15805&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370463&_Extension=.jpg) 1986.07.25 - A feast of fun and a run for your money, PB & NH, Page 3
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![1987.07.10 - Feast Queen, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image 1987.07.10 - Feast Queen, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15806&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370547&_Extension=.jpg) 1987.07.10 - Feast Queen, PB & NH, Page 1
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![1987.07.17 - Runners put pace into feast, PH & NH - click for full size image 1987.07.17 - Runners put pace into feast, PH & NH - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15807&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370655&_Extension=.jpg) 1987.07.17 - Runners put pace into feast, PH & NH
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![1987.07.24 - A marathon event for all the village, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image 1987.07.24 - A marathon event for all the village, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15808&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675414086&_Extension=.jpg) 1987.07.24 - A marathon event for all the village, PB & NH, Page 3
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![1987.07.24 - Duo win feast of a prize, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image 1987.07.24 - Duo win feast of a prize, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15809&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370722&_Extension=.jpg) 1987.07.24 - Duo win feast of a prize, PB & NH, Page 1
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![1988.07.22 - Feast for a queen, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image 1988.07.22 - Feast for a queen, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15810&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675370803&_Extension=.jpg) 1988.07.22 - Feast for a queen, PB & NH, Page 1
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![1989.02.03 - It's Feast time again, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image 1989.02.03 - It's Feast time again, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15811&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1707675988&_Extension=.jpg) 1989.02.03 - It's Feast time again, PB & NH, Page 1
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![1989.07.14 - Feast preparations in full swing, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image 1989.07.14 - Feast preparations in full swing, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15812&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675371395&_Extension=.jpg) 1989.07.14 - Feast preparations in full swing, PB & NH, Page 1
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![1989.07.28 - A Feast of fun for the village of Hampsthwaite, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image 1989.07.28 - A Feast of fun for the village of Hampsthwaite, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15813&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675371484&_Extension=.jpg) 1989.07.28 - A Feast of fun for the village of Hampsthwaite, PB & NH, Page 3
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![1990.07.20 - Let the Feast begin, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image 1990.07.20 - Let the Feast begin, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15814&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675371513&_Extension=.jpg) 1990.07.20 - Let the Feast begin, PB & NH, Page 1
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![1990.07.27 - Weekend of celebrations, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image 1990.07.27 - Weekend of celebrations, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15815&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675371551&_Extension=.jpg) 1990.07.27 - Weekend of celebrations, PB & NH, Page 1
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![1990.07.27 - What a feast, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image 1990.07.27 - What a feast, PB & NH, Page 3 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15816&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675371585&_Extension=.jpg) 1990.07.27 - What a feast, PB & NH, Page 3
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![1991.07.26 - Hampsthwaite Show results, PB & NH, Page Page 3 - click for full size image 1991.07.26 - Hampsthwaite Show results, PB & NH, Page Page 3 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15818&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675417092&_Extension=.jpg) 1991.07.26 - Hampsthwaite Show results, PB & NH, Page Page 3
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![1991.07.26 - Spot's top dog, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image 1991.07.26 - Spot's top dog, PB & NH, Page 1 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15819&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675372231&_Extension=.jpg) 1991.07.26 - Spot's top dog, PB & NH, Page 1
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![2022.07.21 - Hampsthwaite Feast, PB & NH, Page 14 - click for full size image 2022.07.21 - Hampsthwaite Feast, PB & NH, Page 14 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15820&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675372721&_Extension=.jpg) 2022.07.21 - Hampsthwaite Feast, PB & NH, Page 14
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![2022.07.28 - Picture of the week (village queen and attendants), PB & NH, Page 4 - click for full size image 2022.07.28 - Picture of the week (village queen and attendants), PB & NH, Page 4 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15821&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675372721&_Extension=.jpg) 2022.07.28 - Picture of the week (village queen and attendants), PB & NH, Page 4
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![2022.07.28 - Popular feast offers family fun, PB & NH, Page 25 - click for full size image 2022.07.28 - Popular feast offers family fun, PB & NH, Page 25 - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15822&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675372721&_Extension=.jpg) 2022.07.28 - Popular feast offers family fun, PB & NH, Page 25
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![Michael Bramley with the Bowers Trophy at Hampsthwaite Feast - click for full size image Michael Bramley with the Bowers Trophy at Hampsthwaite Feast - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15825&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675372885&_Extension=.jpg) Michael Bramley with the Bowers Trophy at Hampsthwaite Feast
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![Timothy Wilson, Frank the Roadman - click for full size image Timothy Wilson, Frank the Roadman - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15824&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675373020&_Extension=.jpg) Timothy Wilson, Frank the Roadman
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![Undated - Fall-off by volunteers, PB & NH - click for full size image Undated - Fall-off by volunteers, PB & NH - click for full size image](/get.html?_Action=GetThumbnail&_Key=Data15826&_Id=1144&_DontCache=1675373084&_Extension=.jpg) Undated - Fall-off by volunteers, PB & NH
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Local Newspaper Cuttings - Hampsthwaite Feast-Show Shaun Wilson's Collection of Newspaper Cuttings pertaining to Hampsthwaite Village:
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