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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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When this terrace of four Edwardian houses was inspected by a surveyor for the purposes of the Land Tax Act 1910 he found each to be identical to the others and contented himself with describing one only viz:
“House 130 sq yds net
Gross value £13 Rateable value £9.15s
……Stone & blue slated house in fair repair – 1 storey bay ground floor front & dormer over. 2 storey outshot. 1 storey lean to ( ?) & asphalt yard at rear
Contains 1 sitting room, kitchen, scullery & pantry
1st floor: 3 bedrooms & attic above, outside privy & coals. Since 1909: a portion of land fenced off as 4 kitchen gardens & occupied by tenants of terrace”
He recorded the names of the tenants as (from left to right of above photograph) Mrs Cowper & Miss Tindall; Mrs Aspinall; Dora Ross; Peter Brown. They were all monthly tenants each paying £13 rent (annually?). The owner (copyhold) was Martha Clough (who is understood to have been living at “Clarence House-Ripley”). It is believed to have been Mrs Clough’s husband who built the properties. Mrs Clough had donated the land on which the new Methodist Church was constructed in 1903/4 and she purchased the old 1818 building it replaced together with other land which included the site of these four houses. Further information on this topic may become available when the West Yorkshire Deeds Register re-opens in 2017.
As for occupants – the census of 1911 shows Mrs Cowper and Peter Brown (and his family) still in occupation. Mrs Cowper is a widow aged 73 and has a visitor on the day of the census (Elizabeth Burton, a spinster aged 78). Mr Brown (an Ironmonger) shares his accommodation with Eva 52 (his wife of 22 years) and their children Donald 18 (assisting in the business) and Gladys 16 (a Costumier’s apprentice).
None of the residents of Clarence Terrace can be traced in earlier census returns for Hampsthwaite.
Clarence Terrace (click photo to enlarge)
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