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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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This appropriately named cottage (it looks east over the village green) has a neat but vaguely off-centre appearance explained by its history. It was originally connected on its northern gable to other buildings which were demolished in the 1930s to allow road widening to take place to permit the through passage of public service vehicles to and from Birstwith and beyond (a similar fate befell property at the junction with Hollins Lane – see the article for 'The Old Post Office'). This extract from the Ordnance Survey map of 1909 shows the cottage coloured red and the demolished properties hatched red. A portion of the demolished section can be glimpsed at the far right in the old postcard also shown.  Little can be said about the property beyond the fact that at the time of the 1910 Land Tax valuation it was in the ownership of one Joseph Simpson who also owned the five remaining and adjacent properties extending into the Birstwith road. The valuer described all six as follows . . .
“5 Cottages and lock up shop
Occupiers: Moon, Ellis, Brooke, Grange, Haxby & Atkinson
Tenancy: half yearly
Rent: £30.6.0d
Old stone & blue slated property in fairish repair for age
1 cottage (Ellis) Stone & blue slated
Each cottage has small garden at rear. Old stone ( ? )in common, (yard?) at rear
Moon: Lock up shop & ( ? ) over
Ellis: 1 sitting or living room. Kitchen & scull. 3 bedrooms
Brooke: 1 living & 1 bedroom
Grange: 1 sitting or living room. Scullery. 2 bedrooms
Haxby: 1 living room & Back kitchen. 2 bedrooms ( 1 large)
Atkinson:1 sitting room, 1 living room, Scullery. 3 bedrooms”
The census returns for 1901 and 1911 do not clearly identify which property is occupied by which family although they do include the names Haxby, Grange, Atkinson and Ellis in locations apparently proximate to these cottages.
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