Yorkshire CCC On This Day revisits all the most magical & memorable moments from the countys distinguished cricketing past mixing in a maelstrom of quirky anecdotes & legendary characters to produce an irresistibly dippable diary of Yorkshire history
- with an entry for every day of the year. From the clubs Victorian foundation to the Twenty 20 era at a floodlit Headingley the whole glorious Yorkshire gamut of incidents great matches huge crowds & controversies is covered
- from the occasion when a game started twice to the time when a Yorkshireman captained South Africa & even when a Yorkshire cricketer rode a Grand National winner. Fully endorsed by the club this immense wealth of history nostalgia & irresistible trivia forms a backdrop against which county heroes
- names such as Fred Trueman Brian Close & Lord Hawke Hedley Verity Darren Gough & Sir Leonard Hutton
- all loom larger than life.



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Using a panoramic film camera the author has captured the landmarks hidden coves & seascapes of the Yorkshire coast from Staithes in the north to Spurn Head in the south with detailed sections on Whitby Robin Hoods Bay Scarborough & Flamborough. His collection of photographs is accompanied by the texts of local author G.P. Taylor. ...

This title lets you relive every exciting moment of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's 2012 season in which they gained promotion in the LV= County Championship ahead of this year's 150th anniversary of the club & also earned a place in the Twenty 20 Champions League in South Africa by virtue of reaching our domestic t 20 Finals Day for the first time. The 115th edition of the County's Yearbook continues its long tradition of providing Yorkshire members & supporters with a wide range of informative articles that will appeal to all age groups. It is backed up with splendid photographs which help one to recall vividly the highlights of the amazingly successful 2012 season plus a host of statistics & full scorecards of all the First XI & Second XI matches. This special edition commemorating 150 years of YCCC
Includes:: full review of the 2012 season; complete scorecards of all Yorkshire first class & one-day matches in 2012; updated Yorkshire records; special features to commemorate Yorkshire CCC's 150th anniversary; spotlight on three outstanding players from periods 1863-1913 1913-1963 & 1963-2013; feature on the Noble Patrons of Yorkshire CCC; President Geoffrey Boycott on his love of Yorkshire CCC; article on Joe Root's rise to Test match status; book reviews including The Sweetest Rose 150 years of Yorkshire County Cricket Club by Yearbook editor David Warner; Fixtures for 2013; flashbacks to 1963 & 1913 & much much more.
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

The landscape & people are the two most distinctive qualities of the Yorkshire Dales & this book employs new sources & methods to help the reader see both in a different light. In earlier centuries religious & social factors influenced the first names that were given to children. Distinctive surnames were inherited & their expansion or decline can throw light on local communities on migration & population growth. Place-names emerged from regional & customary practices that illuminate topography husbandry mining communications & much more. Thebook also uses material from Quarter Sessions title deeds wills & other documents to investigate a wide range of topics that touch on the lives of individuals & families from religious dissent to sheep-stealing & vagrancy. There is emphasis too on the poor showing the impact on families & communities of bastardy fire flood violence & other disasters. A book written for anyone interested in the local & family history of the Yorkshire Dales. Dr George Redmonds is a local historian with a life-long interest in name studies. In 1973 he wrote Yorkshire: West Riding the first volume in the English Surnames Series & in 2001 he presented the BBC Radio 4 series Surnames Genes & Geneaology. Recent publications include Surnames & Geneaology (1997) Christian Names in Local & Family History (2003) Names & History: People Places & Things (2003) & The Place-Names of Huddersfield (2008). The Making of Huddersfield (2003) has recently been reprinted by Wharncliffe Books. George is a well-known lecturer at international conferences. ...

Explore the Yorkshire Dales with this fantastic guide featuring 10 walks & 3 cycles & 2 car tours. There is information on the best places to visit in the area suggested itineraries detailed gazetter entries & listings of pubs where to shop local specialities activities local events & festivals. There is regional mapping throughout & each walk cycle & tour has a detailed route map. ...

Mark Denton captures the drama & beauty of one of Englands most treasured landscapes. From broad open dales to bleak uplands & isolated high hills Mark Dentons panoramic camera reveals the ever-changing light on both renowned & unheralded places. An essay by Richard Mabey describes his first acquaintance with the Dales & his growing understanding & appreciation of this unique landscape. This is the concluding volume in Mark Dentons Yorkshire Trilogy following Yorkshire Coast & Yorkshire Moors & Wolds. Mark Denton is one of Britains most acclaimed young landscape photographers described by Joe Cornish as one of the few photographers to have mastered the large panoramic camera & he uses it to capture landscape in all its drama depth & colour.. .the result is a unique body of work. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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