The History of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme

The History of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme
Author: J. Horsfall Turner
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Total Pages: 382
Release: 2019-03
Genre: History
ISBN: 9789353601768

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Aspects of Calderdale

Aspects of Calderdale
Author: John Billingsley
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1903425204

The Aspects series takes readers on a voyage of nostalgic discovery through their town, city or area. This best selling series has now arrived, for the first time, in Calderdale. John Billingsley has gathered a range of articles covering the whole history of the Pennine borough from pre-history to the present day. We start the journey through Calderdale with The Early Prehistory of Calderdale. Then we are exposed to the transition of modern technology and the impact it has, in From Quill to Computer: Public Libraries in Halifax. Calderdale can also have a claim to some well know authors in John Hartley: 'The Yorkshire Burns' and 'Archaeology of the Mouth' Ted Hughes and his birthplace. All these and much more help to shape Calderdale's distinctive and vibrant identity, in Aspects of Calderdale. Key Selling Points * The first book, in Calderdale, from the successful Aspects series * All the material is previously unpublished * The articles are taken from local sources and written by local authors Editor John Billingsley was born in Middlesex. He was educated at the University of Essex, gaining an Honours degree in Sociology. John studied further at the University of Sheffield to gain an MA in Local History, Literature and Cultural Tradition. At the moment John is a part-time library Assistant in Calderdale Libraries and a part-time tutor at the University of Bradford. He has previous publications with Capall Bann and Northern Earth. He has also made valuable contributions to many of the local newspapers and magazines.

Folklore of Yorkshire

Folklore of Yorkshire
Author: Kai Roberts
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0752489542

The beautiful county of Yorkshire is the largest in Britain, and yet still possesses a strong and cohesive regional identity. Built on centuries of shared tradition, a characteristic body of folklore has thrived and endured well into the present day. Folklore of Yorkshire chronicles such beliefs throughout the whole county, identifying distinctive common themes, placing them in their historical context, and considering their social and psychological function. You’ll discover Yorkshire’s holy wells and buried treasure, its boggarts, Black Dogs and fairies, and the legends behind the county’s stunning landscape. This fully illustrated book shows how the customs of the past have influenced the ways of today, while also revealing something about the nature of folklore itself, both for the tradition-bearers and those who collect it.

Haunted Halifax and District

Haunted Halifax and District
Author: Kai Roberts
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2014-07-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0750960132

Nestled amidst the windswept moorlands of the South Pennines, Halifax has always had a wild reputation: 'From Hell, Hull and Halifax, good Lord deliver us' ran the 'Beggars' Litany'. But was it just a grisly fate at the hands of the Halifax Gibbet, England's last guillotine, that they feared? From historical boggarts to modern poltergeists, the region teems with intruders from beyond the veil: they stalk the gritstone crags and the austere chapels, the tumbledown mills and the ancient taverns. Haunted Halifax & District explores the manifestations and territory of these unquiet spirits, all in the light of the area's colourful history and wider folkloric context. Including such highlights as the spectre of Emily Brontë and a headless coachman with two two headless horses, it will intrigue visitors and residents alike.

The History of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme (1893)

The History of Brighouse, Rastrick, and Hipperholme (1893)
Author: Joseph Horsfall Turner
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2009-08
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 9781104914257

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.