The Yorkshire Dalesman  |  Aug 2017
In August's Dalesman:
• A piece of Yorkshire history: As Halifax Piece Hall is reopened following a major renovation, Adrian Braddy looks back at its fascinating history
• The lost side of Yorkshire: Howard M Beck ruminates on the aspects of Yorkshire life lost to the ravages of time
• Destination Slaithwaite: Former deputy editor of The Guardian and award-winning travel writer David McKie takes a bus trip to a village whose name he can’t pronounce
• Dove struck: Andrew Gallon discovers the shocking decline of an often-forgotten species of bird, the turtle dove
• Roadside rescue: Betsy Everett meets a woman determined to preserve a symbol of Yorkshire’s motoring past
• An overlooked Yorkshire hero: Lynn Leadbeatter joins the celebrations marking the 300th anniversary of Blind Jack
• Remembering Daisy: Former Keighley GP Dr Neil Wilson on the horrors of diphtheria
• Fact-finding in Yorkshire: Puzzle-maker Julian Morgan travels the county seeking out trivia
• Janet’s journey of the botanists: Betsy Everett finds out about artist Janet Rawlin’s new book
• Plus columnists, puzzles, recipes, walks, cartoons, reviews, nature, news, events and much more.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in The Yorkshire Dalesman Aug 2017.