https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/?_Action=search&_Constraint=villagehistory Hampsthwaite Village en-gb Sat, 09 May 2026 02:54:15 GMT DT Online 2010 - 2026 http://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 60 From a website comment by Mr Derek Barker:""My father Jim Walker formerly a gas meter reader was born in a cottage adjacent to the church gates. Unfortunately I do not know which one of the pair he was born in. As a child he used the chair shown in the photographs. My father who passed away in 2004 told me that it was made from oak taken from Hampsthwaite Church. I make no claims as to its provenance but there is just a chance that it was made by Peter. The Teddy which gives scale to the chair is over 100 years old and belonged to my father in law Arthur Myers of Stubhouse Farm (Emmerdale site) in Harewood Park." https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1359 https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1359 Sun, 14 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT 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. https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1353 https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1353 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 23:00:00 GMT 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. https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1352 https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1352 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 23:00:00 GMT 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 https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1354 https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1354 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 23:00:00 GMT 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). https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1355 https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1355 Mon, 15 Jul 2024 23:00:00 GMT 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. https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1323 https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1323 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:00:00 GMT 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] https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1318 https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1318 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 23:00:00 GMT Amy Woodforde-Finden : re-enactment of her memorial unveilingA wreath was laid on the white marble recumbent figure of Amy to mark the centenary of its unveiling in April 15th 1923. Click on images to open full-size in new window and use the Browser back arrow to return to here.   https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1314 https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1314 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 23:00:00 GMT 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 Click on images to open full-size in new window and use the Browser back arrow to return to here.   https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1315 https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1315 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 23:00:00 GMT Shaun Wilson's Collection of Newspaper Cuttings pertaining to Hampsthwaite Village:Index:Abattoir | Auctioneers | Boundary | Bowling | Bridge-River | Britain in Bloom | Brownies | Buildings | Chapel | Christmas Fair | Church | Dale Hall | Farming | Hampsthwaite Fashion Show | Feast-Show | Fundraising | General | Incidents | Joiners Arms | Fishing Club | Memorial Hall | Mile | Miscellaneous | Neighbourhood News | Parish Council | People | Play Group | Players | Play Scheme | Policing | Post Office | Reading Room | Residential | School | Sport | Surgery | Village Society | Wednesday Group | WI | Young Wives https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1016 https://www.hampsthwaite.org.uk/1016 Fri, 20 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT