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- BODY SHOP JOINS WILKO AND YE OLDE PORK SHOPPE IN CLOSING
- COUNCIL TAX SET TO RISE BY 4.99% ACCORDING TO EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL OFFICIALS
THE LAST BUTCHER ON THE ROW
Ye Olde Pork Shoppe has announced that it is due to close in March. Its bright red frontage and period signage has been a landmark in Wednesday Market for over half a century. Many will have fond memories of shopping there for their Christmas fare. Its closure follows that of another high street stalwart, the menswear store Streffords. Coincidentally, in the 1960s, the Pork Shoppe had as its neighbour another gentlemen’s outfitters, Waistells & Co.
MORE BLOWS TO THE HIGH STREET
The iconic cosmetics and perfume store the Body Shop on Butcher Row has shut its doors for the last time. Its closure follows that of other much-loved stores, such as Wilko and Ye Olde Pork Shoppe, in what has been a bad start to the year for Beverley retail.
STUDENT MOVIE CAPTURES RARE GLIMPSES OF BEVERLEY IN THE 70s
After being forgotten in an attic for the best part of half a century, a student movie has been unearthed to provide rare glimpses of Beverley in the 1970s. The film Off Balance was the work of two locals who were studying for a Diploma in Teaching Film at Hull College/University. It is a simple tale of loss and salvation. Robin Keen was the director in whose attic the film lay all those years, and Mike Scott was the main actor and co-writer. The 16mm movie provides nostalgic views of the old Armstrong factory, the Beck, Beverley Quarry (Whiting Works), Queensgate cemetery and the train station.
OFF BALANCE (1976)
Unfortunately, a powerful musical score, recorded by some of the town’s best young musicians at the time, has been lost.
BEVERLEY FLOODS 2024
Heavy rain over the New Year period has left parts of the Westwood resembling the Lake District or Venice. According to many longstanding Beverley residents, the area by Willow Grove has flooded to levels never before seen. Members of the Fire Service and Yorkshire Water are currently working to reclaim the area. Meanwhile, the body of water is proving an irresistable draw for local seagulls.
The road from the North Bar to Westwood gate was formerly called Cockstulpit Lane or Ducking Stool Lane, from the Ducking Stool, which stood at the North Bar Dyke, at the and of that lane. The Ducking Stool was used here, at the Bar Dyke (the parish horse pond), to punish “too free dames,” “saucy scolding queans,” suspected witches, and others, since before the Conquest, and was not abolished until about the middle of the eighteenth century. So the Bar Dyke was, for many centuries, a pool of terror to the termagant and shrew.
The Handbook to Beverley (1903)
For those of us who grew up in Beverley during the 1960s, the town held many mysteries and inspired endless adventures. It was especially so for those who enjoyed a good ration of curiosity and imagination.
THE BEST PLACES TO EAT & DRINK IN BEVERLEY
OUR PICK OF BEVERLEY’S CAFES, RESTAURANTS AND BARS
THE SECRET GARDEN CAFE
29-37 Toll Gavel, Beverley HU17 9AA
01482 679280
THE QUEENS HEAD PUB & RESTAURANT
5 Wednesday Market, Beverley HU17 0DG
01482 867363
TURPIN’S COFFEE HOUSE
4 Butcher Row, Beverley HU17 0AA
07415 911052
DIVIDED VIEWS ON NEW BRIDGE
Renovation of the town’s historic railway station footbridge has been completed, though many are unhappy at the result, including members of the Beverley Civic Society. The Grade II listed structure originally boasted a timber canopy that had protected passengers from the often inclement Yorkshire weather. However, this feature was discarded as part of the renovation process, significantly altering the appearance of the 130 year old footbridge.
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FLASHBACK – CORONATION DAY 6th MAY, 2023
A SNAPSHOT IN TIME – BEVERLEY AT 11AM ON THE DAY OF THE CORONATION OF KING CHARLES III
THE BELLS OF THE MINSTER HERALDING THE CORONATION
Beverley Town Council has formally expressed their opposition to the proposed plans for the development of Minster Towers, the former care located on Lord Roberts Road in the town.
In the 1960s, few of the workers on the shop floor at Armstrong Patents Co on Eastgate could have had any idea that among them was a hero of one of the most famous events of World War II. Raymond Keen, formerly F/Lt Raymond Keen of the RAF’s 78 Bomber Squadron, had played a part in The Great Escape from Stalag Luft III, the notorious German POW camp. Immortalized in the film of the same name, starring Steve McQueen and Richard Attenborough, F/Lt Keen had actually recorded the entire event in his YMCA Log Book on the very night that it took place. It is believed to be the first ever written account.
Old Beverley Recipes Old Beverley Recipes features popular dishes from over a century ago. Some are still familiar, though others long forgotten. All the recipes were supplied by locals, many whose names have become part of the town's history, like Elwell and Goldthorpe.
Bygone Beverley During the golden age of picturegoing from the 1930s to the 1960s, Beverley boasted three cinemas, The Picture Playhouse, The Marble Arch and The Regal. Each was different and possessed its own character, both architecturally and in the experience they provided.
Surprisingly, for such a historic town, Beverley does not possess the most obvious of literary heritages, unlike Whitby with Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and York and Hull with their bold references in Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe. Beverley did gain mention though in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. However, perhaps the most intriguing literary link to the town involves the feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft.
BEVERLEY IN THE 1970s
This selection of vintage local ads from 1975 should bring back fond memories for many old Beverlonians
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- Burgess Ice Cream
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- Robin Caravans
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- Browns Clothes Shop
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- Mitchells Toy Shop
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- Barkers & Lee Smith
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- G. Jack Grocery
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- Skeltons Bakery
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- Melrose Tanners
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- Greens Department Store
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- Holmes Newsagents
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- R. & L. Pegg Shoes
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- Schofields Clothes Shop
WHAT’S ON IN BEVERLEY
April 2024
Beverley Market – Saturday Market – 27 April 2024 – 09:00 - 16:00May 2024
Beverley Market – Saturday Market – 4 May 2024 – 09:00 - 16:00Beverley Market – Saturday Market – 11 May 2024 – 09:00 - 16:00
Beverley Market – Saturday Market – 18 May 2024 – 09:00 - 16:00
Beverley Market – Saturday Market – 25 May 2024 – 09:00 - 16:00
June 2024
Beverley Market – Saturday Market – 1 June 2024 – 09:00 - 16:00Beverley Market – Saturday Market – 8 June 2024 – 09:00 - 16:00
Beverley Market – Saturday Market – 15 June 2024 – 09:00 - 16:00
Beverley Market – Saturday Market – 22 June 2024 – 09:00 - 16:00
Beverley Market – Saturday Market – 29 June 2024 – 09:00 - 16:00
BEVERLEY MEMORIES
THE PANDEMIC
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- FIRST COVID-19 LOCKDOWN - MAY, 2020
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- FIRST COVID-19 LOCKDOWN - MAY, 2020
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- FIRST COVID-19 LOCKDOWN - MAY, 2020
ARMSTRONG PATENTS CO
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- ARMSTRONG'S SWINEMOOR LANE, 1970s
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- ARMSTRONG'S SWINEMOOR LANE, 1970s
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- ARMSTRONG'S KID'S CHRISTMAS PARTY - EARLY 1960s
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- ARMSTRONG'S SWINEMOOR LANE, 1970s
THE FOLK FESTIVAL THAT NEVER WAS… (2018)
One of the most imaginative promotional events to take place in Beverley during the 1980s was without doubt the Beaujolais Nouveau Parachute Drop staged by Alexander’s Brasserie (above the old Burton clothing store). The creative marketing folks at Desert Star responsible for this event were also involved in the visit of Hollywood movie star Telly Savalas to the town.
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- ALEXANDER'S BRASSERIE EVENT, 1980s
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- ALEXANDER'S BRASSERIE EVENT, 1980s
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- ALEXANDER'S BRASSERIE EVENT, 1980s
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- ALEXANDER'S BRASSERIE EVENT, 1980s
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- ALEXANDER'S BRASSERIE EVENT, 1980s
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- ALEXANDER'S BRASSERIE EVENT, 1980s
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- TELLY SAVALAS
