Ey up lad, what makes us Tykes?
Sep 18 2008 by Neil Atkinson, Huddersfield Daily Examiner
SO WHAT MAKES US TYKES?
Music expert William also finds time to be a member of early music group, The York Waits, who recreate the ancient city band of York as it was in its Tudor and Jacobean heyday.
Yorkshire factfile
It’s England’s largest county, dating back 1,100 years
The White Rose has been the county emblem since 1340, first used by the Duke of York
Tyke has been a nickname for a Yorkshireman since 1700
The Yorkshire Dales and the Pennine moors are two of the UK’s best natural areas
York Minster is the largest Gothic cathedral in Northern Europe
Huddersfield boasts more than 1,600 listed buildings
The county has its own special day – August 1 is Yorkshire Day
Cats eyes were invented by Yorkshireman Percy Shaw
The Bingley Arms in Bardsey, near Skipton, is the UK’s oldest pub, dating back to 905AD
