Wednesday, 18 September 2024
Hubberholme
After a visit to see my brother and sister-in-law, who live in Grassington, we took a short detour to visit the small village of Hubberholme. We had stayed in the pub there while on our honeymoon fifty-seven years ago. Himself had a quick look inside. 'Don't go in,'he said, 'it's really scruffy.' Our memories of the place are rose-tinted; chicken cooked in wine for supper and afterwards someone playing a Spanish guitar in the snug. Instead I crossed the bridge over the river and went to look around the church of St Michael and All Angels.
I was pleased to find my family name on one of the handsome old gravestones.
This church was a favourite of the author and playright J B Priestley. (The most recent TV presention of 'An Inspector Calls' is brilliant.)
Followers of 'All Creatures Great and Small may recognise the church interior because it was used for James Herriot's wedding scene, lit, as my own wedding was, only with candles. The new series starts on TV tomorrow night. (The exterior shots were filmed at St Oswald's in Arncliffe.)
The Dales were looking very beautiful as we drove home in the late afternoon sunshine.
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Beautiful memories, there's nothing like the Yorkshire Dales in all of their glory.
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I agree with you, Jo, but I'll confess to being a bit biased!
DeleteBeautiful church. What lovely memories for you.
ReplyDeleteYes, it is a very special memory.
DeleteWonderful memories .
ReplyDeleteIndeed. I remember us wandering around the churchyard before our evening meal and reading the names on the tombstones.
DeleteYour Yorkshire entries are gorgeous, dear Rosemary! We're going on a walk next year across the dales and moors and simply cannot wait to see God's own country with our own eyes!!
ReplyDeleteDear Pip, I do hope the Dales will come up to your expectations! Do let me know if you are going to be in my neck of the woods.
DeleteWhat a shame about the pub. Good that you didn't go in and remember it as it was.
ReplyDeleteIt is off the beaten track so I suppose that it gets very little footfall. I am glad that I didn't look inside and could keep my memory intact.
DeleteIt was a wise decision not to go in and spoil your rose-tinted memories of the pub. The church is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love the new James Herriot series; my sister has given me the first three seasons on DVD for various Christmas or birthday presents. Hopefully, she'll give me the new one as well, as it's not on German TV (yet).
There are many programmes about Yorkshire on TV. Possibly rather irritating for folk in other counties!
DeleteImages and references to St. Michael the Archangel keep popping up in my little life these days. I guess I need to pay attention to what that might mean?
ReplyDeleteNot just St Michael, Colette, but ALL the others as well! Now what does that mean?!
DeleteSad about the pub, but the church is lovely. I would like to see the new series. We watched the old one again last winter.
ReplyDeleteI love all the little details of costume and so on. It is a very warm and comforting production, just what is appreciated in this troubled world of ours.
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