The answer is simple – friendship! Salts Mill was redeveloped, restored and revitalised by Jonathan Silver in the late 1980s. Silver and Hockney both attended Bradford Grammer School albeit 10 years apart – a 13 year old Silver asked Hockney to design the cover of the school...
This week I went on a guided tour of Thornborough Henges near Ripon. You may have read a while back that English Heritage had purchased the third henge for the nation, having already secured the first two. English Heritage consider this sight one of the most important...
It’s Good Friday today, an extremely important date for Christians around the world. You may be celebrating it by enjoying a rest from work (it’s a public holiday here in the UK), eating a hot cross bun or going to church. But in my home town of...
The answer is simple – inspiration! Firstly, a very happy birthday to Selfridges which opened its doors on London’s Oxford Street on this day (March 15th) in 1909 and it has been selling a huge variety of luxury goods ever since. I used to work right nearby...
On International Women’s Day I’m remembering two famous Annes of Yorkshire who forged their own paths, valued their independence and stood up for their rights and beliefs in a time when women rarely had that choice. First up – Lady Anne Clifford, 1590-1676. She was born at...