Great things that Yorkshire has given the world...

[raleighnut]

Neither was the size of the pencil.

 

[classic33]

Yorkshire was the site for another world first - the earliest ever moving picture in 1888.

French cinematographer Louis Le Prince invented the first ever moving pictures using a single lens camera.

The Father of Cinematography's first film 'Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge' - would become the world's first successful moving picture.

 

[Julia9054]

Have spent the day in Huddersfield at a brass band competition. You can't get more Yorkshire than that

https://www.theguardian.com/artandd...kshire-brass-band-regional-finals-in-pictures
This is where i was - it made the national press!

 

[classic33]

Home to Blackburn Aircraft, who gave us the Buccaneer.

 

[alicat]

Nice pics of the brass band concert.

 

[Venod]

The Father of Cinematography's first film 'Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge' - would become the world's first successful moving picture.

He might have had a long wait nowadays as its shut for repairs, but might have caught a cyclist or two.

https://www.leeds.gov.uk/residents/parking-roads-and-travel/roadworks/leeds-bridge

 

[Ajay]

Yorkshire was the site for another world first - the earliest ever moving picture in 1888.

French cinematographer Louis Le Prince invented the first ever moving pictures using a single lens camera.

The Father of Cinematography's first film 'Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge' - would become the world's first successful moving picture.

I've just spent the best part of an hour down a Google/wiki wormhole reading about Louis le Prince, fascinating!

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Thomas Chippendale
Maker of exquisite furniture, was born in Otley
There is a statue there

Yorkshire was the site for another world first - the earliest ever moving picture in 1888.

French cinematographer Louis Le Prince invented the first ever moving pictures using a single lens camera.

The Father of Cinematography's first film 'Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge' - would become the world's first successful moving picture.

Home to Blackburn Aircraft, who gave us the Buccaneer.

And, AV Roe, had a factory, at Yeadon, alongside what is now generally known as Leeds-Bradford Airport, but still really Yeadon Airport

Blackburn, also had a factory, at Sherburn-in-Elmet, now there's a memorial in the town, on Low Street (the 'Tadcaster TurnPike')

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

He might have had a long wait nowadays as its shut for repairs, but might have caught a cyclist or two.

https://www.leeds.gov.uk/residents/parking-roads-and-travel/roadworks/leeds-bridge

I wonder if they're also widening it, like they did Crown Point Bridge, back in the 90's?


http://www.leodis.net/discovery/dis...516_543316067&subsubsection=2003520_553997219

 

[Venod]

A couple a lads from Cas.

 

[jongooligan]

James Lloyd Carr. The Last Englishman.

 

[Paulus]

Doncaster railway works. Builders of some really fine locomotives.

 

[alicat]

Silver Cross prams - the form was founded by William Wilson, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, in 1877.

You can fit multiple infants in/on them, as I think my mother may have demonstrated on a number of occasions.

 

[kevin_cambs_uk]

Me!

 

[perplexed]

Not the prettiest of maps, but one which shows the 'new' counties of Yorkshire overlaid with the old, proper 'Ridings'...