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St Andrew's cross carved in fireplace to prevent witches from entering a house, displayed in Ryedale Folk Museum. A witch post is a local superstition where the cross of St Andrew (a saltire) is used as a hex sign on the fireplaces in Northern England, in Yorkshire and Lancashire, in order to prevent witches from flying down the chimney and entering the house to do mischief.
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The power stations' four large chimneys were a landmark of the Northumberland skyline for over 40 years; the A Station's two chimneys each stood at 140 metres (460 ft); the B Station's two chimneys were taller, at 170 metres (560 ft) each. Construction of the B Station began shortly after the A station was completed.
In its day, Shaddon Mill was the largest cotton mill in England and had the 8th largest chimney in the world. [3] Shaddon Mill became an Historic Listed Building in 1949 [4] and the chimney became an Historic Listed Structure in 1972. [1] [2] Peter Dixon and Sons Ltd. provided work for 8000 people in their four mills in the area. [5]
Plover eggs were a form of eggs as food, and a seasonal delicacy of western Europe. [1] Gathered from wild green-plover nests, [ 2 ] a practice called plover egging , these eggs were perceived to be particularly flavorful and were snatched up by avid rural foragers and, in turn, their urban customers, as soon as nesting season began each year.
However, domestic chimneys first appeared in large dwellings in northern Europe in the 12th century. The earliest surviving example of an English chimney is at the keep of Conisbrough Castle in Yorkshire , which dates from 1185 AD, [ 3 ] but they did not become common in houses until the 16th and 17th centuries. [ 4 ]
The practice was once common throughout Northern England, but largely died out in the nineteenth century before being revived in some areas of Lancashire and West Yorkshire in the twentieth century. The plays, which involved mock combat, were performed by Pace Eggers , who sometimes received gifts of decorated eggs from villagers.
Copley has the distinction of the snowiest Met Office site in England and the 5th snowiest in the UK. [4] The North Pennines are one of the snowiest parts of England and Copley Village sees snow falling on average 53 days each year. It is just east of the North Pennines AONB, [5] home to one of only a handful of outdoor ski centres in England. [6]