War Of The Roses
As I am from Yorkshire and very proud of it, I have compiled a compilation of why Yorkshire is mine and 'God's Own County' and as we have a few 'Lancs' at work and they go on about it so much, I have compiled a comparison...
Remember, its only fun (at the red's expense)
YORKSHIRE (The White Rose) v |
LANCASHIRE (The Red Rose) |
1) Yorkshire is MASSIVELY larger than Lancashire (and we all know bigger is better) !
2) With all that space available, we have created 2 of the worlds greatest National Parks...
The Yorkshire Dales and The North Yorkshire Moors National Parks with views like these...
Even part of the Peak District National Park falls within the Sheffield / South Yorkshire boundary.
2) With all that space available, we have created 2 of the worlds greatest National Parks...
The Yorkshire Dales and The North Yorkshire Moors National Parks with views like these...
Even part of the Peak District National Park falls within the Sheffield / South Yorkshire boundary.
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3) Yorkshire has the best name places...
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4) The Yorkshire Coast
Scarborough v Blackpool (no need to say any more on this matter).
WHITBY - The home of Dracula and the first sea rescue of a stricken ship involving rockets.
ROBIN HOODS BAY - Smuggling goods before Cornwall.
RAVENSCAR - A pint at the Raven Hotel looking out over the bay.
5) And if the Reds whinge on about Blackpool Tower, we have the tallest structure in Britain... Its even taller than that shard thing daan saarf ! Emley Moor Mast.
6) A pint of Sam Smiths OB for under £2 if you please my good publican!
7) Yorkshire Water & Yorkshire Tea
8) Yorkshire has the best fish & chip shop in the country,,, thats official. Lancashire may have opened the first fish and chip shop but The Quayside in Whitby is the best place to get battered fish in the country.
And that’s what really matters.
9) Yorkshire Puddings.
Who wants Lancashire rag pudding when there's a Yorkshire Pudding in the house?
Aunt Bessie makes around 500 million of them each year... IN HULL !
10) Yorkshire dialect.
If iy av t'expain this t' thi, tha wunt b'ale t' tek it.!
Better than boooook and looooook !
11) Stunning scenery, both outdoors and inside.
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12) Our stately homes and country houses are bigger and better.
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Castle Howard and Broughton Hall
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14) Yorkshire has some of the best cathedrals in the world...
15) Hendos (best in breed).
Despite the ignorance of some London MP's (Can't work out how he got it)!
16) Sporting Prowess
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If Yorkshire was a country, it would have finished 12th in the 2012 Olympics |
17) Lakin
Further points to note...
Famous TV Presenters, Actors and Actresses
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Yorkshire
Mark Addy
Dame Judi Dench Brian Glover Sir Patrick Stewart Bob Mortimer Keith Baron Charles Laughton James Mason Jeremy Clarkson Vic Reeves Sean Bean Peter Firth Michael Palin Paul Daniels Gordon Kaye Brian Blessed Sir Ben Kingsley Paul Shane Ernie Wise Keith Lemon Michael Parkinson Diana Rigg Frankie Howerd John Snow Adrian Edmonson Alan Titchmarsh Mollie Sugden Gabby Logan |
Lancashire
Miranda Richardson
John Inman Victoria Wood Eric Sykes Peter Kay Lisa Riley Ian McKellen (credit for that one) Zoe Ball Jane Horrocks Ricky Tomlinson Prof. Brian Cox (credit for that one too) Paddy McGuinness A definite class distinction I think. |
Famous Artist and Groups
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Yorkshire
Arctic Mondays (Sheffield)
Mel Brown (Leeds) John Barry (007) (York) The Beautiful South (Hull) Arthur Brown (Whitby) Tony Christie (Conisborough) Joe Cocker (Sheffield) Kiki Dee (Bradford) Def Leppard (Sheffield) Heaven 17 (Sheffield) The Human League (Sheffield) The Kaiser Chiefs (Leeds) Lesley Garrett (Doncaster) Gareth Gates (Bradford) Robert Palmer (Batley) Pulp (Sheffield) Corinne Bailey Rae (Leeds) Shed Seven (York) Kimberley Walsh (Bradford) ABC (Sheffield) All Seeing I (Sheffield) Reverend And The Makers (Sheffield) Baby Bird (Sheffield) Dave Berry (Sheffield) Living In A Box (Sheffield) Jarvis Cocker (Sheffield) Scritti Politti (Leeds) Saxon (Barnsley) New Model Army (Bradford) Smokie (Bradford) Embrace (Brighouse) John Parr (Doncaster) Everything But The Girl (Hull) Mick Ronson (Hull) Soft Cell (Leeds) Jive Bunny & The Mastermixes (Rotherham) Christopher Wolstenholme (Muse) (Rotherham) Richard Hawley (Sheffield) Thompson Twins (Sheffield) Be Bop Deluxe (Wakefield) |
Lancashire
Alfie Boe (Fleetwood)
Lisa Stansfield (Manchester really) Chumbawamba (Burnley) erm... thats it! I have done some searching on the internet but that is all I can find. There must be some! By the way, Greater Manchester is a different county since 1974, created on April Fools day (aptly)! |
Yorkshire Pubs
Yorkshire Beer and Breweries
The Yorkshire Wolds
World Snooker Championships located at The Sheffield Crucible
Ilkley Moor (don't forget your hat or you will baht 'at)
Malham Cove
Pen y Ghent
Sheffield Steel
Castle Hill
The Humber Bridge
Old Peculiar
Bolton Abbey
Clints & Grikes / Runnels, Pits & Pans
Fountains Abbey
The Ribble Viaduct
Yorkshire Beer and Breweries
The Yorkshire Wolds
World Snooker Championships located at The Sheffield Crucible
Ilkley Moor (don't forget your hat or you will baht 'at)
Malham Cove
Pen y Ghent
Sheffield Steel
Castle Hill
The Humber Bridge
Old Peculiar
Bolton Abbey
Clints & Grikes / Runnels, Pits & Pans
Fountains Abbey
The Ribble Viaduct
I Rest My Case
