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Up hill and down dale in search of the elusive binks

FOR weeks we have been scouring the countryside – you could say from Bowes to Kolkata – in search of “binks”. A “bink” was a Yorkshire and Durham dialect word for a stone bench, often with a sink attached, directly outside a cottage door on which a milk churn was placed so that the housewife could make butter or cheese. The word “bink” has also been applied to milk stands, which are the stone platforms built at farm gates for churns to be placed on ready for collection. There remain binks and milk stands all over the place. Staying out in Teesdale, when Selset Reservoir flooded part of Lunedale in the 1950s, Bink House, the home of the Walton family, was one of six farmsteads that was submerged.

In search of Sythy - a headless saint and a lost Teesdale name

PREMIUM St Osyth Priory, near Clacton in Essex, and St Osythe s Farm, near Richmond, are named after the same Anglo Saxon saint AS you venture down the bank north out of Richmond towards Gilling West, you are confronted by an attention-grabbing triumphal arch with huge iron gates dedicated to Voltigeur, the horse which won the 1850 Derby and caused celebrations so all-consuming that a score of men drank themselves to death. The Voltigeur Arch on the road between Richmond and Gilling West We drained every last drop out of that story last week, but the real reason we were going down the steep hill to Holmedale was a search for St Osythe.

Cheltenham Festival tips: day two — experts help you pick a winner

Horse & Hound is supported by its audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. The 2021 Cheltenham Festival continues today (17 March), and we’re here with some great Cheltenham Festival tips to try to help you pick a winner. And if you fancy a flutter, check out our Cheltenham Festival free bets and other betting offers. Cheltenham Festival tips: Wednesday 17 March 1.20pm Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle Racing correspondent Carl Evans: BOB OLINGER “Trained by Henry De Bromhead, he faces no easy task against some highly-talented opposition, but likely to start favourite after some authoritative victories. Brushed Blue Lord aside on latest start, so interesting to see how that horse runs in the opening race on the first day.”

Cheltenham Festival tips: day one — experts help you pick a winner

Cheltenham Festival tips: day one — experts help you pick a winner
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