Bradford
About Bradford
Bradford is a city in West Yorkshire, England. It became a municipal borough in 1847, received a city charter in 1897 and, since the 1974 reform, the city status has belonged to the larger City of Bradford metropolitan borough. According to the 2021 census, the city itself had a population of 352,317, making it the second-largest subdivision of the West Yorkshire Built-up Area after Leeds, which is approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) to the east. The wider metropolitan borough had a population of 546,976 at the same census, making it one of the most populous districts in England.
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The Peace Department of Bradford have the original studies for the peace symbol — the upside-down Mercedes with the extra one. That was designed in 1958 by a guy called Gerald Holthom and they have the originals there.
from No Such Thing As Spanish Toes, 2024-12-05 at 00:26:29 · read transcript
Other times Bradford came up
Me too. That's debate. All right. Here's one. For instance, they had mischief night in Leeds and Bradford in Yorkshire. The children would go around causing trouble and the authorities would just let them off. They say it's no but mischief Nate. Oh, okay. There was also a thing called Hop to Nah in the Isle of Man And that had people wandering around Armed with bits of turnip Singing in Manx and demanding cash And the idea is that these guys From like Yorkshire or Isle of Man or Ireland or Scotland It all gone over to America During the you know Whenever that was And that's they brought it there And then it's come back over here That's one theory behind Trick or Treat Well I thought it was a I think it was originally a German tradition, but it was popular in Pennsylvania and Dutch communities in America, up until the early 20th century.
No Such Thing As A Clairvoyant Chicken, 2014-10-30 · listen
Me too. As a bait. Yeah. Here's one, for instance, they had mischief night in Leeds and Bradford in Yorkshire and the children would go around causing trouble and the authorities would just let them off. They say it's no but but mischief night. Oh, OK. There was also a thing called hop to now in the Isle of Man and that had people wandering around armed with bits of turnip, singing in monks and demanding cash.
33: No Such Thing As A Clairvoyant Chicken, 2014-10-30 · listen
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Coordinates: 53.8000, -1.7500