Netherthong (Albert T. Pile)
Between April and October 1952, the Huddersfield Examiner published a series of 26 pen and ink drawings by Brighouse artist Albert T. Pile in the weekend edition of the newspaper.
Saturday 7 June 1952
From An Artist's Sketch Book — 9
By Albert T. Pile
Ancient Village of the Hills
Many of the villages of our district represent settlements of far-distant days and preserve fragments of the old Norse language which was spoken by some of our ancestors. One such is Netherthong. A "thong" was a settlement on a tongue of land, a term which survives locally, also, in Upperthong and Thongsbridge. Netherthong today is a quiet village of the hills and is typical of this part of the West Riding. It once governed itself through its own Local Board.
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| collection: | Paintings, Engravings & Etchings |
| tags: | 1950-59, 1952, Albert Thomas Pile (1882-1981), Drawings, Netherthong, Newspaper and Journal Illustrations |
| publisher: | Huddersfield Examiner |
| creator: | Albert Thomas Pile (1882-1981) |
| date: | 7 June 1952 |
| rights: | © Estate of Albert Thomas Pile |
| date added: | 25 October 2022 |