Thirsk

Thirsk est une ville du Yorkshire du Nord, en Angleterre. Elle est située non loin du parc national des North York Moors, à environ 37 km au nord d'York. Au moment du recensement de 2001, elle comptait 4 701 habitants. Elle apparaît dans le Domesday Book sous le nom de Tresche, dérivé du vieux norrois þresk « marais ». L'écrivain et vétérinaire James Herriot a vécu la majeure partie de sa vie à Thirsk. Ses ouvrages, semi-autobiographiques, dépeignent la ville sous le nom de Darrowby. Le musée de la ville abrite la chaise maudite de Busby.

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Thirsk is a market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England; it is known for its racecourse and depiction as local author James Herriot's fictional Darrowby.

Busby's stoop chair

The Busby's stoop chair or the Dead Man's Chair is an oak chair that was supposedly cursed by the murderer Thomas Busby before his execution by hanging in 1702 in North Yorkshire, in the United Kingdom. The chair is said to have remained in use for centuries at the Busby Stoop inn, near Thirsk. Due to the many deaths later attributed to people sitting in the chair, the landlord donated it to Thirsk Museum in 1978. A furniture historian examined the chair and found it to have machine-turned spindles, whereas 18th-century chairs were made using a pole lathe. He dated the chair to 1840, 138 years after Busby's execution.

Zillah Bell Contemporary Art

The Zillah Bell Art Gallery is a contemporary art gallery exhibiting local and national artists. Housed in a Grade II Listed Building in Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England, the gallery opened in 1988.

Ritz Cinema, Thirsk

The Ritz Cinema on Westgate, Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England is a small (180 seat) cinema run by volunteers. The building was originally the Mechanics' Institute for Thirsk and Sowerby, but was converted into a cinema in 1912. Today, it is one of Britain's oldest operating cinemas.

The World of James Herriot

World of James Herriot Ltd is a visitor attraction in the former Thirsk home and veterinary surgery of author James Herriot. Displays include recreations of James Herriot’s 1940s flat; depictions of rural life and veterinary practice at the time, together with sets and props used for the 1978 BBC All Creatures Great and Small television series based on his books.