Hi Janet & all. I believe The Ridings Society may feel rather differently, as someone else has already mentioned on another post.I don't know how many other places have retained their signs, but I do know that at the borderbetween the North Riding and the East Riding, and just at the beginning of the bridge entering Bubwith,is still the sign declaring "Welcome to the East Riding of Yorkshire".I think there were some attempts at removing such signs some years ago, but the Ridings Society and others worked very hard in many ways, to have the Ridings recognised as still existing, valid geographical areas. Pam > To: pjrich.ntl@googlemail.com; yorksgen@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2016 16:07:40 +0100 > Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] Sculcoates > From: yorksgen@rootsweb.com > > Sorry, Peter, but I can't let that one go, either ----- > > I live in the East Riding & pay my council tax to the East Riding of > Yorkshire Council. And there is nothing 'sentimental' about that! > So Local Government still acknowledges the use of the Ridings, even in the > 21st century. > > My comment about the Post Office, Victor, reflects the fact that many > postcodes in the East Riding of Yorkshire begin 'YO'. This, > according to the Post Office puts them in North Yorkshire & I have had > 'discussions' with Post Office staff who insist that Pocklington, > Driffield, Market Weighton etc are in North Yorkshire not East Yorkshire. > Many gazetteers stick to the same misconception & it is often > impossible to change them manually. > > I suppose Kingston-on-Thames pre-dates Kingston-upon-Hull, being known > originally as just 'Kingston'; whereas Kingston-upon-Hull was > known as 'Wyke-on-Hull' until receiving its Royal Charter in the 13th > century. What irritates my partner is when the media refer to the > football team as 'Hull', instead of 'Hull City' ----- he's a fan of Hull FC, > the rugby club! And we were both born in that fair city (with both > birthdays coming up in April) > > Whatever cities or counties are called by the politicians & administrators, > traditions & personal loyalties will remain & that, Peter, is not > merely sentiment, but heredity & culture. > > Janet > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter J. Richardson via > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2016 10:06 PM > To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] Sculcoates > > Hello Janet > > On 31 March 2016 at 11:05, Janet Peacock <JanMPeacock@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > What do you mean, Peter, by 'after the Ridings disappeared'? > > If you look at any county map published after 1974 the word "Riding" > does not appear. > > Whilst we might for sentimental reasons wish to retain the labels that > existed when we were young there will come a time when there is nobody > left in Yorkshire who was born before 1974, and unless the Ridings > make a reappearance between now and then the label will pass into > history. > > > They have not disappeared. > > > > As you point out, 'South Yorkshire' is classed as a metropolitan county &, > > to many > > people this causes frustration ---- not only from a genealogical point of > > view, but in > > modern day activities, too. As, of course, does the use of the much hated > > 'Humberside' > > which only exists for Police etc., though the Post Office still clings to > > it > > 20 years after > > its abolition! > > > As local government structures become more complicated and haphazard I > am starting to wonder whether the whole concept of counties as we used > to know them will pass into history. > > Regards > Peter > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message