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A black and white portrait of a bearded man wearing a fur-collared robe and a ceremonial medallion.

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How Samson Fox Lit Up Parliament Street: The Forgotten Inventor Who Electrified Victorian Harrogate

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026

The black and gold facade of the Royal Pump Room Museum, featuring stained glass windows and an ornate dome, stands beside a road with a few pedestrians and green trees under an overcast sky.

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Betty Lupton: The Original Queen of Harrogate's Healing Waters

Barrington Kirkham10 June 2026