The Olympic Torch in Thirsk and Northallerton - Storified.

We live slap bang in between Thirsk and Northallerton so went to see the relay twice today. It was nice to see so many people come out and enjoy it, and it's been fun to look at their photos, tweets and videos to make this storify

Thirsk; a town in a different class*

Thirsk: in a class of its own
Originally uploaded by westy48

Idly reading Thirsk's Wikipedia entry yesterday I was surprised to see that Thirsk market square was used as a location for one of the photos used in the Pulp album Different Class.

This was the album that included Common People and Disco 2000, and started Jarvis Cockers transformation into a national treasure. I dug out my copy of the CD, snapped a pic with my phone and tweeted it. Graham Denison replied to my tweet suggesting a couple of other Thirsk locations used on the album.

@jameswest didn't #Pulp feature a gatefold cover with pictures around #Tescos .. or was it another group?
— Graham Denison (@tillmechanic) May 29, 2012

@jameswest got a feeling this is Hambleton View? twitpic.com/9qr3v7

— Graham Denison (@tillmechanic) May 29, 2012

By this morning Thirsk Business Association had also chimed in.

@jameswest there is one down Ripon Way in Carlton Miniott. pulpwiki.net/Pulp/Different… (bottom middle). I met the photographers when they took it.

— Thirsk BusinessAssoc (@ThirskBusiness) May 30, 2012

I got out my camera and went for a look. Here's a map with the locations used flagged. Click on the pin to reveal the photo, and click the photo to view a larger size.


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*I nearly called this post "A Thirsk for knowledge" but decided against.