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A green, with a small pavilion or shelter off to the left which houses a replica of a village tapestry.

Grade II Listed Building in Harthill, South Yorkshire Late 17th century (with some 20th century alterations) threshing barn with pantile roof, partly converted to a butcher’s shop. How much more interesting this picture would have been had the old traditional "red" telephone kiosk not been replaced by the much less interesting KX series box. This image also appears on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128783627@N03/34994333424/in/photostream/

Harthill, South Yorkshire The ancient custom of Well Dressing is the art of decorating springs and wells with pictures made from natural materials. The custom is almost unique to Derbyshire, but Harthill, being the southernmost village in Yorkshire, is only just outside the Derbyshire border and embraces the tradition too. The village Well Dressing Group make a mosaic picture each year for display at the well at the bottom of Doctor Lane. Using a flat moist clay base, flower petals and foliage are pressed into the clay to form the picture, which is then left at the well site for public viewing during the following carnival week. Each year the picture displays a different theme, with this year’s theme being Harry Potter. Being made from natural materials, well dressings only last for a matter of days, maybe up to a week, deteriorating gradually from the moment they are unveiled. Although I attended the opening ceremony on the Monday evening, there were just too many people milling around to be able to get a satisfactory photograph. It was four days before I was able to get there again and this time I had the place to myself, but sadly the deterioration process was already underway and some of the finer detail is lost.

Looking north near the centre of the village.

The pub is on Woodall Lane, near the centre of the village.

Harthill, South Yorkshire The small white cottage in the centre of this picture is the oldest house in Harthill, built around 1515. It stands on Woodall Lane right opposite the Blue Bell pub, part of which can be seen on the right. This image also appears on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128783627@N03/35838874845/in/photostream/

Harthill, South Yorkshire The Blue Bell on Woodall Lane, Harthill, occupies the site of the former Blue Bell Inn, which had stood there since at least the 1780s but was demolished in 1923 to make way for the present building. According to H. Garbutt's "History of Harthill" published in 1950 there was an 'Old Bell Club' founded in 1782, which wound up in 1946. This image also appears on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/128783627@N03/35702519341/in/photostream/