D-block GB-380000-462000
1986 THE NAKED MAN IN SETTLE
We went up into Settle to the cafe,
Ye olde Naked Man cafe where we did a
survey on it. The cafe is quite big
and has a big sign on the outside of
it. Saturday is the most popular day
for customers and some of them are
quite famous television personalities.
The cafe has been owned by the same
people for fifty two years. It is open
all the year round except for two
weeks at Christmas time. In the summer
tourists are attracted to the cafe
(particularly because of the naked man
on the sign.) The cafe used to be an
inn that was built in 1663. One of the
stories about the name is that a man
was buried naked underneath the
building.
Pictures from this D-block
Written accounts from this D-block
- Settle And Giggleswick
- My First Day In Settle
- Settle Church
- Kendalmans Road Giggleswick
- A Day On A Farm Near Settle
- The Naked Man In Settle
- Settle Police Station
- Settle To Carlisle Railway
- Our Future
- A Day In My Life Near Settle
- An Interview In Settle
- An Interview In Settle (pt2)
- A Family Day In Settle
- A Family Day In Settle (pt2)
- Games We Play In Settle (1)
- Games We Play In Settle (2)
- People Using Settle
- Some Events In Settle 1985
- Earning A Living In Settle
- The Authors
Map of the area
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