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The 160th Great Yorkshire Show:
A Photographer's View
Foreword by HRH The Princess Royal
Preface by HG The Duke of Devonshire
The first time in the 180 years of the Show that a professional photographer has been given unrestricted access to all events and all areas of Britain's premier agricultural show.
ISBN 978 1 9993468 0 5
Price £7.50 + P&P
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The 'Craven Heifer' - a sculpture by artist Emma Stothard
A soggy start as the Duke of Devonshire helps launch the Great Yorkshire Show's 'Craven Heifer' sculpture
Still smiling despite the weather as media interviews take place for the big reveal of the 'Craven Heifer'
A police escort accompanies the 'Craven Heifer' to Imphal Barracks, York, near to where the very first Show was held, in the Barrack Yard of the 5th Dragoons in 1838
A Ghurkha piper sounds a hero's welcome for the 'Craven Heifer' in front of the Royal Coat of Arms, a remnant of the historic cavalry barracks of the 5th Dragoon Guards
After Imphal Barracks, the 'Craven Heifer' went on tour across Yorkshire to promote the 160th Great Yorkshire Show
Photographer Doug Jackson getting the models into position for a photograph to promote the merchandise for the 160th Show
Limited edition mugs, t-shirts and tops were created to celebrate the 160th Show
'His' and 'Her' Yorkshire Agricultural Society Tweed jackets are modelled for the camera, a percentage from the sales of these tweeds goes back to the Society
Hidden stitching under the collar of the Yorkshire Agricultural Society tweed jackets made by 'Brook Taverner'
Getting the right look for the 'Wool is My Bread' clothing range by 'Shepherdess' Alison O'Neill before a phto shoot to promote the professional fashion show held at the Show
'Shadow' the sheepdog belonging to the 'Shepherdess' gets into the shot with the models wearing the 'Wool is My Bread' range
Delivery of some of the hundreds of crowd control barriers that are hired in for the Show
The 'Job List' for the Facilities Team which includes repair, maintain and build requests, essential to make the grounds 'show-ready'
Plumber Dan Speight maintaining the pipes in the pump house; the Showground's water supply is taken from an on-site bore-hole
Irrigating the lawns to ensure that all areas of the Showground are looking their best for the Show
Marking out the Showground for some of the 1,200 trade stands requires great accuracy
Contractors ensure that correct numbering of the 1.200 trade stands avoids any problems during Show build-up
Over 220 trophies are returned from last year's winners ready to be presented to winners at this year's Show
The trophies are locked in the strong room where Trophy Manager, Edward Smith, ensures they are engraved and polished in time for the Show
Around 9,500 rosettes and cards are packed by Gilian Dodd so that every Steward has what their Judge requires for each Class
From May, more than 400 temporary staff are drafted in and briefed for the wide range of Show jobs - from gate attendants to toilet monitors, litter pickers to time keepers
Spray-washing some of the 150 showjumping poles ready for the competitions
Local stonemason and sculptor, Johnny Clasper, creating a dry stone wall outside the Sponsor's Pavilion which overlooks the Main Ring
Gail Batty and Amelia Saunders from the Facilities Team numbering some of the 376 horse stables
Simon Hill HonFRPS Editorial Photographer
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