Roger Thorne
Active Member
On leaving Easingwold last night at about 10.30 pm I took a wrong turn and ended up heading towards the B1363. This road took us through the pretty village of Stillington.
Having realised our mistake we had slowed down to take a good look at the signposts when we saw a life-sized male, fully dressed in black, standing motionless in someone's front garden - as you can imagine this caused quite a stir. After only a matter of yards we saw four woman dressed in white, again standing in someone's garden.
Being fully dark by now with very little street lighting this was an extremely 'wierd' experience. As we drove through the village we saw loads of full-sized mannequins dressed in various costumes. We were so intrigued that we turned around and drove back through the village to take another look. We saw even more figures this time around.
None of us had ever seen anything like this before so I wonder if anyone can shed some light on what seems to be a very peculiar Yorkshire tradition. I'll hazard a guess that it's got something to do with a local wedding.
Can anyone help solve the mystery?
:wink:
Having realised our mistake we had slowed down to take a good look at the signposts when we saw a life-sized male, fully dressed in black, standing motionless in someone's front garden - as you can imagine this caused quite a stir. After only a matter of yards we saw four woman dressed in white, again standing in someone's garden.
Being fully dark by now with very little street lighting this was an extremely 'wierd' experience. As we drove through the village we saw loads of full-sized mannequins dressed in various costumes. We were so intrigued that we turned around and drove back through the village to take another look. We saw even more figures this time around.
None of us had ever seen anything like this before so I wonder if anyone can shed some light on what seems to be a very peculiar Yorkshire tradition. I'll hazard a guess that it's got something to do with a local wedding.
Can anyone help solve the mystery?
:wink: