Near the waterfall there is a gorge with convex sides, and the stranger is surprised to find at the bottom of it a large bandstand in a partial state of decay. This was built in the ‘eighties of the last century when band-contests were at the height of their fashion, and the gorge was said to have perfect acoustics. At one of those gatherings the famous French tight-rope walker Blondin appeared, had his line stretched across the gorge over the heads of bandsmen and spectators, and there in mid-air cooked an omelette.
Vale/North, 1937
THE NORTH RIDING PROJECT 
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