James Alfred Wight
(1916-1995)

James Alfred Wight 1916-1995. Veterinary surgeon & author of the James Herriot books lived & worked here. His stories and characters were portrayed in film & television as All Creatures Great & Small.

23 Kirkgate, Thirsk, United Kingdom where they lived and worked

Hotel Majestic. The Hotel Majestic opened on 18 July 1900 as the finest hotel of the world's greatest spa. Built by Frederick hotels and designed by London architect G. D. Martin, the majestic has, for over a century, been the preferred address of visitors such as Winston Churchill, Edward Elgar, Errol Flynn, 'James Herriot', G. B. Shaw and several Prime-Ministers. Bombed on 12 July 1940, the Hotel Majestic served as an RAF Reception Centre during the Second World War. It was extensively refurbished between 1998 and 2002.

Ripon Road, Harrogate, United Kingdom where they stayed

James Alfred Wight OBE FRCVS 1916-1995 The vet, whose pen name was James Herriot and on whose books the TV series All Creatures Great and Small Was based, spent his first 20 years here

Dumbarton Road, Yoker, Glasgow, United Kingdom where they lived (1916-1936)

James Alfred Wight OBE FRCVS 1916-1995 The vet, whose pen name was James Herriot was born here [full inscription unknown]

Brandling Street, Sunderland, United Kingdom where they was born (1916)