Market Weighton - All Saints

Market Weighton was Hometown of William Bradley (1787 – 1820) known as the "Yorkshire Giant" who at the age of 20 was 2.36 m) tall.

Bradley travelled with a group of showmen. At the time, the freak shows were popular and would draw large crowds. As the tallest British man, Bradley was a prized asset in the business.

After touring many fairs up and down the country he started to manage himself and would charge a shilling for each person to visit him. He died aged 33 in Market Weighton.

In May of each year local residents take to the streets of Market Weighton for the Giant Bradley Day festival in a celebration of the life and times of William Bradley.


The church of All Saints is a building with roots going back to the Saxon period. The first written record of a church here comes from the early 12th century when Henry I granted it to the Cathedral Church of St Peter in York as a prebendary church.

Apart from the apparently Saxon stonework in the lower section of the tower, the oldest part of All Saints is the tower, of which the lower part is Norman. The tower arch dates to 1200, as does the north chancel arch.

The nave - and the friendly cleaning lady