Ripon Hornblower
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The Ripon Hornblower is a ceremonial city official who maintains an ancient nightly tradition of blowing a horn at the four corners of Ripon's market square to signal the town's safety.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial city official
ⓘ
tradition bearer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ripon city council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civic ceremonies in Ripon ⓘ |
| audience |
residents of Ripon
ⓘ
visitors and tourists ⓘ |
| basedIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ Ripon NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Culture in North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| ceremonyType | nightly hornblowing ceremony ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Ripon's historical watchkeeping system
ⓘ
tourist attraction in Ripon ⓘ |
| customPreservedSince | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duty |
blow a horn at the four corners of the market square
ⓘ
maintain an ancient civic tradition ⓘ signal the town's safety ⓘ |
| eventSequence | visit each corner of the market cross in turn ⓘ |
| governingBody | Ripon city authorities ⓘ |
| hasPart | hornblowing at each corner of the market cross ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Hornblower of Ripon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | local intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| modernFunction |
ceremonial performance
ⓘ
tourist entertainment ⓘ |
| performsAt |
Ripon market cross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ripon market square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performsFrequency | every night ⓘ |
| performsInPublic | true ⓘ |
| performsOutdoors | true ⓘ |
| performsTime | evening ⓘ |
| publicRole |
guardian of tradition
ⓘ
symbolic town watchman ⓘ |
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| roleIn | City of Ripon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFunctionOrigin | historical town security signal ⓘ |
| traditionAge | medieval origin ⓘ |
| traditionType |
civic tradition
ⓘ
urban watch tradition ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | horn ⓘ |
| wears | ceremonial attire ⓘ |
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