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Anne Lister aka Gentleman Jack has links to this historic US estate now under revival after laying largely untouched for centuries

Anne Lister, aka Gentleman Jack, was a whip smart businesswoman who rarely took no for an answer and negotiated obstacles with skill and determination. It wasn’t easy shouldering the twin burdens of being a woman in business and a lesbian in the early 1800s, but there were moments of respite and of pleasure, including her visits to her friends Henry and Mary Priestley at their Haugh End estate in Sowerby Bridge.

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This cottage in Beverley was transformed by keen cook Melanie Coates who discovered a hidden talent for DIY

Melanie Coates has always put a huge amount of creative energy into cooking and enjoys sharing her pictures and recipes with other food lovers on Instagram via her account, no.52.Terrace_ to_Table. But when her eagle-eyed followers began noticing and commenting on her cottage home, she turned her Insta offering into a winning combination of interiors and delicious homemade dishes.