
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: 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.
James Alfred Wight, writing under the pseudonym James Herriot, was a veterinary surgeon whose semi-autobiographical books about his experiences in Yorkshire became bestsellers and were adapted into popular films and TV series, capturing the public's imagination with their warmth and humor.
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Photo: Simon Harriyott · CC BY 2.0