Proper noun
A suburban village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE1137).
A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE2730).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgCottingley Fairies main The Cottingley Fairies photographs in 1917 (revealed by the "photographers" in 1981 to have been faked) were originally publicized by Theosophists, many of whom believed them to be real. Source: Internet
Both Elsie and Frances later admitted that they "played along" with Hodson "out of mischief",sfn and that they considered him "a fake".sfn Later investigations Public interest in the Cottingley Fairies gradually subsided after 1921. Source: Internet
Gardner's final visit Gardner made a final visit to Cottingley in August 1921. Source: Internet
Interest in fairy-themed art enjoyed a brief renaissance following the publication of the Cottingley Fairies photographs in 1917 and a number of artists turned to painting fairy themes. Source: Internet
No. 17, series 31 The first edition of Frances' memoirs was published a few months later, under the title Reflections on the Cottingley Fairies. citation The book contains correspondence, sometimes "bitter", between Elsie and Frances. Source: Internet
To place the matter of the photographs' authenticity beyond doubt, he returned to Cottingley at the end of July with two Kodak Cameo cameras and 24 secretly marked photographic plates. Source: Internet