Spring in Yorkshire: Retro photos show what the region looked like in March in the 1900s including early stages of Second World War and Sophia Loren filming at Castle Howard

As we enter into the first phase of spring, we have taken a look at photos in our archive of what Yorkshire looked like in March during the 1900s.

A lot has happened in Yorkshire since the 1900s and it's fascinating to look back on what has changed and what happened decades earlier.

These retro photographs depict the early stages of the Second World War, the christening of George, the 7th Earl of Harewood, farming life in Yorkshire and the day when Italian actor Sophia Loren visited Castle Howard when she was filming Lady L.

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