Bill o'th' Hoylus End

William Wright, better known by the pen name Bill o'th' Hoylus End, was a Yorkshire poet and writer from Keighley, England. Sources identify him as born in 1836, with his nickname coming from the Hoylus End houses at Hermit Hole where he was born, and they describe him as a local dialect poet closely associated with Keighley.

He seems to have led a remarkably varied life before and alongside his writing. Contemporary and archival summaries describe him at different times as a sailor, soldier, showman, warp-dresser, pamphleteer, and writer. That mix of occupations helps explain the lively, street-level feel of his work, which often draws on local speech, public events, and the social life of his town.

He is remembered especially for recording Victorian Keighley in both prose and verse. His published works include Revised Edition of Poems and Adventures and Recollections, and he is also associated with pieces such as T'History o't Haworth Railway. No suitable verified portrait image could be confirmed from the sources I found, so none is included here.