OCTOBER 2019
ENTER TEE BYLO…
A professional genealogist, tombstone addict and death historian with an interest in Victorian true crime has an idea…
2020
And So It Begins!
Death in a Chocolate Box is REVEALED as The Polite Tourist!
OCTOBER 2020
We Join…
Death in a Chocolate Box with The Polite Tourist becomes a proud member of the Visit York family. Our page is launched!
OCTOBER 2020
A Star is Born?
Images of the Lady Brigante – our intrepid storyteller and bête noire of the long forgotten dead are captured for posterity by Steve Evans Photography here in the City of York.
DECEMBER 2020
LeafleT Launch.
The OFFICIAL guide to Death in a Chocolate Box with The Polite Tourist and published by Fulprint of York is FINALLY revealed.
MARCH 2021
First Trademark.
The trademark of the Death in a Chocolate Box Logo is registered on behalf of The Polite Tourist with the Patent Office of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
MAY 2021
And Another!
The trademark for Death in a Chocolate Box with The Polite Tourist is registered with the Patent Office of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
JULY 2021
A Studio Beckons?
Surrounded by old books and old parchments – images of the Lady B are captured with the use of candlelight by Steve Evans Photography for a mysterious undertaking!
AUGUST 2021
‘Yorky Grit’
Designed by the Lady Brigante and in celebration of ‘Yorkshire Day – The Polite Tourist reveals an exclusive hand-made miniature from the City of York called ‘Yorky Grit’.
AUGUST 2021
We Join…
Our ‘Yorky Grit’ is launched on Etsy.
SEPTEMBER 2021
Another Mark.
The trademark for ‘Yorky Grit’ is registered with the Patent Office of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
SEPTEMBER 2021
Angel Merch?
Inspired by the Death in a Chocolate Box logo – a beautifully crafted Angel Pin flutters onto the shelves of The Polite Tourist emporium.
OCTOBER 2021
What Awaits?
As All Hallows Eve beckoned – The Polite Tourist with the Lady Brigante presented a self-guided adventure hunt through the snickelways and secret passages of the Ancient City of York.
NOVEMBER 2021
Adventures Over?
As The Day of the Dead approached and as mysteriously as they first appeared – THIRTEEN miniature tombs now vanished from human sight!
MARCH 2022
Hello Creepy Cat!
As the Lady B walked with yet more of the unsupecting through the darkness of Walmgate one Wednesday evening – she makes the acquaintance of author and fellow tombstone tourist Katherine Kerestman who was visiting England to research her second macabre travel book.
MARCH 2022
We Join…
Death in a Chocolate Box with The Polite Tourist becomes a proud member of the Indie York family. Our page is launched!
JUNE 2022
Global Grit?
Our unique ‘Yorky Grit’ goes global and one little glass jar of grit finds a forever home in Auckland New Zealand.
JULY 2022
We Support…
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Primary School AND one lucky recipent enjoys a walking tour for two!
AUGUST 2022
We Walk…
What lies beneath? Our intrepid storyteller Lady B shares the tales of the long-forgotten with some fabulous Visit York Members as they enjoy a ramble by the riverside one gloriously sunny evening.
AUGUST 2022
We Walk…
Our company founder Tee Bylo presents her popular walk in a favourite graveyard with a wander among the tombstones on behalf of the Friends of York Cemetery Trust.
SEPTEMBER 2022
We Support…
York Sport and their championing of the York Food Bank AND one lucky recipent enjoys a walking tour for two!
SEPTEMBER 2022
We Support…
The Polite Tourist is delighted to champion the wonderful community of carers in the City of York with our inclusion in the Carers Discount Scheme.
OCTOBER 2022
‘Wantons & Wits’
As All Hallows Eve beckons – our erstwhile sleuth and storyteller chats death and despair for one night only inside the medieval splendour of Bedern Hall here in York.
DECEMBER 2022
We Walk…
With the promise of Winterval – the Lady B gave those Chosts of Christmas Past another nudge as she braved the freezing streets throughout November and December to walk with our many curious and kindly visitors. From China, Australia, Dubai, Glasgow, Paris, New York AND York – they all walked with us awhile.
JANUARY 2023
NEW ‘YORKY GRIT’.
A New Year. A New Look for ‘Yorky Grit’.
JANUARY 2023
Our Sleuth!
Despite the cold weather – Tee our company founder and professional tombstone tourist was out in the field at York Cemetery on their Annual York Residents’ Festival Day searching for the long lost for the good folk of the parish.
JANUARY 2023
We Walk…
In celebration of the 27th Residents’ Festival – We offered York residents the opportunity to walk awhile AND for free with the Lady Brigante, our erstwhile sleuth and storyteller.
MARCH 2023
The Dead Beckon!
On a glorious Sunday morrow and as the voices of the long forgotten from a quaint Victorian coastal town begin to stir – images of the Lady Brigante are once again captured for posterity by Steve Evans Photography in Scarboro’ North Yorkshire.
MARCH 2023
NEW LOGO Reveal!
With exciting plans for our true crime walks through Victorian history now afoot in Scarboro’ and beyond – Death in a Chocolate Box moves into the care of our new company The Polite Tourist family.
MARCH 2023
One brand.
We remain proud of Death in a Chocolate Box and we are confident that its unique and spirited passion will continue to blossom within The Polite Tourist family.
MARCH 2023
SLOGAN Reveal!
New Beginnings! A New Slogan!
MARCH 2023
A NEW Box Office!
The Polite Tourist joins forces with Ticket Tailor and our Box Office FINALLY opens.
MARCH 2023
A Walk Reveal!
Our walking tour for a SUNDAY EVENING from May 2023 is published.
MARCH 2023
A Walk Reveal!
Our WEDNESDAY EVENING walk is published.
MARCH 2023
A Walk ReveaL!
Our THURSDAY EVENING walk is published.
MARCH 2023
A Walk Reveal!
Our FRIDAY EVENING walk is published.
MARCH 2023
A WalK Reveal!
Our walking tour for a FRIDAY EVENING from SUMMER 2023 is published.
MARCH 2023
A Walk Reveal!
Our 2023 Summer walk for a WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY EVENING in June, July and August is published.
MARCH 2023
A WalK Reveal!
Our 2023 festive walk for a SUNDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY and FRIDAY EVENING throughout November and December is published.
APRIL 2023
We Join…
The Polite Tourist joins forces with Trustpilot – the friendly review platform. Why not share your walk experience with others too?
APRIL 2023
We Walk…
On a busy April afternoon – the Lady B peeled back the shadows of Victorian crime for a fabulous ensemble of over 40 eager ears and eyes from the Crime Writer’s Assocation as they walked through the streets of York.
MAY 2023
To Patreon!
To satisfy curious minds mindful to eavesdrop on the creative musings from an artist’s atelier or the discovery of the mysteries within the Brigante Vault and the unquiet graveyards with their secrets of the long forgotten – our celebrated storyteller has FINALLY offered up her twilight world on Patreon.