Alf Wight’s son and daughter will return to their childhood home in North Yorkshire to unveil a plaque in his memory.
Jim Wight and Rosie Page will unveil the plaque at Rowardennan, 96A Topcliffe Road, Thirsk, on Thursday, October 8.
Rowardennan was the Wight family home for more than 25 years, where Alf spent evenings and weekends writing the stories that inspired the hit television adaptations of All Creatures Great and Small.
The unveiling comes days after what would have been the celebrated vet and author’s 110th birthday on October 3.
Jim Wight and Rosie Page at the James Herriot Statue (Image: SUPPLIED)
Rosie said: "Dad would have been 110 years old on October 3. It seems fitting that the plaque is to be unveiled near to that landmark birthday."
Alf, who wrote as James Herriot, lived and worked at the veterinary surgery at 23 Kirkgate in Thirsk, now home to the World of James Herriot visitor attraction.
His experiences as a vet inspired stories that entertained millions of readers worldwide.
In 1953, Alf had a new home built in Thirsk and Rowardennan became the Wight family home.
He continued writing there, spending evenings and weekends working on his stories in the living room beside the fire.
He often wrote with the television on and his wife Joan sitting beside him.
The stories became the basis for All Creatures Great and Small, first adapted into the BBC series and later revived by Channel 5.
The current series is also shown internationally, including on Masterpiece PBS.
Rowardennan was bought by Brian and Linda Halliday in 2024.
Jim Wight and Rosie Page at the James Herriot Statue (Image: SUPPLIED)
A year later, the property became a stop on a new James Herriot walk around Thirsk.
The World of James Herriot developed the route from a tour originally created by Herriot fan Roger French.
Jim and Rosie helped create the tour and visited their former family home, where they discussed installing a plaque.
Rosie said: "It was such a nostalgic visit. Linda and Brian Halliday were so welcoming and let us see our former home and share our memories.
"It is a lovely tribute to our father's memory to have a Blue Plaque there recognising his family home.
"It was home to Jim and me, too, for much of our childhood, though our earliest years were, of course, spent at 23 Kirkgate."
The World of James Herriot organised the plaque, which will mark a key location on the walking route through Thirsk and Sowerby.
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Other stops include Sunnyside Nursing Home, where Jim and Rosie were born, and the Golden Fleece Hotel, the inspiration for the Drovers Arms in the James Herriot stories.
The walk also passes places linked to Alf and Joan, including where they worked and walked their dogs.
Brian and Linda said they were delighted their home would carry a permanent reminder of its famous former resident.
They said: "We are delighted to have Rowardennan adorned with a Blue Plaque commemorating Alf Wight.
"We have always been huge fans of his work and have Herriot images and books on display in the house.
"To know that we sit where he created such a phenomenal legacy is very inspiring."
The plaque will sit at the driveway entrance, where it can be seen without dominating the property.
Jim and Rosie will unveil it at an event at Rowardennan from 3pm to 4pm on Thursday, October 8.