Acaster Selby, North Yorkshire

Marriage of William Tasker and Margaret Webster

William Tasker and Margaret Webster were married November 24, 1846 in the Parish Church, Stillingfleet, York. William and Margaret are my Great Great Grandparents. They emmigrated to Tilbury, East Ontario, Canada. They are both buried in Victoria Cemetary on Tasker Road in Baddertown, Ontario Canada.

CHILDHOOD DAYS

I was born in Ryther in 1956 in the house that my parents still live in on Mill Lane.

I have lots of happy memories of my school days at the primary school which has now been converted into a house.

We had lots of adventures especially in the floods which happened every year then. The milkman used... [more]

The Street

I lived in Naburn at Chapel House. My Aunty Mary Walker lived in this row of houses on the left. She lived with the Tweedies family. In 1949 these houses had big back yards where they collected refuse and recycled it.

Ulleskelf

Hiya Luke and Liam if your reading this then your probably on the phone to me .coming up at the weekend hope 2 see you then i probably will. ask nana if i can stay there if not ill sleep round hal's. 2005/2006 where the best years of my life at Ulleskelf. I lived with my nana and grandad. Graham and... [more]

Escrick Park Gardens - Market Gardens - 1950 - 1966

My aunt and uncle - Mr and Mrs George Pratt - used to manage the market gardens in Escrick. We had many happy holidays there, and I remember the peaches and apricots growing up the wall, rows and rows of runner beans, greenhouses full of tomatoes and cucumbers etc. They lived in the large house (it could have been a tied... [more]

Clock Cafe

I remember the Clock Cafe. It was a favourite. Mum used to take me there as a child. The fireplaces were huge and had oodles of brasses hanging everywhere. The tables were large and had big chairs around them. The waitresses wore little black dresses and white aprons over the top. Sometimes when I think back at it I can smell... [more]

memory

I was 11 when this photograph was taken and lived in Buller Street.
The land where the Gypsy Moth was built had previously been a green space where a bonfire was held every November.

Buses

I had forgotten that the buses used to use the area in front of the abbey as a terminus.
I lived in Selby from my birth in 1954 until 1972. I frequently caught a bus from the corner of Buller Street & Flaxley Road to school on Abbotts Road.
Most of the buses in Selby were green, but the East... [more]