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Agglethorpe maps
Historic maps of Agglethorpe and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Agglethorpe maps
Agglethorpe photos
We have no photos of Agglethorpe, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Coverham, Carlton, Wensley, West Witton, Middleham, Leyburn, Preston Under Scar, Harmby, East Witton, Spennithorne, Redmire, West Burton, Bellerby, Castle Bolton, Carperby, Aysgarth, Barden Moor, Jervaulx, HealeyAgglethorpe books
Displaying 3 of 23 books about Agglethorpe and the local area. View all Agglethorpe books
Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories
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£14
Ilkley Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Yorkshire County Memories
Paperback
£15
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Memories of Agglethorpe
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My grandmother's sister and brother-in-law (Elsie and Harry Walton) lived most of their married life in Leyburn. I have happy memories of going there with my grandmother, and staying there with them in the school holidays. I remember going to the old tea-rooms in the Market Square, and having tea-cakes and cream cakes, they were delicious. Sadly my great-aunt and uncle... [more]
Shared on 30 August 2009
My gggggrandfather,lived At Hammer Gate in 1841.
His son James moved with his family to Grove Square.1851
James's brother William lived at 24 Market place in 1861
The family of James Autons then moved to 74 Commercial Square1861
Only my gggg Uncle William stayed in Leyburn .He was a Solicitors Clerk.
He and his wife.ran the Stamp office at 43 High... [more]
Shared on 30 December 2007
Norman Barber - watchmaker and jeweller
The jaguar on the right belonged to Norman Barber and was parked outside his shop in Leyburn. At this time my husband, Cedric Barber, was probably in class at Leyburn County Primary School (now an old peoples' home). Cedric's second cousin, Janet Green, lives a short distance from the scene of this photograph.
Shared on 17 January 2007
Extracts From Agglethorpe & North Yorkshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Agglethorpe, inspired by Frith photos.
Just south of the abbey's cliffs lie these rocks, which show the inroads made by the alum mining industry during the previous centuries. Before the chemists discovered a simpler method of fixing the dyes used in cloth manufacturing, alum was successfully used for this purpose. It had first to be extracted from rich mineral-bearing stone. This was mined locally both at Saltwick and Sandsend, and... [more]
This is an extract from Whitby Photographic Memories.
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The railway line continues past the houses and the stone bridge of East Row, whilst the flow from the beck makes a tempting paddling pool. Bathing machines were still in use at this time, as we see on the right.
This is an extract from Whitby Photographic Memories.
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Nestling in the shelter of Lythe Bank, the ancient village holds the homes of many of the men who worked in the alum industry and on local estates. Alum was a chemical used in tanning leather and in the dyeworks to fix the dye used in the weaving industry. It was mined and extracted from local stone in the Whitby district,... [more]
This is an extract from Whitby Photographic Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
