Aike, North Humberside
Aike maps
Historic maps of Aike and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Aike maps
Aike photos
We have no photos of Aike, although we do have photos of these nearby places: Tickton, Leven, Cranswick, Beverley, Hutton Cranswick, Hutton, Bishop BurtonAike books
Displaying 1 of 1 books about Aike and the local area. View all Aike books
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Memories of Aike
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North Humberside memories
My father lived at 7 Beck Side North as a child having moved there from Hull. The gardens were long and contained fruit trees. His father was a keen gardener. The neighbours kept cows and sold milk! My father fell in the beck aged 3 but managed to get out.
Shared on 10 July 2008
I was looking through the photes of Beverley, the man in the picture of the Lock, in the flat cap and shirt sleeves must be Mr Block. He used to come round to my house when I was a boy selling mushrooms that he collected on Figham.
Shared on 23 July 2006
My childhood memories of Beeford
Beeford holds many fond memories for me. My grandparents Charlie and Mary Walker took over the corner shop in around 1963. They then turned it into 'Ye Olde Wrought Iron Shoppe' which my grandfather ran until his late seventies. We spent most weekends there and as I grew up I visited often and had many a good night in the Yorkshire... [more]
Shared on 11 June 2008
The cyclist in this picture is my father John G Heward. He would have been 35 at the time and we lived in Brook Street.
Shared on 30 July 2006
Extracts From Aike & North Humberside books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Aike, inspired by Frith photos.
This picture is one of the great views of Cornwall, looking down St Stephen's Hill towards the valley of the River Kensey, with the jumble of houses clinging to the hillside beyond, capped by the castle on its hill 500 feet above sea level. To the left is the tower of St Mary Magdalene. This view remains almost unchanged today, but... [more]
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Race Hill was once the main road into Launceston from the south; it leads down to the South Gate, which is the last remnant of the old town walls. The North and West gates were demolished in 1832 and 1812 respectively. The Plymouth and Devonport Inn, whose sign can just be seen to the right of the arch, is now the... [more]
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This photograph was taken from Windmill Hill, the only point in the town that is higher than the castle. The road curving up to the left of the castle is Roydon Road, known at this time as Zulu Road. In the foreground, the area right of the road is now a new estate, and opposite is a 1930s brick terrace. The... [more]
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