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Growing up in Sherburn
I remember Beech Close looking like this. As a child growing up in Springfield Road between 1952 and 1961, I would often walk to the "Rec" to play on the swings and slide with my friends. There was a lovely nature walk that passed the quarry to a pretty little stream where we would play all day. My maiden name was Calvert. If anyone remembers me please e-mail me.
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 Karolyn Turner. I lived next door to the Ramsden family. Also i lived with my two annoying brothers Luke and Liam Dean. I had quite a lot of friends like Hal Ramsden and Chris Simson. I had lived there the past two years and enjoyed my time there a lot. Until I had to move in 2006. I went to Tadcaster Grammar Schoo and loved it there my best friends were Joel Dixon, James Hutchings, Lewis Jones, Simon Jowett and Charlie K Wray. I'm going back to Ulleskelf for christmas and hope it will be good. It is the last time i will see Hal and his family because... Read more
Ancestor Request
This may seem morbid, but my wife's brother died in infacny, in Ulleskelf. He was born in 1951, and died, tragically, on Boxing Day, 1954. We are desperate to find his burial place, in order that we may visit. His name was Leonard Ainsworth. His father was Basil Ainsworth, who was in the R.A.F., based locally in Church Fenton. Any information would be gratefully received. Col Gill, Derbyshire, Tel: 01773874994//07875752998 e-mail: cgill4@sky.com
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 to come in a boat to bring us milk.
My father now 81 years and mother 89 years are the oldest residents in the village and have been there since 1954.
My father has lots of pictures of Ryther and lots of stories.
Roadhouse Family Pre 1840
I have never had the pleasure of visiting Monk Fryston but my eldest son Brett did while he was in school here in Canada. He was part of the Harrogate Music Festival in the 80's. Dear friends, Pam & Harry Roebuck of LumbyHill looked after Brett while he visited the town. Pam died on a few years ago but before she did we built up a very special relationship. She sent us many photographs which she and her family took for us, she also sent us two excellent maps of Monk Fryston. My ancestors came to Canada in 1820 and settled north of Toronto, Ontario. Letters were written back and forth about the family in Canada and what they had left in Monk Fryston. One of the sons wrote extensively of his life here and at home in England. He wrote of the joy of the the end of the Napoeonic War and described the glee of the soldiers returning to Selby.He and another brother, "James," also wrote of... Read more
The Chequers Inn
Annette and I (Annette Schofield and George Allen) became landlords of the Chequers (no longer a pub) on 23 January 1967. It was a BYB pub and James Hubert Dibb was the landlord before us. We ran the pub for about 18 months and then moved to Thornton-le-Dale in 1968. We rented the pub from the brewery and I recall the rent was 10 shillings per week, the valuation of all the stock when we moved in on the 23rd, including a upmarket till was 281 pounds 10 shillings and 11 pence. We were able to get to know some very interesting characters who lived in the village at that time. Some of the regulars in the pub were Cyril and Charles Stoker, both farmers, and the chap who ran a bakery who we knew as 'Doughy', I cannot recall his name, also Richard Robuck, Jack Gundill, Les Drury, Mr Riley the farmer, Mr Lomas and 'Lofty' who was the landlord of the Cross Keys in Hillam. One night my younger... Read more
Flag Day at School
I was one of 7 children that lived at Tile House, Bolton Lodge. I attended Bolton Percy C of E Primary School. I am not quite sure what this flag day event was for, but I remember it was always a sunny day, so it must have been in the summer. All the children used to go into the playground and wave flags as a parade of people went by. I can remember some were in wheelchairs and I am sure this happened every year. It was a very special day that stays in my memory, but I can't remember what the parade was for (it can't have been a rememberence for the war because it was summer time, not November), does anyone else remember this event? Or does anyone else have any other memories of Bolton Percy? I would love to know. We visited the village about 2 years ago and spoke to somone in the pub who told us when the school closed they had an exhibition of... Read more
