Eppleby, The Green c.1955
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Photo ref: E82002
Photo of Eppleby, The Green c.1955

More about this scene

This rural scene can be found to the west of Darlington. A huge green on either side of the road gives breathing space to the village. High House Farm, far right, was the home of the dominant agricultural owner in the 17th century. While a few of the smaller farm buildings have gone, most have been renovated to give the village a well-preserved feel.

A Selection of Memories from Eppleby

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Eppleby

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

My parents, Fred and Marjorie Reeks bought the shop and Post Office from Mrs Britton in 1947 and they owned the business till about 1985. In the mid sixties Fred got about 100,000 daffodil bulbs from a market garden in Darlington and spent many hours getting a single furrow dug around the perimeter of each of the pieces of the green and creating the words "Cross Keys" in front of the pub and "Post Office Eppleby" ...see more
Hello all, my name is Terry McHugh Junior, as I am apparently the first to hit this site I will share with you my early childhood memories of that lovely village in Yorkshire, Eppleby. We moved into Eppleby in 1963, my Dad (Terry McHugh senior) was in the Army at the time, serving in Catterick, my Mum's name was Edna. We moved in to Archway cottages and lived in the furthest cottage away from Reeks ...see more