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Gayles, North Yorkshire
Gayles maps
Historic maps of Gayles and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Gayles maps
Historic map of Gayles
Illustrated Victorian map of North Yorkshire
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Gayles books
Displaying 3 of 23 books about Gayles and the local area. View all Gayles books
Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories
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Ilkley Town and City Memories
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Yorkshire County Memories
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1 Gayles photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Gayles
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North Yorkshire memories
I lived in Kirby Hill for one year from 1965 to 66, I was a 13 year old boy. I absolutely loved my time there and have many happy memories. My Mother and Father bought the Shoulder of Mutton in 1965 taking myself and brother Frank ( then aged 7) to live in this fantastic area of North Yorkshire. My Father... [more]
Shared on 23 July 2007
The Hack a Spade Inn (what does the name refer to?) used to be owned by Thomas Frankland, how long was he runing the pub for?
Bay Horse Inn used to be owned by Thomas Heslop, according to some web sites on the net. I have the landlord listed from the national census as Thomas Alsop, how long was he the... [more]
Shared on 20 July 2008
Home Farm has been in the Simpson family for many generations. My family and I spent many happy holidays over the years with my aunt and uncle, Lena and Maurice Simpson. I have such wonderful memories of haymaking, milking cows etc, and attending the church on a Sunday. My memories include the super people whom I met when I first came... [more]
Shared on 20 November 2008
I have many happy memories of Melsonby as I visited regularly until the 1980's. My father's family (Healey) were from Melsonby and my aunt was a teacher at the C of E school for many years. My father and most of his family are buried in the churchyard in the picture. The right-hand cottage belonged to the Rennison family and as... [more]
Shared on 14 February 2008
In my youth I looked out on this view many times from the Castle Keep. We lived on Westfields Road which can just be seen over to the left of the picture.
Shared on 12 October 2009
I had my right knee stitched up here after being kicked by one of my Dad's racehorses
in July 1949
Shared on 12 October 2009
I served on the Altar in the Catholic Church shown on the left of the photograph in 1946 and 1947.
Shared on 12 October 2009
I lived in Richmond from the age of 6 weeks in 1936 to the age of 17 years in 1953.I loved Richmond, and still do. My father was a racehorse trainer, his stable was on Cravengate, just off Newbiggin. My family were good friends of Alice Fawcett who owned Grey Friars. When I visit on holiday I am always pleased to see... [more]
Shared on 12 October 2009
Extracts From Gayles & North Yorkshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Gayles, inspired by Frith photos.
The stone-mullioned windows and sturdy, stone-built construction mark the Bay Horse Inn in the tiny North Yorkshire village of Gayles, north of Richmond, as a building of some antiquity. The lean-to extension on the right served as the village shop when this photograph was taken.
This is an extract from Yorkshire Living Memories.
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Richmond Photographic Memories
Some women artists paint the view of Richmond from across the River Swale. In the left distance can be seen smoke rising from the gasworks beside the falls. Richmond had one of the earliest gasworks in Europe, built in 1820 to provide street lighting for the fashionable Georgian town.
This is an extract from Richmond Photographic Memories.
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Richmond Photographic Memories
The Terrace, another Georgian promenade, offers a spectacular panorama of the town. On the right is St Mary's parish church, in the centre the Grammar School, and to the left Church Mill, demolished in 1969, the last of many Richmond watermills once powered by the River Swale.
This is an extract from Richmond Photographic Memories.
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