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Glaisdale maps
Historic maps of Glaisdale and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Glaisdale maps
Historic map of Glaisdale
Illustrated Victorian map of North Yorkshire
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Glaisdale books
Displaying 3 of 23 books about Glaisdale and the local area. View all Glaisdale books
Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14
Ilkley Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Yorkshire County Memories
Paperback
£15
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Memories of Glaisdale
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North Yorkshire memories
I have a cousin living in Danby. She was Pamela May Broomfield. She married a chap with the last name of Murphy. She was a Pharmacist, the last time I knew of her. It would be great to hear from her again. Last I knew her father Ken, sent a photo of the home she lived in, in Danby, with her... [more]
Shared on 21 November 2008
In 1959, when I was 8 years old I was fostered along with my brother and sister and went to live in Rosedale Abbey. Actually it was just outside Rosedale Abbey, in School Row. I attended the local village primary school and sang in the church choir along with my brother and sister. I even rang the church bell! The photographs... [more]
Shared on 01 November 2008
The large building on the left edge of the photograph is Ruswarp Mill. A mill has been here since Saxon times and the first written record of this mill appears in the Domesday book.
The name Ruswarp may have originated from the mill. The mill was water powered and the river would have been dammed to make a... [more]
Shared on 11 May 2006
Extracts From Glaisdale & North Yorkshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Glaisdale, inspired by Frith photos.
North Yorkshire Living Memories
The elegant, high-arched Beggars Bridge at Glaisdale is dated 1619, and carries the packhorse route from Glaisdale to Whitby across the River Esk. The arch is ribbed and bears the coat of arms of Thomas Ferris of Hull, and was formerly known as Ferris's Bridge.
This is an extract from North Yorkshire Living Memories.
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Villages of Yorkshire Photographic Memories
In front of the Mitre Tavern stands this memorial to the 13 men of the village who fell in the Great War. Cottages here date from the mid 18th century. There is still easy access to the village via the Esk Valley Railway running between Whitby and Middlesbrough.
This is an extract from Villages of Yorkshire Photographic Memories.
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The Dock End has yet to be cleared out and made into a safe haven for the fishing fleet boats in bad weather. This last can be seen seventy years later in the picture of the railway station (W81011). Behind the schooner 'Astrea' we can just see the Angel Vaults; the Angel Hotel was an old coaching inn. A close-up examination of the photograph reveals that one of the buildings in the background on... [more]
This is an extract from Whitby Photographic Memories.
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