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Hartwith maps
Historic maps of Hartwith and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Hartwith maps
Hartwith photos
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Dacre Banks| Burnt Yates| Birstwith| Shaw Mills| Hampsthwaite| Ripley| Sawley| Pateley Bridge| Fountains| Oak Beck| Wath| Studley Royal| Harrogate| Ripon
Hartwith area books
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Dacre Banks
My Grandfather, D J R Wilson had lived in Dacre Banks since just after the end of the war meaning that as a child would often have to visit. As a teenager I never appreciated just how beautiful the place is, or how lucky I was to have somewhere like this to visit.
Sadly I would imagine that I will only ever visit Dacre once more and then I'll never pass through again. I hope the scenery and the people stay the same and that it remains as ageless and as charming as I will always remember it.
Chris Clayton
05/08/09
Dacre Banks
I was born in 1952 and lived in Dacre Banks until I was 20. When I was young I can remember watching the once weekly goods train shunting at Dacre. Sadly my father (D J R Wilson) who lived there died 4th Aug 2009 so from going there every Sunday to see him, I have very little reason to go, so not only did I lose my father but I lost what I consider to be my home.
Birstwith Remembered And Cherished
I was born in Birstwith and lived there until I married and my ancestors for several generations lived, farmed and owned the flour mill. In 1964 I was a member for the church choir and rang bells, they were such happy times. The choir mistress was Peggy Myers (nee Hewitt) abd we had such fun on the choir trips and festivals, we never stopped laughing. At Christmas the vicar Rev Capel Cure took us carol singing but he used to get so drunk we had to walk home but again I had some great times as a youngster. I was married at St. James's Church in 1981 and both my children were christened there even though we lived in Harrogate. My daughter was married there in 2008 and hopes to have her baby christened there too. Things have changed a lot in Birstwith but whenever I return to the church where my parents are buried I go inside and sit in the choir stalls and quietly reminisce, there is... Read more
Early Childhood
My father was the manager at the bottom tannery in Shaw Mills and we lived in Sunny Lea from 1955 - 1960. Although I was only 6 when we left, I have numerous vivid memories of that idyllic time and feel privileged to have lived there.
My sister and I used to walk up to Hardcastle's farm to get eggs and our mother wasn't very pleased when we brought a kitten home instead!
On Saturdays we were allowed to walk down to Miss Stead's shop to spend our pocket money.
We went to Sunday school at the methodist chapel and were close friends of the Petches who lived next door on Millbank Terrace.
What a wonderful start to life!
Little Did I Know
I was born in Bilton Harrogate in 1943. When I was 13 years old I had a new bike for my birthday and with some of my mates we went on a ride to Pateley Bridge Show, a first for me. At Wilsill we were dying of thirst and as we went over Wilsill bridge we saw a Baracloughs drink sign on this house so we stopped and bought lemonade from a lady who had what must have been the smallest shop in the UK, 8x8 feet. Little did I know that 43 years later I bought this place which is Bridge End Farm. The lady who served me the lemonade was either Ethel or Mary Dale, 2 sisters who lived at the farm together after their parents had died and they died within 6 months of each other in 1999. I have been in the butchery trade since 11 years of age and have always had a keen interest in farm animals and reared pigs on rented... Read more
Kettlesing School
I went to Kettlesing School from 1951-1957. Miss Cloak, then Mrs Bundred & sons William & James.
Schoolboy Days
I remember living at No 12 Kingwood Estate and spending many evenings after school playing cricket on the village pitch.
