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Low Hawsker maps
Historic maps of Low Hawsker and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Low Hawsker maps
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Hawsker| Saltwick Bay| Robin Hoods Bay| Ruswarp| Whitby| Fylingdales| Sleights| Sandsend| Ravenscar| Lythe| Grosmont| Goathland| Staintondale
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Were You There?
I was on ths caravan site from 1964 to 1978, my parents Billy and Audrey Bilclough had site number 45. There was me and me sister (Suzanne). What a place to have your childhood, is there anyone out there who was there at the same time? I have been back but the clubhouse isn't as good as it looked when our parents were in and we were looking in from outside the big bay window ... So where's all the old gang at? - Ian Forbes, Stuart Forbes, Graham Forbes, Tony Riggs, John Riggs, the little blond brother, John Mulner, Alan Mulner, Andrew Farrar, Dianne, Jane, Sue, Chris.
Never Shall You Forget
Not a week goes by when I do not think about Whitby, the lure of Saltwick Bay is like a magnet. The moment you drive down the narrow lane that leads to the cliff tops and the club house, you start to feel a sense of urgency. A feeling like you have just come home and all your family will be there waiting for you. As you climb down the path down to the beach memories start flooding back. Finding fossils, walking on to the wreck of a ship when the tide has gone out. Just wish my grandparents were still around today, and maybe we could all come back as a complete family, brings tears to my eyes.
Happy Thoughts of Bay
I believe I am the girl sitting on the grass looking towards the sea in this photograph. My name then was Susan Groves and my dad was a fisherman. We owned a shop down the bank called The Shell Shop where dad sold many things including crabs and lobsters. He made me a boat which I used to row him out to his cobble to empty his crab pots or collect urchins. I loved Bay as a child and have many happy memories. It is truly a wonderful place and even though I left age fourteen I still return as often as possible and think of it as home.
The Goodchild Delivery Horse And Cart.
The horse and cart in the picture belonged to my husband's uncle, Harry Goodchild.
He worked with Len Pennock delivering coal and other goods around Robin Hoods Bay and Fylingthorpe.
The delivery business started in the late 1800's by James Goodchild who was the local agent for the British rail parcel delivery service in the area. Because of the steepness of Bay bank (1 in 3) a special metal shoe was placed under one of the wheels to prevent the cart running away.
The man at the back of the cart wearing the cap is Len Pennock and the man in the middle of the picture walking towards the cart is Harry Goodchild.
Raw Pastures at The Top of The Hill Leading Down to Village
I was born in 1953 in a cottage at the top of the very steep hill leading down to the village. My mother ran a B & B from this address and we kept chickens and a pony. The neighbouring farmer used to let me ride on his wagon up through the fields and I remember one of his pair of horses being called Mudbrains! Highlight of my week was going down to the village to the bakery and choosing a cake - a long walk back up the hill for little legs. I walked with my mother to a local school and often classes were held in the field outside and we had quite a walk to where we had lunch. Unfortunately I do not remember what this school was called. My father was a sea captain and often away and we ourselves moved when I was about 6 but I have fond memories of the landscape, the sea and the wonderful view... Read more
Featured Buildings.
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 mill race. Dams in this area are known as 'scarps' and if the dam was made of wood, the brushwood was called 'rise'. Hence 'Risescarp' - brushwood dam.
Alternatively, it may have arisen from the use of brushwood to divert fish in to fish traps known as 'salmon hecks'. The old local term 'warp' describes a bank of mud deposited by a river as the flow slows down after coming down from the high moors. Some of these mudbanks sprout vegetation - brushwood from seed and twigs carried down by the river. Hence 'Risewarp'.
The present mill building shown in this... Read more
The Pearts
The little girl is my grandmother Jane Peart born 18 September 1884. Her nickname was Ginny. Her daughter, my late Auntie was called Jennie.
Beside her is my great uncle, Robert Leadley Peart who drowned at St Petersburg on 19 July 1908 aged 20 years.
