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Osmotherley, North Yorkshire
Osmotherley maps
Historic maps of Osmotherley and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Osmotherley maps
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Illustrated Victorian map of North Yorkshire
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Osmotherley books
Displaying 3 of 23 books about Osmotherley and the local area. View all Osmotherley 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 Osmotherley
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North Yorkshire memories
My name is Phillip Robinson. My parents Tom & Eileen lived in Priory View, East Harlsey, in the late 60's. My uncle Charles Derrick McGookin has a plaque inside the village church dedicated to him. My grandparents from Robinson and McGookin are buried in the churchyard.
I also remember the landlady from the Cat & Bagpipes, which I believe to... [more]
Shared on 01 May 2008
I was born in East Harlsey in 1946 and was educated in the village school which of course is now a private house, or is it two. I remember there being two classrooms and, if my memory is correct, the teacher was a Mrs Lyle?? I seem to remember we called her "jam pot". At that time the shop was run... [more]
Shared on 22 July 2007
I was born in Northallerton in 1952. My father was a cousin of the Smirthwaites and therefore worked in the garage that was once where Argos now stands. My mothers family were Atkinson's and they lived in South Parade. There were 6 children in the family (2 girls and 4 boys). They lived there during WW11 and my mother has fond... [more]
Shared on 29 April 2007
I was born at The Mount Maternity Hospital in Northallerton on 21st September 1960
we were living at Pickhill village at the time, we later moved to Hewitson Hill farm
and moved from the area in 1962
Shared on 09 November 2006
Extracts From Osmotherley & North Yorkshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Osmotherley, inspired by Frith photos.
North Yorkshire Living Memories
Osmotherley on the eastern edge of the North York Moors is perhaps best known to walkers as the usual starting point of the marathon 40-mile Lyke Wake Walk, which crosses the moors by their highest points to Ravenscar. This view shows W and V Soppet's village stores (centre).
This is an extract from North Yorkshire Living Memories.
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Villages of Yorkshire Photographic Memories
On the western edge of the North York Moors, Osmotherly was a centre for milling, weaving and clog making, and it grew considerably in the hundred years from 1750. The flax mill at Cod Beck is now a Youth Hostel, while the old School Room of 1836 is now the Village Hall. Lady Chapel, above the village, is 600 years old.... [more]
This is an extract from Villages of Yorkshire Photographic Memories.
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Guisborough Photographic Memories
Church Lane leads to the entrance to Skelton Castle and also to the old church, which was erected in 1785. After closing in 1904, it stood empty for many years, but it has been lovingly restored and is now back in use.
This is an extract from Guisborough Photographic Memories.
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