Great Ayton, Brookside c1955 (ref. G112025) | Great Ayton is one of Cleveland's prettiest villages. It was the scene of the upbringing and education of Captain James Cook, the famous 18th-century round-the-world explorer. Brookside runs alongside the River Leven, where the young Cook may have played as a youth, and in the background is the Victorian spire of All Saints' parish church. |  Add your own Memory
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Hutton Rudby, the Church and the Bridge c1965 (ref. H223018) | The white-walled bungalow in the foreground looks a little incongruous in this view of the centre of Hutton, which shows the bridge over the River Leven in the background. The parish church of All Saints dates mainly from the 14th century. | Add your own Memory
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Runswick, Lifeboat Station c1955 (ref. R71009) | The old lifeboat station at Runswick Bay on the North Sea coast is rather incongruously painted with black and white half-timbering in this photograph. In the background we can see the cliffs of the bay, which are subject to regular landslips. | Add your own Memory
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Staithes, Cowbar Bank c1960 (ref. S176115) | The narrow cobbled streets of Staithes wind down to the North Sea. Cobles (the local fishing boats, based on a Viking design) are pulled up above the Easington Beck as it flows out into the sea. Captain James Cook was employed here as a grocer's apprentice before he made his name as the discoverer of Australia. | Add your own Memory
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Croft On Tees, view over the River c1955 (ref. C277011) | A line of mainly 18th- and 19th-century cottages line the banks of the mighty River Tees at Croft-on-Tees, a small settlement to the south of Darlington and very close to the borders of County Durham. | Add your own Memory
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Croft On Tees, St Cuthbert's Hospital, Games Room c1955 (ref. C277014) | A game of billiards is in progress under the cast iron Victorian columns of the games room. The name of the hospital is significant, as it commemorates one of northern Britain's most popular saints, St Cuthbert of Durham. | Add your own Memory
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Lower Bentham, the Village c1955 (ref. L177014) | The main street is deserted. Lower Bentham stands 15 miles east of Lancaster on the slopes of the Pennines. On the right of the picture is the Victoria Institute, built in 1904, and still very much the centre of village social life. | Add your own Memory
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Aldbrough St John, the Bridge c1955 (ref. A121007) | Situated just off the old Great North Road (the Roman Dere Street and the modern B6275), Aldbrough St John takes its name from the parish church. It stands to the east of Darlington on a tributary of the mighty Tees, crossed here by the village bridge. | Add your own Memory
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Ampleforth, the Village c1955 (ref. A124026) | Judging from the many children around the coach in the background, there appears to be a school outing going on. Ampleforth lies on the southern edge of the Hambledon Hills. | Add your own Memory
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Ampleforth College, Original House c1960 (ref. A125006) | Ampleforth is probably best known for its Roman Catholic boys' school situated to the east of the village, founded by Benedictine monks in 1808 and based on their abbey. The picture shows part of the original buildings, propped up against collapse. The east end of the school chapel can be seen on the left. | Add your own Memory
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Appleton-Le-Street, the Church c1960 (ref. A128005) | Appleton-le-Street's hill-top parish church of All Saints is famous for its tower, the lower part of which shows signs of Saxon work. The rest of the church mainly dates from the 13th century, and the interior boasts some fine effigies dating from the 14th century. | Add your own Memory
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Appletreewick, Main Street c1960 (ref. A129001) | We are looking down the main street of the charmingly-named hamlet of Appletreewick in Wharfedale, with the prominent 1,550ft fell of Simon's Seat in the background. Known as 'Ap'trick' to its residents, Appletreewick was once a centre for lead mining, but farming and tourism are the dual economies of today. | Add your own Memory
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Arkengarthdale, the Red Lion, Longthwaite c1960 (ref. A130014) | Arkengarthdale is a little-visited but very beautiful dale which runs into Swaledale from the north-west at Reeth. It was formed by the Arkle Beck, which rises high on Sleightholme Moor and passes through some lovely hamlets such as Arkle Town, Whaw and Langthwaite, where The Red Lion (centre) is a welcome hostelry in typical Dales countryside. | Add your own Memory
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Arkengarthdale, the Bar, Red Lion Hotel c1965 (ref. A130051) | The welcoming though deserted bar inside The Red Lion shows a typical pub interior, decorated with brass tankards, hunting horns and pewter plates. | Add your own Memory
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Askrigg, the Parish Church c1950 (ref. A76001) | St Oswald's parish church at Askrigg is the mother church of Wensleydale, and it is easily the largest church in the dale. The late-Perpendicular building is situated in a commanding position in the village, near the ancient market cross (left). | Add your own Memory
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Askrigg, the Village c1950 (ref. A76004) | Three-storeyed 18th-century town houses, including the King's Arms Hotel in the middle distance, line the Market Place of Askrigg, a pleasant village in Upper Wensleydale. Note the stone base of the road sign on the left. | Add your own Memory
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Aysgarth, the Village and War Memorial c1955 (ref. A87091) | Aysgarth is a tidy little village in central Wensleydale carrying a name which gives away its Norse origins. The war memorial honouring the dead of the two World Wars is seen here in the centre. Aysgarth is perhaps best known for its spectacular series of waterfalls where the River Ure dashes over a series of shelves of limestone in the riverbed. | Add your own Memory
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Bainbridge, the Rose and Crown c1960 (ref. B5010) | The whitewashed façade of the Rose and Crown Hotel is a landmark on the main road through Wensleydale in the village of Bainbridge, once the 'capital' of Upper Wensleydale, which was known in the 12th century as the Forest and Manor of Bainbridge. Note the RAC approved sign in the centre of the photograph. | Add your own Memory
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Bainbridge, the Village from Roman Fort c1960 (ref. B5013) | The pretty village of Bainbridge, centred on its extensive green, stands on the banks of the River Ure (foreground). We are looking from the slopes of Brough Hill, the site of a Roman fort which has been extensively excavated. In the background are the fells of Wensleydale, which still shelter this lovely village. | Add your own Memory
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Bedale, Emgate c1960 (ref. B48040) | Bedale is also just off the A1 and on the route into Wensleydale from Leeming Bar. This view of a virtually deserted Emgate shows a street of sturdy 18th- and 19th-century houses leading up to the Royal Hotel at the top of the hill. A pram is parked outside W Eden (right), the boot dealer and repairer. | Add your own Memory
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