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Swainby| Hutton Rudby| Ingleby Cross| Ingleby Arncliffe| Crathorne| East Harlsey| Osmotherley| Stokesley| Appleton Wiske| Great Broughton| Yarm| Winton| Chop Gate| Great Ayton| Brompton
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North Yorkshire memories
Cycling The Watersplash
I used to love cycling from my home in Stokesley, through Hutton Rudby and through the water splash and back the long way to home. My surname was Wadsworth at that time.
Only When it Was Very Cold
My Dad, Ray Hall, was born in Hutton. His dad John Hall was a tailor and his cousin May Hall ran the post office. I would come to the village as a child and often played with Basil, who lived with May. One winter I remember sledging down a long hill and eventually sliding straight across a frozen ford, I assume that it was this watersplash in the summer! My grandad lived at Scarborough house. When May died in 1953 she left me the post office clock, but I never received it in Worcestershire. It appeared to be too costly to transport it down to me. I got a postal order instead, for 2/6d!!!
I also remember paste egging down some bank. Eating the eggs afterwards and how wonderful they tasted.
When I came down I would have been between 5 and 7 years old.
My Grandfather
I am trying to see if anyone has information about a relative. I believe his name was Joseph Harris, and he gave his home address as Hutton Rudby, Skutterskelfe, during the early 1920s. He was in domstic service (a Butler?) at that time.
As I do not have a date, or place, of birth - other channels of reserch are limited!
My Grandparents
My grandparents lived in Trenholme Bar at 2 Sstation Cottage, they were Joseph and Mable Forth, my grandfather worked on the railway as a signalman untill around 1953. I can remember my mother taking me and my brothers and sisters to stay with them during the summer holidays. We used to play on the old railway line which used to cross the A19. I can clearly remember sitting on the level crossing gates and counting the cars as they went past (which I can assure you were few and far between). I really would like to know if anyone has any other memories of what life used to be like in Trentholme Bar. When we visited it was the highlight of our year. I am sure that my grandmother's maiden name was Metcalfe and she was born in Yarm?
Trenholme Bar.
I lived at Trenholme Bar in Station House next to the Forth family. Across the road lived a lady called Mrs Jobling, her late husband had been a tailor. This house was demolished to make way for the new road. My brother and sister attended Crathorne School, we travelled to school on Crowes Bus, it cost 1 old penny return. There is another house in the old station yard, this family were called Charlie and Nan Piggins. At this time there was no mains water or electricity, drinking water was delivered by train from Picton Station, Station House had a hot an cold water system installed, the water was pumped up from a well below the kitchen into a 100 gall tank in the bathroom, it was our job to fill the tank before going to school. Many people will remember Butcher Bill from West Rounton doing his rounds on Wednesday and Saturday in an old Ford van, they will also remember the cigarette burns on his chopping board caused... Read more
Crathorne Arms
I lived in Hutton Rudby but we had family friends in Crathorne, the Gibsons. They lived in Rose Cottage opposite the post office and village shop. I use to work on weekends for Redvest Bolton, a local farmer and landlord of the Crathore Arms. Some time during the shooting season we would all go beating for Sir Thomas Dugdale from Crathorne Hall. I believe in later years Nartin Gibson became the game keeper on the estate, his brother Glyn was the estate carpenter and lived opposite the pub. I also remember Mr Allsop the blacksmith and general engineer. At one stage in my life, about 1955/56, I did attend Crathorne School. Later my cousin Geoff Eden became the village policeman. I joined the army in 1962. I now at the age of 65 live in New Zealand.
Memories
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 by a Mrs Topham, not sure of the spelling.
My grandmother was the caretaker of the village hall as she was for about 25yr
and as a child I remember playing in the hall and on the back lawn. I often helped my gran clean which was great fun. Polishing the dance floor and dashing through from the house with hot irons for her to iron the snooker table. I also remember that when one of the regular dances was taking place my cousin and I would sneak up into the projection room and look down at all that was going on.
I, of course, also remember life... Read more
