Richmond, North Yorkshire

Richmond Grammar School

I went to Richmond Grammar from 1963 to 1969. I left the area shortly after that and have only recently returned to North Yorkshire. I'm currently trying to get in touch with many of my old school friends. It's great to see this picture!

Family connections.

The premises on the left of the photograph were the house and business of Thomas Langstaff, a rope maker, between c1810 and c1900.

Newbiggin

I served on the Altar in the Catholic Church shown on the left of the photograph in 1946 and 1947.

The Cottage Hospital

I had my right knee stitched up here after being kicked by one of my Dad's racehorses
in July 1949

The View

In my youth I looked out on this view many times from the Castle Keep. We lived on Westfields Road which can just be seen over to the left of the picture.

Grey Friars Cafe

I lived in Richmond from the age of 6 weeks in 1936 to the age of 17 years in 1953.I loved Richmond, and still do. My father was a racehorse trainer, his stable was on Cravengate, just off Newbiggin. My family were good friends of Alice Fawcett who owned Grey Friars. When I visit on holiday I am always pleased to see... [more]

Up From Brum

The picture reminds of the year that my wife and I moved from Birmingham to Richmond and bought a house on what was then the new Shepherds Estate on the Darlington Road.  We soon came to love Richmond, N Yorkshire and that area for the people and countryside, that to a townie was an enlightening experience.  We lived in Richmond for... [more]

Richmond Photographic Memories

The bridge was constructed to give road access to the railway station built on the St Martin's side of the river in 1846; it was designed in the same Gothic Revival architectural style, and the parapet pinnacles carried gaslights. Known locally as Station Bridge, it was renamed Mercury Bridge in 1975 in honour of the emblem of the 8th Signals Regiment, which has the Freedom... [more]

Ringwood Photographic Memories

The bridge was constructed to give road access to the railway station built on the St Martin's side of the river in 1846; it was designed in the same Gothic Revival architectural style, and the parapet pinnacles carried gaslights. Known locally as Station Bridge, it was renamed Mercury Bridge in 1975 in honour of the emblem of the 8th Signals Regiment, which has the Freedom... [more]

Times Gone By

Richmond's Norman fortress was begun by Alan the Red of Brittany in 1071 and dominates the entrance to Swaledale. At that time, the border between those firmly under Norman control and those still willing to fight lay just a few miles to the north. Alan was the son of the Count of Penthievre, and related to the Duke of Brittany, a... [more]