Richmond memories
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Luther Paxton - Plumber
The building jutting out into Castle Hill on the left upper of this picture is no. 17 and was my Great Uncle Luther Paxton's plumbers shop. The shop was on the ground floor and he and his wife, Amy lived on the upper two floors. They were visited at this address in 1948 by Luther's sister-in-law (from Wisconsin), Elsa Paxton, following the death of Luther's brother George in 1945. She wrote a diary during her 5 month stay which includes extensive descriptions of this house, Richmond, the Dales and many other places she visited. See www.1948diary.com.
Matron of The Hospital
My maternal grandmother, Sarah Oates, was matron of this hospital sometime during World War 1. My mother, who was born in 1914, remembers soldiers marching down the road past the hospital, presumably going to or coming from Catterick Garrison.
Sarah had sisters who were also nurses. My mother was a nurse at the beginning of the second world war. I trained at the RVI in Newcastle and my daughter nurses in Canada! So Richmond Cottage Hospital is responsible for a dynasty of nurses!
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 that unlike other towns it has not changed that much.
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.
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!
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 five years and our two sons were born and safely delivered, one in Darlington and the second in Catterick Garrison Hospital. Catterck Garrison Golf Club introduced me to the sport that I still play to an acceptable standard from time to time.
Amongst many happy memories are walking round the Market Square on a Saturday and talking with the many friends (flat caps) who leaned themselves against the Midland Bank, Burtons, Woolworths etc chatting the morning away.
I was also known to visit the Turf Hotel early week day evenings and Sunday lunchtimes if not on the golf course.
After five years, due to... Read more
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.
Memories of North Yorkshire
Picnics
I lived across the field from Easby and as a child spent many Sundays down on the river bank at Easby with my parents and siblings picnicing. My aunts and cousins used to visit from Northumberland and we had fishing nets and jam jars on strings in which we collected our 'tiddlers'. We paddled in the river and in the 1950s many afternoons after school we cycled to Easby to play by the River Swale. Both my parents are buried at Easby.
Pear Tree House Skeeby
After living in Richmond I bought and renovated Pear Tree House (on the right of this 1913 picture) in 1972. The previous occupants had died when I found the house it was covered in ivy and I understand at one time Funeral directors operated from the property.
It took eighteen months to renovate PTH into a double fronted Georgian Bay home. PTH had no foundation at the rear of the property, built straight onto the ground it stood on, under pinning with new foundations was required.
Inside PTH was a cellar that was used as an apple store, the apples collected from the orchard at the rear of PTH. On stepping out of PTH at the front you step onto common land that any one can walk on or feed their cattle. Also a wonderful beck runs through the village green and in my time local Chinese restauranteurs came to pick the watercress that grew in the running water.
The garden behind PTH, not bought... Read more
Jones Family of Skeeby
Does anyone have any information about the Jones family of Skeeby. They were born at Skeeby Grange and lived at Abbey Close Farm. My grandmother was Mary Theresa Jones 1883. Her father and grandfather were John Jones 1837 and Christopher Jones 1811.
Family History
Hello
I am researching my family history. The Sedgewick family lived somewhere in this village in the early 1800s. Does anyone have any further infomation regarding this family.
Regards
Pam
Fulthorpe
I have a family history interest in this photo. One of my ancestors married Alice Fulthorpe in 1441. I also have some of the Fulthorpe tree back to Alan 1197.
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