Nostalgic memories of Richmond's local history

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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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I Remember Richmond

I attended the Frenchgate School (1954). The head mistress was Nan Woodwark, a tall Viking of a woman who would oftentimes speak of her Norse heritage. I managed to find her obit on a website I came across. She lived to the age of 96 and was buried at a cemetery in Darlington. Apparently her parents had been missionaries in the Far East. It has been my fate to live my life in America, although I spent ...see more

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Added 11 December 2015

Trinity Church Richmond Marketplace

you would struggle to get this clear view today as the number of parked cars etc.would obscure the view the chuch is now home to the Green Howards regimental museum

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Added 26 August 2015

Convent Of The Assumtion School

I was born in Richmond the year 1945 attending the Convent from 1950 till 1959. The street I grew up on was named Westfields and it looked down over the fields right onto the school. My brother has added some of his memories below Bill Mather. My name is Anne Mather-Alsip

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Added 30 March 2013

My Family

My mother, was born in 8, Millgate in 1908. In this image, the lady is standing in the doorway of the house is my grandmother, Elizabeth Smith and the man standing outside may possibly be my grandad, David Smith. My family still lived in that house in the late 60's - my mother's sister Mildred Brown (nee Smith) and her husband Fred Brown. I live in hartlepool, I went there with my sisters when we were young.

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Added 23 October 2012

Gran

My gran (Doreen Smith) grew up in Richmond and took my mum there for lots of holidays. When I was old enough she took me to visit my great uncle, John Smith, there as well. I am interested in any information anybody has about my gran's family. Her mother was Lily Ripley and her father, Cornelius Harrison. Her sisters were Betty, Nancy and Lily and her brothers are Albert and John.

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Added 16 August 2012

Castle Hll Richmond. Happy Memories

I remember this well. My aunt was Vera Watt and lived next door during the second war. She was a postlady and my uncle Donald Watt was a gardener at St Nicholas. My school holidays were all spent staying with them.

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Added 10 June 2012

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 ...see more

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Added 27 May 2011

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!

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Added 21 November 2010

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.