Rillington, School Corner c.1955

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I was born at number 31 which is the first Airey house in the right of the photo in 1961. I remember the lovely cherry blossom trees growing up and piglets in the back garden opposite and chalking on the footpath outside the house to play hopscotch, I also remember how years later they rebuilt the houses with the people in them! Hapoy to say that family still live at 31 and the house is full of children again! I wonder who the ladies are on the street and the children playing?

We lived at Cherrycroft just on the left of the road as it heads to Malton, the house is here. It has recently been demolished and was connected to Church Farm across the road. The butchers shop is still there and a grocery shop is now the village fish and chip shop. My parents, Charles and Agnes, were there when I was born and my little brother was born in the house. Tim Owston

This area looks a lot different now as the 'Airy' houses on the right of Woodlands Road and to the left have been clad in bricks. To the left of the crossroads is the Woodlands Grove area and to the right Woodlands Avenue. My parents left 6 woodlands Avenue to move across the village but came back in 1966 to live at no. 5. Like Ian (my second cousin) I was related to many people who lived on the Woodlands Estate. Tim Owston

Yes Dan it is. You visited regularly and still do I believe. Cousin Ian.