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Streetlam maps

Historic maps of Streetlam and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Streetlam maps

Streetlam photos

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Bolton On Swale| Scorton| Great Smeaton| Catterick| Brompton| Scruton| Ainderby Steeple| Northallerton| Brompton On Swale| Winton| Appleton Wiske| Tunstall| Middleton Tyas| Hornby| Crakehall

Streetlam area books

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Memories of Streetlam

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North Yorkshire memories

RAF Scorton

Stationed at RAF Scorton in the little medical facility which was reached by passing through a farm (I believe). My memory is not good as a result of a stroke. We were lucky to have our own hot water supply as the majority of the camp sites had only cold water. Looking at recent maps, I get the impression that the medical facility is still standing and now presumably used for other purposes.

Scorton Grammar School

I was a pupil at this school from 149 to 1951

65 Year Old Resident, Looking For Reunited Friends Please Read

Hello, my name is John Smith. I used to be a previous resident in the Thrintoft area during my chilhood. I would like to re-associate or contact some of my old companions from the area. Thrintoft is the only place I have great memories of in my younger days and I am looking for people to share them with or to speak to any of my old friends thank you.

PS. I lived there for about 10 years from 1948 to 1958.

First House

In this picture I lived in the house with the porch sticking out, just past the pub THE BLACK BULL (white building). Up the side of my house, or country cottage as it was termed, was a slaughter house at the back.  I worked in Patons & Baldwins in Darlington textile mill as a woolsorter.
Malcolm

The Black Bull, Great Smeaton

A little bit of history about the Black Bull. My GGG Grandfather Thomas Banks (1791-1869) was the inn keeper during the 1850's and possibly for a short period before that. He also ran the slaughterhouse and the butchery business behind the pub which is referred to by Malcolm in his memory. Thomas died in 1869. The Black Bull and butchery was then run by his son Thomas, until his death in 1887 when it was taken over by his sister Elizabeth with the help of another sister Margaret. Margaret died in 1912 and Elizabeth in 1914. All were, I believe, buried at St Eloy Church in Great Smeaton.

Living at Catterick Garrison in 1936/40

Camp, Vimy Lines c1955
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I was an Army 'brat. My father served with the Royal Tank Corps/Regiment after territorial service with the Green Howards. We lived on the Garrison[Cambrai Lines] in married quarters. Next door neighbours included a CSM with some sons, one of my age. 'Janker Wallahs' [defaulters] were used to assist in his garden. One of the lads asked if I liked radishes - a fruit/plant/veg that I did not know. We carefully pulled up 2 and found them delicious! A row was lifted, eaten, and then the foliage replaced. The CSM - assuming that his garden had not been watered by the assigned people - had a fit, then lifted one radish from the ground!!! We had always been trained to never lie - owned up and were given 15 minutes on the Kemmel Lines suare -'Jankers'. What our fathers did not realise was that drilling [with toy rifles] alongside the real defaulters was a great thrill!! Colonel Jerram was the Battalion C.O. - a true gentleman who ALWAYS remembered... Read more

The Old Games Room

The Games Room, Sandes Soldiers Home c1955
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I learned the game of snooker here as a young lad. My father was based in Catterick. I also learned to swim at the pool there.

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