Osmotherley, High Street c.1955

Photo ref: O47008

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On the western edge of the North York Moors, Osmotherly was a centre for milling, weaving and clog making, and it grew considerably in the hundred years from 1750. The flax mill at Cod Beck is now a Youth Hostel, while the old School Room of 1836 is now the Village Hall. Lady Chapel, above the village, is 600 years old. Looking down High Street we see, right, North End Cottage, now the post office. On the left is the Old Hall and the Catholic church, Our Lady of Mount Grace. Further down in the square is the Market Cross of 1874.