Sherborne Park separated the village into east and west ends back in the 14th century, but there is a uniformity throughout of well restored cottages, fronted by long well stocked gardens and bounded by
RECORDS of a harbour in Margate go back to the 14th
century, when it appears to have been a small wooden
structure sheltering the local fishing vessels.
Stone lintels, dripstones above the windows fitted with 16 panes and glazing bars (left) go back to the days when Bashall Eaves was mainly self-supporting.
The village is blessed with fine country houses as well as more modest cottages, built from locally quarried stone that has mellowed to the colour of honey on butter.
The Lighthouse c1960
The striking stone-built lighthouse at
Southwick dates back to 1846; though no
longer in use, it is still regarded fondly
as a local landmark.
The stone jetty
that we can see in the background was the main terminal for ships
to Ireland and the Isle of Man, until Heysham Harbour was cut in
the 1900s.
The small stone bridges still cross the beck in front of the village Post Office in the pretty village of Bishop Monkton, south of Ripon in the valley of the River Nidd.
Further north-west the photographer looks back towards the town centre past the Moat Road junction to Moat
Church, the Congregational Church opened in 1870, now the United Reformed Church and its unusual
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