Easington, The Village c.1955
Photo ref: E170001
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The village of Easington lies just to the east of Loftus. Very much an 'estate village', much of the property forms part of the Grinkle Estate, owned by the 19th-century industrialists, the Palmers, of Grinkle Park. Outside the village store and post office a man in overalls unloads bread from his van, and an advertising sign depicts Capstan Cigarettes. The distinctive tower of Easington parish church dominates the centre of this view.

A Selection of Memories from Easington

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Easington

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My family lived in East Loftus - our family name was Morris. My Dad was in the choir at All Saints Church, Easington and my brother David and I attended Sunday school there every Sunday. Our parents joined us later and we all attended Eucharist together. My Aunty (Mrs Taylor) was organist at the church and my Uncle Jim (Mr Taylor) was Choirmaster. Aunty and Uncle used to run Old Time ...see more