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Melsonby, Bridge And Church Of St James The Great c.1960
Photo ref: M143004
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Quarrying for limestone and copper brought new people to this quiet agricultural village - mines were still operating in the 1920s. Now Melsonby is a well-kept residential village. The beck runs through the village green and then under this bridge beside the farmhouse and the parish church. St James' dates from 1153 and was restored in 1870 - up until then it had a flat leaded roof. It is said that a tunnel ran from the church down the hill to the old monastery opposite.

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Memories of Melsonby, Bridge and Church of St James the Great c1960

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. These memories are of Melsonby, Bridge And Church Of St James The Great c.1960

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I have many happy memories of Melsonby as I visited regularly until the 1980's. My father's family (Healey) were from Melsonby and my aunt was a teacher at the C of E school for many years. My father and most of his family are buried in the churchyard in the picture. The right-hand cottage belonged to the Rennison family and as a child no visit to Melsonby was complete without a visit to them. Although only 22 ...see more