Northallerton, Court House c.1965
Photo ref: N75015
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Photo ref: N75015
Photo of Northallerton, Court House c.1965

A Selection of Memories from Northallerton

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 Northallerton

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I gave birth to my daughter Emma Benson on 18/01/80 and then later my son Michael Benson 25/09/81 I also worked as an Auxiliary nurse until the move to the Friarage hospital I then went on to become an RGN (BSc Hons) and nurse prescriber.. I have a photo of all staff at the mount the day we moved but not sure how to post it on here yet
My grand-parents, Ernie and Winnie Hewby, lived in a big old house towards the end of Castle Hills across the lane from a small farm/small holding. I believe the house was called Standard Lodge and that during the war they ran a small café there and kept some pigs. My siblings and I used to love visiting, my grandfather won a competition for his gardens (he loved gardening) and I've inherited his ...see more
I want to write mainly about the Court House, circa 1937, but some later memories have crept in. I was born in L'Espec Street. My grandmother lived in South Parade, opposite the Atkinson's house already mentioned elsewhere. Before the Court House was built (by Tom Willoughby, I believe) it was possible to walk from L'Espec Street, diagonally across the field it was subsequently built on, to the far end of ...see more
I was born in Northallerton in 1952. My father was a cousin of the Smirthwaites and therefore worked in the garage that was once where Argos now stands. My mothers family were Atkinson's and they lived in South Parade. There were 6 children in the family (2 girls and 4 boys). They lived there during WW11 and my mother has fond memories of the time she spent in that house.  Her parents were McCabes and lived in the ...see more