Pickering, Smiddy Hill c.1955
Photo ref:
P156127
Photo ref:
P156127
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Smiddy Hill in Pickering, a bustling little market town west of Scarborough on the edge of the moors, probably takes its name from the site of a former blacksmith's shop in the area. In the background we can see the tower and spire of the 12th- and 14th-century parish church of St Peter and St Paul, which has interior wall-paintings dating from the 15th century.
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A Selection of Memories from Pickering
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 Pickering
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Risebourgh Hall was once a magnificent house and home about 3 miles from Thornton Le Dale and four miles from Pickering North Yorkshire. It stands on Risebourgh Hill and commands sweeping views across Ryedale from its imposing position.
The Hall was a beautiful old stone building, part of which dates back to the 16th century.
In its hey day Risebourgh Hall would have been the pinicle of elegance ...see more
This is where we used to go and play in the 1960 's , we used to spend hour's in the water here , sometimes there could be up to 30 of us . On a SUNDAY morning DAD and me went down here with the car , and it was driven in to the water for it's weekly WASH . There is a bridge now to drive your car over , and it is against the LAW to wash your car in the river . As we got older we moved further up river to what we called ...see more
Burgate is where the Castle Cinema used to be. That brings back lots of happy memories of days gone by. I went to the cinema as a child, and then worked there, on the projectors with Ron Rich. The White Horse pub was across the road from the cinema, Alan Judson had it when I worked on the projector's. R V Roger had a flower shop in this street, has had Mrs Champion with her china shop etc. At the top ...see more
Not seen this picture for a long , long time . When I lived up POTTER HILL I used to go this way to get to the ROOKER'S . From POTTER HILL you headed towards BECON PARK , then branched off right , along a lane , think it was called COULTMAN'S CUT , that led to where this photo was taken , looking toward's the RAILWAY and the CASTLE . I used to go this way to play at the ROOKER'S , and we went to roll our easter ...see more
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