Stokesley, The Old Pack Horse Bridge c.1955
Photo ref: S325007
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Photo ref: S325007
Photo of Stokesley, The Old Pack Horse Bridge c.1955

A Selection of Memories from Stokesley

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 Stokesley

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For the information of readers, it may be of interest to note that the building just past the Town Hall Block, left side, was known as the Shambles and in the 1800s and early 1900s was open fronted and used as a market area for the sale of dairy produce and vegetables etc. My great grandfather, Solomon Swales traded butter here from about 1860 until 1918, he gained enough money to build Bridge House, ...see more
As a youngster of about 7 years I moved into this house (called The Lodge, Levenside) shown on the photo with my parents Cid and Rene Swales, we lived here for 9 years. The house was the coach and stable block of the adjacent Levenside house (now split into 2 ) and dad was employed as the gardener. Happy memories of days in the river, fishing, playing with Brian Borthwicks boat (he lived just along the ...see more