Useful family history websites
A lot of my dad’s side of the family worked for the railway. I stumbled upon a useful resource when I was looking for one of mum’s ancestors. I was looking for George Aspinall who was assistant station master at …
Category: That was then
York’s railway history – there to see in current buildings
There are a surprising number of buildings still standing in York that were previously used by the railway industry. Here are some of them. The Yorkshire and North Midland (Y&NM) Railway opened in 1839. Y&NM loco works One of the …
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Walmgate Bar, Police and Fire, York
We bought a few items from Beverley Antiques and Collectors Centre last week. One is a postcard of Walmgate Bar. It had been posted to Mrs Beckett, Barton-le-Willow, near York on 11.7.1908. Looking at census records, I think this was …
Garton on the Wolds Church, East Yorkshire
The church of St Michael and All Angels in Garton on the Wolds was built in the 12th Century. The inside contains glorious Victorian wall paintings by Clayton and Bell. The company also did the windows and roof decoration. Above …
Garton on the Wolds, East Yorkshire
We have spent the week at East End Farm campsite at Garton on the Wolds, near Driffield. I’ll write a separate piece about St Michael’s Church and the amazing wall paintings. Here are some photos from the village The village …
Queen’s Staith, York
When I was a child in the 1970s, we sometimes went to Queen’s Staith, particularly if we’d just got some fish and chips from mum’s cousin’s shop on Bishophill. Rowntree’s barges used to be unloaded there. I found some Nigerian …
Having my hair put-up professionally
Whenever we go to an event where you can have your hair/make-up done professionally I make an appointment to have my hair done. Unsurprisingly they make my hair look fantastic, which can’t be said for when I do it myself! …
Living in the past? Me?
My mum and dad have kept quite a lot from when they were married in 1964. They cook their porridge in the microwave in a milk-glass bowl, now faded to pink. Mum gave me her Tala cooks’ measure when I …
Old burial facts
In 1668 and 1678, Acts were passed stating that bodies had to buried in wool. This was to bolster the wool trade and reduce importation of linen. Some old Parish register entries state ‘LLAN’ which guarantees that the body had …