Random food facts, York
One of Terry’s chairmen was Noel Goddard Terry. He was badly wounded in the First World War (5th West Yorkshire Regiment) but survived. He had a house built in 1927 near the racecourse, called Goddards. It is now owned by …
BBC Radio York’s upload programme
I was on Harry Whittaker’s Upload programme on Radio York on 31st March talking about Cooper and Neale relative who worked at Rowntree’s. You can listen here https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p099wlzx from 41.03 minutes.
Relatives at Rowntree’s 1
As was common with many York families lots of my mum’s side of the family worked at Rowntree’s chocolate factory. Mum’s grandad, John Neale, known as Jack at home and Jackie at Rowntree’s, started working there in June 1903. In …
The Almgill Family 1
My nanna, Millie Cooper, née Neale, had a sister called Betty. There was ten years between their births as the First World War had intervened. Betty married Derrick Wilfred Gosley on the 15th September 1945 at Holy Trinity, Heworth, York. …
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 …
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 …