Their parents had all been born and raised in Tollerton, North Yorkshire, weaving a deep ancestral footprint into the local…
Charles Henry Bainbridge (1886–1942) was a farm labourer who served during WWI and despite the odds, survived to return home to…
Driven by a mix of patriotic duty, adventure, and a desire to escape the exhausting demands of farm labour, Henry…
Sapper Henry Dunnington (1886–1918) was a skilled civilian bricklayer from North Yorkshire who deployed his trade on the front lines…
The Hall of Hall Hills was the mediaeval manorial complex at Storwood, controlled by the feudal overlordship of Ralph de…
On Hooping Day, all the horse drawn carts from the village and surrounding farms would queue at Oulston Bank, on…
In the mid 2000s I clearly remember a telephone call from my mother when she shared with pride and incredulity…
Our Great Grand Aunt, Elizabeth Edgar (1870-1956), was born in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, the third of twelve children. Aunt…
On a cool spring morning in 1954, Ann & Christine were accompanied by their preparatory school classmates into St George's…
Charles Reginald Bainbridge, circa 1939 Charles Reginald Bainbridge, Reg to his friends, was born in the village of Newton on…
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