Archive Category: River Archive

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Sailing Barges on the River Ouse

River to Railway – Sam Taylor’s ‘Riccall : A Village History’

Sam Taylor in his book “Riccall: a Village History” looks at the 1901 Census to illustrate the impact of the…

River Ouse Navigation (1908)

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River Ouse from Scarborough Railway Bridge (1880s)

Commuters from Selby, Riccall, Escrick and Naburn would have seen this view each day on their way to and from…

River Ouse – An Overview

The River Ouse is a tidal river (up to Naburn Locks) which flows through the city of York and the…

Portrait of the Yorkshire Ouse, Ivan E. Broadhead

Ivan Broadhead’s Portrait of the Yorkshire Ouse depicts the Ouse and its history through important historical periods, romance, legends and…

November 2000 Floods at Selby

In 2000, England was affected by seven weeks of rainfall, which led to flooding across both England and Wales.  …

Naburn Riverside and Ferry

 The Ferry used to connect the slipway near the centre of the village to the opposite bank, the nearest road…

Naburn Marina

These photographs are from the Naburn Local History Group. Other aspects of life in Nburn can be found elsewhere on…

Naburn Lock

Naburn Lock is a mile downstream of Naburn, past Acaster Malbis. Before it was built the Ouse was tidal beyond…

Naburn in Flood

Flooding is a regular feature of life in Naburn. These photographs come from the Naburn Local History Group archive. More…

Interview: Bridge Farm in the 1940s with Steve Masterman, local farmer

Steve Masterman recounts some of the tales he learnt from his father of life at Bridge Farm, alongside the East…

Haddlesey-Selby Canal and the ‘Lazy Cut’

In June 1774, the Aire & Calder Company secured an Act allowing them to construct a navigable canal from Haddlesey…

Drove Road – An overview

What is a drove road? Drove roads are a method of driving livestock on foot from one location to another,…

Driving Cows into York

These days livestock normally travels on the roads – but on the back of a truck. Before the railways, cows…

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