Archive items held at York Greenways

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…

Russell Jones – Riccall coal miner

To hear this interview click on the ‘play’ arrow above Russell Jones, who now lives in Riccall, was born into…

Starting work on the ECML – Nick Beilby

Nick Beilby worked on the East Coast Main Line from the age of 19. Here he recounts his experience as…

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…

The Birth of the National Cycle Network – an interview with John Grimshaw

This is an oral recording (and transcription) of a description of the origins of Sustrans and the construction of the…

Map of Escrick – 1890

  Copyright: The Francis Firth Collection.

Map of Riccall – 1889

  Copyright: The Francis Firth Collection.

Map of Bishopthorpe – 1898

  Copyright: The Francis Firth Collection.

Map of Bishopthorpe – 1948

  Copyright: The Francis Firth Collection.

Map of Escrick – 1947

  Copyright: The Francis Firth Collection.

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