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
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Map of Bishopthorpe – 1898
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Map of Bishopthorpe – 1948
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Map of Escrick – 1947
Copyright: The Francis Firth Collection.