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	This boat was owned by Thomas Holden,son of Walter Holden, coal factor and canal carrier,otherwise known as Old Growler. This nickname was attributed to his fondness for the pork pies produced by the... Joan Smith, nee Holden | 19/02/2008 18:03:25 | re photo: 252
	The Hallas coffee shop has the remains of what would appear to be cellars under the stairs. I think that it may have been part of the Woodman inn connected to the end building which was later a post... George Smith | 09/02/2008 16:35:53 | re photo: 268
	This is the water intake built in 1905 above Embsay Moor reservoir before the completion of the reservoir in 1910. The "before flood" is significant because the cloudburst on 3 June 1908 destroyed... Monika Butler | 05/02/2008 19:45:37 | re photo: 456
	The photo shows the opening of the water intake above Embsay Moor reservoir in 1905 which was built to relieve Skipton's notorious water shortage before the completion of the reservoir in 1910. Monika Butler | 05/02/2008 19:13:57 | re photo: 658
	The two ladies are NOT standing in the beck which now the reservoir, but upstream from the reservoir, outside the perimeter wall. There is now a wooden bridge across the beck carrying the footpath up... Monika Butler | 05/02/2008 18:57:43 | re photo: 479
	Devonshire House was a rather more distinguished building than it looks in these photographs. It was owned by my father until demolished by the Council in 1957. My father fought long and hard for... Simon Myers | 14/01/2008 15:32:56 | re photo: 584
	i used to work for joe crompton who had the bakers shop on the right as delivery boy on a bike with a large basket on front in 1960 the shop moved to coach street before the street was demolished... david baxter | 26/12/2007 15:51:11 | re photo: 259
	I lived in Crossley Place at No.15 from being born in 1951 until 1957, we had no bathroom and only an outside loo, our house was one of a block of four back to back houses . My father Louis Sanderson... Linda Charmbury(nee Sanderson) | 09/12/2007 12:26:26 | re photo: 258
	The tinsmith's shop is now a restarant called le caveau. You access the restarant down the same stairs. The ceilings are the original barrel vaulted ceilings from the 16th century. Chris Stewart | 07/12/2007 23:48:38 | re photo: 98
	I moved to Skipton as a child in about '66/'67 and my mum was so chuffed to be able to buy an old fashioned cast iron frying pan from Mamby's. They also used to sell semi circular steel dog whistles... Peter Monk | 23/11/2007 17:03:53 | re photo: 169
	i was born at no1. a the privys on the left were shared by four houses. across from the east end was the pennine garage. j. m. varley | 08/11/2007 10:57:31 | re photo: 566
	Although this is titled "Skipton Water Works", it is, in fact, in Embsay, above the current Embsay Moor reservoir. The weir was built in 1905/6 to alleviate Skipton's water shortage before the... Monika Butler | 03/11/2007 22:36:11 | re photo: 456
	Peter Sheeran is incorrect about the position of the bridge. The building is, indeed, Whitfield Mill, but the bridge is BEHIND the current reservoir, on the moor, outside the reservoir wall. At the... Monika Butler | 03/11/2007 22:29:35 | re photo: 479
	The 'small structure' metnioned by Peter Sheeran is, in fact, the building which can be seen on the right of the photo. It was a storehouse at the time of Whitfield Mill and served as the navvy... Monika Butler | 03/11/2007 22:26:20 | re photo: 475
	I'd like to know where this shop was in relation to shops today please? Pat Baxter | 27/10/2007 17:28:39 | re photo: 36
	Mr Myers (Raggy as he was known) was kind, he would sell us clip on ice skates in November for 1s and 6p and take them back for 1s as scrap in March. I learnt to ice skate with these on flooded... John Holmfield | 25/10/2007 11:58:39 | re photo: 584
	i was brought up on watkinson st, these houses should not be viewed through rose tinted glasses. they were rat infested and had no inside toilets. The new houses are a huge improvement. David Harwood | 16/10/2007 16:28:47 | re photo: 339
	My great grandfather's brother Richard Daffern born in Crosshills 1886?- worked here age 20 - couldn't trace him after that although he had a daughter Called Laurie born in Bradford circa 1910 rah Hunt | 27/09/2007 11:05:59 | re photo: 731
	This photo is obviously taken outside the engine sheds and not in the station yard as stated. My grandfather, Arthur Booth, was a signalman at Skipton station box at this time. John Booth | 21/09/2007 22:05:00 | re photo: 676
	Mr graham is a little out on his timing. I like the other respondant went to judo clases there but in the early 1970's.It was on York street and was demolished in about 1973.I lived on Watkinson St... David Harwood | 18/09/2007 13:08:08 | re photo: 339