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 conveniently situated butcher. 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 office. It also has a split level floor front to back. Under the stairs a passage seems to go both left and right. Does anybody know if the two buildings where once one? 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 all the stonework. It was soon rebuilt, however! 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 to Embsay Crag. The large stone on the right of the photo can still be identify now. The photographer was facing southsouthwest and the large building is indeed Whitfield Syke Mill. 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 it's survival but to no avail. I have some rather better photographs.
I am glad that Mr Brown remembers my grandfather kindly. He and his father were very good to the people of Skipton in hard times. They never laid a man off during the depression. They had warehouses in Albert Street and Coach Street, Croft School and Belmont Bridge, buying and selling all sorts, and were also the foremost wool merchants in Skipton buying most of the wool produced from Skipton to Sedbergh. My great great grandfather Richard Nichols Myers bought the business from the Fattorini's after the death of Baldisaro Pori for whom he worked from the 1870's. They also dealt in antiques, and we still do. 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 i also used to live on upper commercial street up to 1957 with my bother roger and parents tom and peggy baxter 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 operated the crane on the canal bank for Dewhirsts Mill and then became the lorry driver until 1969. 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 that the dales farmers used, us kids loved those! 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 completion of the full reservoir in 1910. 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 time of the photo, slats could be inserted under the bridge to form a dam. The resulting pond was the sheep wash for the village. There is a modern footbridge in the same position now. 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 chapel during the construction of the reservoir. 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 fields on the edge of Embsay. I think the premises became 'Rag Alberts' years later. 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 which was one of the back to back streets and they were rat infested dumps with no sanitation David Harwood | 18/09/2007 13:08:08 | re photo: 339
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