Grassington School 1914. Part 1.

[Z00tegem]

Hi Charlotte,

Here is a modern postcard of that side of the square. Published in the early 1990's it shows the buildings, whose use might have changed, but are as they have always been.

I have older postcards showing the same view but this is the nearest I have to the date you are talking about.

The next building up would be the Devonshire Arms & then you are off the square.

Ben

[charlotteCH]

Thanks Ben   The building I am thinking about was way down the square, on that same side as in the pic but close to out of sight.

Somehow I have stuck in my memory that it just called itself 7 or 9.

It's a lovely little village-seeing the pic gives me itchy feet

[Z00tegem]

Hi Charlotte,

This is the best shot I have of the bottom of the square. It would have been taken about 1947 ish.

The buildings are still the same.

Does it ring any bells?

Ben

[charlotteCH]

Yes, Ben   It's probably the place with the door outside which the bunch of people are standing, including the man with the bike

It was a super B&B... Two bedrooms only, both upstairs, an open fire downstairs where we ate.

Thank you

[Z00tegem]

Hi Charlotte,

Here is a photograph of Church House, as it is now known, that I found on Grassington Web.

My eldest daughter went to nursery school there before going to Grassington Primary School.

It was once the home of Chapman's who ran the local transport up & down the dales from the days of coach & horses.

Ben

[charlotteCH]

It loooks like the place in which we stayed in 1986, but from what you say about your daughter being there seems to rule it out.

It is a lovely old building, and in such a fine square- I'm rather partial to Grassington 

[Z00tegem]

She was there about 1980 & as far as I know it has been the hands of Linton Church since then.

Maybe you stayed in the house to the right which has a front door looking onto Church House.

Looks like you need a return visit!

Ben

[cravenfault]

 I found this site whilst I was searching for information on Raines Lane, and wondered if anyone could help me date the house at the far end, called Far Meadows?  My grandparents lived there in the 1940's and I understand it was 'old' then. I spent at least one holiday a year in Grassington between the 1950's and the 1970's and some of the family names in the photos are familiar - Harker / Pattinson / Jaques etc.  I attended the village school briefly in the mid '50's.
Was the Doctor who lived in The Ridge called Digby? Not sure if that was his Christian or surname.

[Jhm1903]

Hi, my grandmother was Dora Chapman. Her grandfather was Kit Chapman who ran the bus service in Grassington. My grandmother's brother was Arthur Chapman who lived in Raines Lane with his wife Beatrice. I have some old pictures of the family outside Church House on a vehicle. Will post them once I've worked out how to do it! If you're interested that is?