This postcard view of the harbour at Staithes shows very few boats in view and a very calm seas, perhaps they were all out fishing?
Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson.
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 This Legg Series postcard shows another rough day in the Cod & Lobster. No fishing that day! Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson.  More a line drawing than a photograph of Staithes we are unsure of the date of this postcard view, we would welcome suggestions as to the date. Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson.  Marske Valley Gardens is the location of this postcard view. They remain today but in not so well presented form, below the former Tithe Barn (now a private house) on the seaward end of the High Street. Date of the postcard is unknown. Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson.  Again from a glass plate this delightful view of Whitby shows the town as it used to be, believed to be dated from the early 20th century. Image courtesy of Geoff Patton.  This pleasant and often pictured view of the Cross is from a glass plate negative, which despite age is not diminished in clarity. Image courtesy of Geoff Patton.  A quiet day at Saltburn, sometime in the 1960’s. A sunny day, but with few visitors. Image courtesy of Maurice Grayson.  Fryup church in the Esk valley, the minister in the 19th century was Canon Atkinson from Danby parish; with several references to the church in his classic work ‘Forty Years in a Moorland Parish‘. We had queries about this church in Fryup, ‘Out and About on the North York Moors‘ comments: ”Fryup Church, 100 yards east of Stonebeck Gate farm house, was built in 1871 by the Dawnay family employing Mr Boyes of Stonebeck Gate. There was no stained glass as the views from inside the church were very fine. It was not consecrated and was demolished in 1965. There was a photograph in Rev. Sydney Smith’s Book of Remembrance of 1926. In the 1930’s Lady Downe drove from Danby Lodge up little Fryup to Evensong at Fryup Church, returning by Great Fryup visiting tenants.” Christopher Humble asks: “Are there any registers from the church at Fryup for baptisms, weddings, funerals? If so where can they be accessed? It may not have had weddings but I imagine it had others services.” Can anybody assist with this information? “ Postcard courtesy of Tina Dowey and information derived from ”The Story of Danby” by R.A. Robinson, thanks Out and About on the North York Moors for the update and to Christopher Humble for the query.  St Mary’s is a mostly Norman and early English building, with later additions; the interior is a mass of galleries and box pews. This view of the church is the first the brave souls who have ascended the 199 steps have of this magnificent place of worship. Image courtesy of Geoff Patton.  A favourite spot for photographing Staithes, we have several postcards of this view from over the years; the original footbridge now has been replaced with a more substantial structure. Postcard courtesy of Maurice Grayson. |
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