Not only locals welcome
ANCIENT records for a village graveyard show that a surprising number of people from other places were laid to rest there.
A proud family history
GEORGE WALTON, a 37-year-old quarry worker who was married with five children, set an example to other men when he became one of the first in Upper Teesdale to sign up for service in the First World War.
Four brothers in arms
JOHN Victor Woodhams was a fresh-faced telegraph boy in a 1902 photograph of dale postal workers printed in this column some weeks ago.
Some welcome shillings
POOR folk in various parts of the dales had a chance of an occasional cash handout in the old days, thanks to well-off people who remembered them in their wills.
Sickle and pubs don’t mix
PUBLICANS must have been delighted when squads of workmen moved into their parts of the dales to labour on major schemes like railways, reservoirs and roads.
Tribute to the fallen
This is a fitting week to recall a long poem written nearly a century ago, for it is a tribute to a bunch of brave men who left a village to fight in the First World War.
Hall is so distinguished
THERE was always huge interest when any large estate was offered for sale in the dales in olden days.
Postmen’s fate is sealed
A COMPLETE story can now be told about all 24 postal workers listed on a roll of honour after serving in the First World War.
Death at the castle
A LOT of work has been done over the centuries to keep the walls of Raby Castle in the best possible condition, but one task on the stonework ended in tragedy.
Late delivery on mailman
AT last, more is now known about Tom Stoddart, the dale postal worker whose service in the First World War remained a mystery for many years.
