Looking Back

LOOKING BACK

Echo memories - Fighting Cocks station with some of Middleton St George's iron industry shown in the background - D14/11/03AL.

All change at the Cocks: how old station is being brought back to life

Water End, Brompton, December 1935.

Water End, Brompton, December 1935.

How cowhouses were once used to milk the political vote in Northallerton

Askrigg, by Brian Wastell

Askrigg, by Brian Wastell

Reliving the days of All Creatures Great and Small

The famous Farndale daffodils

The famous Farndale daffodils

How the famous Farndale daffodils of North Yorkshire were looking 100 years ago

GG Hoskins' Gothic bank in Barnard Castle, which has recently closed

GG Hoskins' Gothic bank in Barnard Castle, which has recently closed

What does the future hold for this 146-year-old Gothic banking palace?

A fabulous picture taken by Henry Casserley at Leyburn as the eclipse excursionists await their trains home. Picture courtesy of the JW Armstrong Trust and Sam Woods

A fabulous picture taken by Henry Casserley at Leyburn as the eclipse excursionists await their trains home. Picture courtesy of the JW Armstrong Trust and Sam Woods

How the railways moved thousands of people into the dales to see a total eclipse

The new sign on the south side of Croft Bridge denoting the North Riding boundary

The new sign on the south side of Croft Bridge denoting the North Riding boundary

'Take Yorkshire out of me, I feel I have lost a leg:' The spirit behind this new sign

Why so many cow houses were built on land at Northallerton

Why so many cow houses were built on land at Northallerton

Why so many cow houses were built on land at Northallerton

Close up of the 1927 solar eclipse, photographed in Giggleswick, which was another popular Yorkshire venue for spectators. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald's train was specially shunted up to Giggleswick so he could get a view

Close up of the 1927 solar eclipse, photographed in Giggleswick, which was another popular Yorkshire venue for spectators. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald's train was specially shunted up to Giggleswick so he could get a view

Virginia Woolf and the day the light went out in Richmond

An Edwardian postcard of North Lodge Park showing the pond and the boathouse, which dated from the 1820s, and the bandstand which was new addition when the park opened in 1903

An Edwardian postcard of North Lodge Park showing the pond and the boathouse, which dated from the 1820s, and the bandstand which was new addition when the park opened in 1903

Rare spring bulb found growing in Darlington park - however did it get there?

Eppleby, the daffodil village

Eppleby, the daffodil village

Blooming heck! Meet the man who planted 100,000 daffodil bulbs on his village green

Sir Robert Ropner: a man of parks, parakeets and a place to convalesce

Children play cricket on undulating Hurworth Green about 100 years ago. All Saints Church tower can be seen on the left. The white building in the middle is Dovercourt with the old track known as Knellgate to the right of it

Children play cricket on undulating Hurworth Green about 100 years ago. All Saints Church tower can be seen on the left. The white building in the middle is Dovercourt with the old track known as Knellgate to the right of it

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The beautiful village green that grows out of the dead bodies of plague victims

Brompton station before the last stopping trains were withdrawn at the end of 1964

Brompton station before the last stopping trains were withdrawn at the end of 1964

The Northallerton train smash that left 14 hurt but amazingly caused no deaths

Heighington archive

Heighington archive

Perfect pants take centre stage in communities across region

The 17th Battalion (Service) of the Durham Light Infantry leaves Barnard Castle for Rugeley Camp in Staffordshire on September 24, 1915. Picture: John P McCrickard Collection

The 17th Battalion (Service) of the Durham Light Infantry leaves Barnard Castle for Rugeley Camp in Staffordshire on September 24, 1915. Picture: John P McCrickard Collection

A journey back in time to the golden age of rail in Teesdale

Paintings of the past and their connection to now-closed Barclays Bank branch

Action on the runs last Saturday in Weardale

Action on the runs last Saturday in Weardale

The County Durham tradition that has been repeated on snow days for 60 years

The main span of Newport Bridge until 1990 elevated above the Tees to allow ships to pass underneath (Teesside Archives)

The main span of Newport Bridge until 1990 elevated above the Tees to allow ships to pass underneath (Teesside Archives)

90th anniversary of "the Tees Wonder Bridge", one of the icons of Teesside

Sadberge Hall, on the market for £3.5m. Picture: Rightmove

Sadberge Hall, on the market for £3.5m. Picture: Rightmove

Remarkable history of Darlington mansion on the market for £3.5m

Suzanne McBain, of Barnard Castle, in her 37-year-old P&B jumper

Suzanne McBain, of Barnard Castle, in her 37-year-old P&B jumper

Reminiscing about P&B: the world's largest wool factory, in Darlington

GF Clarkson of Northallerton

GF Clarkson of Northallerton

The last person to make grandfather clock by hand at Northallerton

Bank House, the home of Barclays bank in Northallerton and its manager, from about 1895 until next month

Bank House, the home of Barclays bank in Northallerton and its manager, from about 1895 until next month

End of a banking era in Northallerton when landmark Barclays shuts

Voltigeur in his box having won the 1850 Derby

Voltigeur in his box having won the 1850 Derby

Devastating news of death of Voltigeur, 'the pride of Yorkshire sportsmen'

A beautiful selection of Linthorpe Pottery from the forthcoming sale. Picture courtesy of Tennants

A beautiful selection of Linthorpe Pottery from the forthcoming sale. Picture courtesy of Tennants

Going potty about Middlesbrough's first industry: a pottery

Josephine Bowes, founder of the Bowes Museum, whose death at the age of 48 was announced in the D&S 150 years ago this week

Josephine Bowes, founder of the Bowes Museum, whose death at the age of 48 was announced in the D&S 150 years ago this week

Death of Josephine Bowes: How the D&S Times told readers of museum founder's demise

Snowdrops in the rain at Tudor Croft, Guisborough, by Ohla Vovk.

Snowdrops in the rain at Tudor Croft, Guisborough, by Ohla Vovk.

Why snowdrops in this Guisborough garden are named after a famous Darlington family

Cauldron Snout, Teesdale

Cauldron Snout, Teesdale

The Red Cloak Ghost of County Durham's Cauldron Snout

Frank Finley Clarkson with the Northallerton mayor's chain that he made in 1950

Frank Finley Clarkson with the Northallerton mayor's chain that he made in 1950

The Northallerton craftsman who helped stock the world's most famous dolls’ house

A watercolour of Elizabeth Pease Nichol from the Darlington Borough Art Collection is on display in the exhibition

A watercolour of Elizabeth Pease Nichol from the Darlington Borough Art Collection is on display in the exhibition

One of Darlington’s great unsung heroines takes centre stage at last

Civil War era cannonball found at Stapleton

Civil War era cannonball found at Stapleton

Detectorist's finds provide evidence of a Civil War era skirmish on banks of the Tees

Cheeses from Paxton & Whitfield

Cheeses from Paxton & Whitfield

The days when Teesdale cheesemongers creamed off much of London's dairy trade

Darlington's only Giant Fir which is going to be incorporated into a garden of new house built on the ancient fields of Blackwell

Darlington's only Giant Fir which is going to be incorporated into a garden of new house built on the ancient fields of Blackwell

What the future holds for Darlington's rare Grand Fir tree

An 1845 engraving of St Andrew Auckland

An 1845 engraving of St Andrew Auckland

750 years of stories of a secret tunnel, a daft crusader and a terrible creature

The Swaledale driver at the heart of the mystery

The Swaledale driver at the heart of the mystery

New clues on trail of dales driver and D&S correspondent mystery photo

Tom Brown's face and nose were badly disfigured by the injuries he received at Dettingen

Tom Brown's face and nose were badly disfigured by the injuries he received at Dettingen

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The ballad of Brown’s bravery and why his silver nose features in new heritage centre

A major fire broke out 100 years ago this week

A major fire broke out 100 years ago this week

The day four North Yorkshire fire brigades couldn't prevent major barn fire

Joan MacDonald and her father, Ramsay, at Chequers on a picture that she mentions in her diary was taken on February 2, 1924,

Joan MacDonald and her father, Ramsay, at Chequers on a picture that she mentions in her diary was taken on February 2, 1924,

The day, exactly 100 years ago, my father became the first Labour Prime Minister

A 1960s picture of St Mary's church, Kirkby Fleetham. Arthur Tweedy's gravedigger grandfather apparently fell into an old grave here and was so overcome by the stench that he died two days later

A 1960s picture of St Mary's church, Kirkby Fleetham. Arthur Tweedy's gravedigger grandfather apparently fell into an old grave here and was so overcome by the stench that he died two days later

How a dead bear left a suspicious stain at an A1 petrol station

The unknown D&S Times Feetham correspondent from Swaledale, who features in the exhibition at Tennants

The unknown D&S Times Feetham correspondent from Swaledale, who features in the exhibition at Tennants

Fabulous photo of Dales D&S correspondent emerges in new exhibition

Kirkby Fleetham Hall and St Mary's Church in their secluded dell in the 1960s

Kirkby Fleetham Hall and St Mary's Church in their secluded dell in the 1960s

Terribly tall tales from this North Yorkshire village include death by elephant

Walworth castle with a fine array of 1940s cars outside

Walworth castle with a fine array of 1940s cars outside

The castle that's fit for a king and on the market for £3.4m - ghosts included

Northallerton town hall in the middle of the high street on a 1950s postcard view. It was saved from burning down in 1968 by Yvonne and Colin Narramore

Northallerton town hall in the middle of the high street on a 1950s postcard view. It was saved from burning down in 1968 by Yvonne and Colin Narramore

The day a keen-eyed nurse stopped this landmark town hall from burning down

A panorama of Arkengarthdale by Ian Short, from the new insider's guide to Swaledale

A panorama of Arkengarthdale by Ian Short, from the new insider's guide to Swaledale

New book gives 'insider's guide' to this corner of North Yorkshire

A postcard of Blackwellgate by James Lindsey Bird

A postcard of Blackwellgate by James Lindsey Bird

Dickie Bird, the Darlington artmaster who was born to fly

Layla Henderson collects her great-great-grandfather';s medal from Greek officials at the embassy to London just before Christmas

Layla Henderson collects her great-great-grandfather';s medal from Greek officials at the embassy to London just before Christmas

Layla, 10, receives medal from Greece on behalf of her great-great-great-grandfather

The pupils of Polam Hall Boarding School for Quaker Ladies in 1857. They would undoubtedly have been very excited about Christmas

The pupils of Polam Hall Boarding School for Quaker Ladies in 1857. They would undoubtedly have been very excited about Christmas

The epic poem about Darlington Quakers’ Christmas party which went down a storm

Northallerton town hall

Northallerton town hall

Happy birthday to Northallerton Town Hall - 150 years old today

The aqueduct at Lartington where George Pearson was beheaded exactly 150 years ago

The aqueduct at Lartington where George Pearson was beheaded exactly 150 years ago

Shocking decapitation on Teesdale railway 150 years ago this week

An elk, or moose, in Canada: such sights were once common in Neasham

An elk, or moose, in Canada: such sights were once common in Neasham

When giant elk roamed the banks of the River Tees

The Cottonwood Ranch, built by Abraham and Fent Pratt from Ripon, is now a museum dedicated to English settlers in Kansas

The Cottonwood Ranch, built by Abraham and Fent Pratt from Ripon, is now a museum dedicated to English settlers in Kansas

Why a corner of Kansas is named after a picturesque North Yorkshire attraction

Own a piece of Darlington newspaper history as historic letter goes under hammer

Darlington Post Office workers outside the Albert Hill Club in Darlington. Picture courtesy of the Darlington Centre for Local Studies

Darlington Post Office workers outside the Albert Hill Club in Darlington. Picture courtesy of the Darlington Centre for Local Studies

Charabanc picture sheds light on a curious corner of Darlington

Captain James Sherley, of Bedale, from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' magazine

Captain James Sherley, of Bedale, from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons' magazine

The well-known Bedale vet killed at the First World War Battle of Cambrai

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