The Helmsley Archive is a collection of more than 9400 images illustrating the history of Helmsley over the last 150 years; more than 3880 images are currently available on this website. The late John Collier bequeathed his collection to Helmsley Town Council who, together with the Ryedale Area Committee of North Yorkshire County Council and The North York Moors National Parks Authority, have continued to support the project.
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Prints in this Album are available for immediate sale - now at £3.00p each (+ postage if required). They are glossy, professionally-printed, are typically about 8x12" (depending on aspect ratio), and have been displayed at previous exhibitions. Please contact us if you are interested...
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Helmsley station operated from 1871 to 1964:
the last passenger train was on 27th June 1964
and the last freight train was on 7th August 1964
Official closure was on 10th August 1964
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The Old Meeting House was originally built as a venue for Quaker meetings in 1812, and used regularly until 1980. It was purchased in 1984 as an arts centre, but suffered a disastrous fire on 15 August 2000; it was rebuilt, renamed Helmsley Arts Centre, and reopened on 27 April 2001.
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By 1832, Lady Feversham's Charity School had been set up in Ryegate. In 1847, it moved to a new building at the entrance to Duncombe Park; it closed in 1979
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As part of Operation Pied Piper children were evacuated from Mersey Street School, Hull from 1939 to 1940. 20 boys went to GIlling East School, and six girls went to Harome School.
Please click here to see the photographic album of their experiences... View full-screen, and zoom in to see more detail!
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The Duke of York visited Helmsley in July 1896 for the York Agricultural Show, and also laid the Foundation Stone for Helmsley Town Hall at 12.30pm on Wednesday, June 20th, 1900
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The Frank Collection of Roman coins came to The Helmsley Archive from the late Richard Frank. It comprises a hoard of 35 Roman denarii which closed not much later than AD 218 - the date of the latest coin; it was found in Helmsley in 1931.
Roman coinage was badly depreciated during the 3rd Century, which meant that the earlier, good-value silver coins tended to be hoarded. The coins had been identified by the late Philip Corder
RIC References refer to Royal Imperial Coinage volumes, a digital version of which is available here...
With grateful thanks to Andy Woods for collaboration and photographs...
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