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Local History Group


Welcome to the Malhamdale Local History pages

Last website update : 02.05.08

Latest news :
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Remember to check out the What's New page for full details of recent website additions.


Malhamdale Local History Group

The next meetings are:

  • 15th May
    Visit to Broughton Hall
    Sorry-Members Only for this event.
    Meet at the front door of Broughton Hall 7:15pm


  • 19th June
    Kirkby Malham and the West Dereham connection
    Mike Spence
    Malham Village Hall 8:00pm


  • 17th July
    The Leeds - Liverpool Canal
    Mike Clark
    Malham Village Hall 8:00pm

See the the MLHG Event page for a full listing.
Non-members welcome: admission £2

The group has a dedicated area on this website where you can find general information about its activities. Their project area currently showcases Education in Malhamdale, Malhamdale at War, the history of Malhamdale Show and Walter Morrison - a man of many parts.



Exclusive Local Books:

There are still a few copies of JW Morkill's
History of Kirkby Malhamdale
available - other than this website, it's the best source of information on the history of Malhamdale.


History of Malhamdale

THE PARISH OF KIRKBY MALHAMDALE

First edition copies sell for £150+, but a few copies of the second edition are still available for immediate despatch, with all profits going to the Parish Church. They cost just £50 plus postage, see the Order Form for details of how to purchase your copy.


History of the Church of St Michael, Kirkby Malham

A new guide to the history of St Michael the Archangel, Kirkby Malhamdale's parish church, has been published, the first full guide since 1923. The comprehensive 34 page guide was published with help from the North Yorkshire Churches Tourism Initiative and is being sold in aid of the restoration appeal. It is well illustrated with numerous old photographs dating back to 1870 and much new information.

Copies are available from The Webmaster using the PayPal secure payment system.

at £5 incl. UK postage.


The profits from both of these publications go directly toward the upkeep of the church.

 


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Views of Malhamdale in old postcards

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What you will find here: We offer a wide ranging mix of information of interest to local and family historians and lots of links to other relevant sites too. To help you find what you want they are all divided into groups listed under the local township names for easy navigation. Just select the Village or Township that interests you from the navigation buttons and see what information, maps, pictures etc. are available.
Although the site is based on the historic ecclesiastical Parish of Kirkby in Malhamdale, we have also information about some other nearby townships that fit socially and geographically within the area (Coniston Cold, Eshton, Winterburn and Bordley) and don't forget to look at the Malhamdale page where you will find more general information about the area.
The Malhamdale Local History Group section contains an interesting variety of projects for you to look at, plus full information about the group's activities.
The Quick Search will rapidly find references to family names or places, with advanced search options available on the main Search page, owever it doesn't search our Malhamdale People Finder database or the Forum, so these need to be searched separately. New pages and more information are being added frequently, so remember to check the What's New page and if you have any queries or comments visit the Forum and leave us a message.


Malhamdale Businesses

Walter Morrison
The Victoria Hotel

Some members of the Local History Group are undertaking a project to look at the range of non-agricultural businesses and trades that have been undertaken in the Dale over the years.

Airton grocer J Carradice, Grocer, Airton

Today there are only a few shops and business premises left offering a limited selection of goods and services, but in the past there has been a great variety, varying in size from cotton mills to handloom weavers and individuals making straw hats and skewers.

The last shop in Airton Airton butcher

The History Group would be very pleased to hear from anyone who has information about individual businesses or who have any photographs, old bills, advertisements or similar ephemera depicting Malhamdale businesses or business people.


Scalegill Mill
Scalegill Cotton Mill


New material Although we still have more material to add, this website can accommodate much more and we still need more: Memories, Photographs, Maps, Deeds, Documents, Family Trees and other items relating to the area. Perhaps you have researched the history of one of the Dales' families? If you don't want it published but would like to make the information more widely accessible, we would love to have copies for our History Archives. Alternatively if you would like to see your work or information published on the web, you can submit them as local or family history articles, photographs or anecdotes for inclusion on this site. Don't worry if you think you can't write, if necessary the webmaster will sort out your text and illustrations into a web article, just contact the Webmaster to discuss your ideas.


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