CRAVEN DISTRICT HOUSEHOLD ALMANACK - 1913

KIRKBY MALHAMDALE.
(Postal address, Bell Busk, via Leeds.)

Kirkby Malhamdale is a parish comprising the townships of Kirkby Malham, Otterburn, Airton, Scosthrop, Calton, Hanlith, Malham Moor, and Malham, all of which are situated in the Aire basin. Kirkby possessed a church in Anglo-Saxon times. The present structure is a large, handsome, and uniform building of red stone, of the time of Henry VII. The parish registers contain an autograph signature of Oliver Cromwell. Calton is a hamlet memorable for the birthplace of the renowned Major-General Lambert, a leader of the Parliamentarians in the Civil Wars. Malham (or Malgham), from "Malgh", the original possessor in Saxon times, and "ham", a dwelling, is a picturesque village 5 miles east of Settle, and 5 miles from Bell Busk, the nearest railway station. It has a population of about 120 inhabitants. Malham Cove is a mountain amphitheatre with limestone cliffs rising to a height of 280 feet, under whose base a part of the river Aire issues. Malham Tarn, a lovely lake a mile in diameter, situated on high and undulating moorland; Gordale Scar, one mile from the village, a gorge through cliffs, of 300 feet, in height, down which rushes a strong stream - and Janet's Cave and Foss, a small cavern with a beautiful cascade adjacent, are objects of great interest, whereto some thousands of visitors annually repair from Yorkshire and Lancashire towns. Malham Post Office is the nearest telegraph station for Kirkby Malham, Malham, Malham Tarn, and Hanlith. At Malham three fairs are held during the year, on June 30th for lambs, and hiring men for hay time; on first Tuesday in August for Lambs; and on 15th of Oct. for lambs, sheep, and tups.

Parish Church, Kirkby Malham - Rev. D.R. Hall vicar; parish clerk, Joseph Redfern. Services on Sundays at 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. : Communion on the first Sunday in each month: Sunday afternoon services during Lent at Malham Tarn, at 3.0 p.m.
Sunday-schools are held at Kirkby Malham at 2.30, and at Scosthrop at 2.0 o'clock.

Wesleyan Chapel, Malham - Ministers, Rev. A. Dickinson and Rev. H.A. Riggall, assisted by lay preachers. Sunday services at 2.0 and 6.15p p.m. : Sunday-school at 9.30 am 1.0 pm.

Kirkby-Malham- W.R.C.C. Education Sub-committee - T.B.P. Ford, Wm. Taylor, C.A.L. Swales, R. Brown, J. Winskill, Wm. Brown, R.K. Richardson (chairman), R. Preston, J. Walker. Meetings held monthly at Airton School.

Kirkby-in-Malhamdale United Schools Governors - W. Morrison (chairman), Rev. D.H.
Hall (vice-chairman and treasurer), Jas. Bolland (Dykelands), J. Walker (Malham), W. Brown (Malham), and E. Taylor (Airton). Master, A.K. Turner: mistress, Miss Turner. School attendance officer - Parker, Settle.

Malham Tarn Subscription School - Committee. W. Morrison (chairman), Rev. D. R. Hall, W. Ward, Mrs. O. Coates, and Mrs. J Coates.

Airton Council School-Mistress - Mrs. Smith

Kirkby-Malhamdale Library - Trustees W. Morrison and the Vicar. Number of volumes, 900.

Airton New Mutual Reading Room - Open all the year. Subscription, 5s. per year for ordinary members; hon. members, 10s. Managed by a committee. Secretary, F. Rowley.

Malham Reading Room - Open every weekday from 6.0 a.m. to 9.30 p.m. (Saturdays 10.0 p.m.) Subscription, 5s. per year; 1s. per quarter for working men.

Reading Rooms-Kirkby Malham and Scosthrop - Each managed by its own committee and officers; open from October 1st to March 31st, at 6.0 o'clock every week-day evening; close at 10.0 on Saturdays, and 9.0 on other nights, and have the use of the parish library ; subscriptions; 5s. per annum, or 1s. per quarter for working-men.

Wesleyan Chapel, Airton - Services, morning at 11.0, evening 6.30. Sunday-school, 10.0 a.m. and 2.0 p.m.

Airton Adult School - Meets in Friends' Meeting House-Sunday (men), 2-0 o'clock; secretary, H. Preston; women, 3.0 o'clock ; secretary, Miss Smith.

Friends' Meeting House, Airton - Meetings on Sunday mornings; public meetings on Sunday evenings at 7.0 (irregular).

Yorkshire Penny Bank - Malham, Branch - Actuary, J. Walker, open at J. Walker's from 7.0 to 8.0 p.m. on Saturdays. Number of depositors, 112; amount due to depositors at end of 1911, £5,848 13s. 11d. - Airton Branch - Actuary, R. K. Richardson; open at Airton Mill from 6.30 to 7.0 p.m. on Mondays. Number of depositors, 89, amount due to depositors, £2,364 14s. 1d.

Postal Regulations - Letters arrive at Malham at 9.20 a.m., and 4.40 p.m. Box closes 5.40 p.m. First dispatch at 10.10 a.m. Postmistress. Mrs. Wiseman. Telegraph Office-Open from 8.0 a.m. to 8.0 p.m.

CONISTON COLD.
(Postal Address, via Leeds.)

This is an ancient village with a township population in 1911 of 178. Area, 1,337 statute acres. It is situate two mile from Gargrave, and a mile from Bell Busk, the latter being the postal village.
In the 33rd year of Edward III's reign Brain de Normanville granted in trust to certain persons Manerium memum de Coniston. In the family of the Normanvilles it continued till the reign of Henry VIII., when Sir John de Normanville sold it to William Malham, rector of Marton, and one of the clerks or masters in Chancery. In this family the manor of Coniston rested till the year 1665, when it was purchased from the last Malham of Elslack by the Coulthirsts of Gargrave, who sold it about 90 years ago to Mr Laycock, of Lothersdale, whose descendants once more disposed of it to the late owner, Mr. Garforth, who was succeeded by Mr. Tottie, afterwards Lord of the Manor.
Since the last purchase the village and township of Coniston has been greatly improved, the whole estate evincing a very judicious application of commercial wealth.
On Steeling Hill, a high round knoll above this village, commanding one of the most central and extensive views in Craven, is an elliptical encampment, the circumference of which has been measured to 522ft.
On the 20th May, 1847, Coniston Cold was separated from Gargrave and made into a new parish. The dedication of the church, which was consecrated on 19th November, 1845, is to St. Peter. The Rev. John Stansfield was the first vicar, being instituted 16th July, 1847, on the presentation of Mr. James Braithwaite Garforth ; but Mr. Tottie is now the patron, and the present vicar is the Rev. C.J. Robinson.

St. Peter's Church, Coniston - Services, 10.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m. Rev, C.J. Robinson, vicar: organist Mrs. Wray; sexton Thos. Hirst.

National School, Coniston - Mistress, Miss Cheyne; assistant mistress, Miss McKell.

Wesleyan Chapel, Bell Busk - Service, 6.30 p.m. Ministers, Revs. A Dickinson and W. Bateson and local preachers. Sunday-school, 9.15 a.m. and 1.45 p.m.

Parish Council - Meets in the National School. Members, C. Lord (chairman), O. Rawlinson, R. Ayrton, and W. Bond (clerk).

Post Office - Delivery of letters and parcels commences at 8.50 a.m. Sundays at 9.0 a.m. Box cleared at 6.45 a.m. and 6.5 p.m. on weekdays, and 4.55 p.m. on Sundays. Postmaster, Thomas Hirst.

RYLSTONE.
(Postal address, via Skipton.)

Includes the entries for Bordley Township

GARGRAVE.
(Postal address, via Leeds.)

Eshton & Winterburn entries included