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ON THE MOORS
A stack of bracken on Harkerside
A fire water tender re-filling at Grinton Youth Hostel whilst fighting a moorland fire
A caterpillar tractor towing a bracken crusher on Grinton moor
Crushing bracken using a horse drawn crusher
Crushing bracken using a horse drawn crusher 2
A helicopter spraying to control the bracken on Grinton moor
The helicopter used for spraying the bracken on Grinton moor
The helicopter used for spraying the bracken on Grinton moor 2
The helicopter used for bracken spraying being re-fuelled on Grinton moor
The helicopter used for bracken spraying being re-fuelled on Grinton moor 2
The Grinton game-keepers doing a controlled burning of the heather on Grinton moor. For information about moorland burning see http://www.moorlandassociation.org.uk/heather_burning.asp
Clay pigeon shooting at Grinton Lodge
Clay pigeon shooting at Grinton Lodge 2
Collecting the empty shotgun cartridges after the clay pigeon shoot at Grinton Lodge
The meal at Grinton Lodge during the clay pigeon shoot
Collecting the empty shotgun cartridges after the clay pigeon shoot at Grinton Lodge 2
Clay pigeon shooting at Grinton Lodge 3
Clay pigeon shooting at Grinton Lodge 4
Clay pigeon shooting at Grinton Lodge 5
Clay pigeon shooting at Grinton Lodge 6
Clay pigeon shooting at Grinton Lodge 7
George Porter receiving the trophy at the clay pigeon shoot at Grinton Lodge
Clay pigeon shooting at Grinton Lodge 8
George Porter receiving the trophy at the clay pigeon shoot at Grinton Lodge 2
Fighting a moorland fire on Grinton moor 1
Fighting a moorland fire on Grinton moor 2
Fighting a moorland fire on Grinton moor 3
Fighting a moorland fire on Grinton moor 4
Fighting a moorland fire on Grinton moor 5
Fighting a moorland fire on Grinton moor 6
Fighting a moorland fire on Grinton moor 7
Fighting a moorland fire on Grinton moor 8
Fighting a moorland fire on Grinton moor 9
A fire water tender re-filling at Grinton Youth Hostel whilst fighting a moorland fire 2
A fire water tender re-filling at Grinton Youth Hostel whilst fighting a moorland fire 3
The helicopter used for spraying the bracken on Grinton moor 3
Grouse shooting on Grinton moor
"This moor is private property. Trespassers are liable to be prosecuted." sign

LIFE IN THE DALES
Airing everything
The Clapham mobile library
Crackpot Bill repairing dry stone walling
Crackpot Bill repairing dry stone walling 2
The hydro-electric plant at Crackpot
The house at Fremington corner - previously Broadlands, now Home Farm Cottage, had the upper windows bricked up. This probably dates back to the window tax first introduced by William III in 1696 and which wasn't repealed until 1851. People reduced the amount of tax they had to pay by filling in some of the windows. The very richest showed off by designing houses with as many windows as possible! Some time ago the house had all the windows and the bricked up blanks replaced by windows of a completely different size & shape. This is shown in the following photograph which was taken a few years ago. It is also possible to see the mark where the rainwater down pipe was.
Photograph of the previous house taken a few years ago by Neil Hinson showing the changes made to the 'window tax' windows
Fremington School pupils circa 1950
Fremington School pupils circa 1950 2
George Porter with cowlings
Cowlings are the dried heather twigs gathered from the moorland and used for firelighting.
There is an interesting account of an evacuee's time in Grinton in which he mentions lighting the fire with the cowlings collected from Grinton moor at http://www.bbc.co.uk/ww2peopleswar/user/15/u551715.shtml
Coronation celebrations in Grinton. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was on the 2nd June 1952 and the whole country joined in the celebrations.
Behind the boy dressed as a page and carrying the crown on a cushion is the back of the Bridge Hotel, now the Bridge Inn.
Coronation celebrations in Grinton. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was on the 2nd June 1952 and the whole country joined in the celebrations.
The girl is presumably dressed as the nursery rhyme character 'Little Bo Peep', complete with a live lamb.
Behind the girl is Grinton little bridge over Grinton Beck with the Bridge Hotel on the right and Blackburn Hall behind.
Coronation celebrations in Grinton. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was on the 2nd June 1952 and the whole country joined in the celebrations. The truck carrying 'the queen and her retinue' has a name on the side which appears to be Ernest Bagshaw, Building contractor.
Coronation celebrations in Grinton. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was on the 2nd June 1952 and the whole country joined in the celebrations. The truck carrying 'the queen and her retinue' has a name on the side which appears to be Ernest Bagshaw, Building contractor. 2
Coronation celebrations in Grinton. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was on the 2nd June 1952 and the whole country joined in the celebrations. The photograph shows the children of Grinton village in their fancy dress.
Coronation celebrations in Grinton. The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was on the 2nd June 1952 and the whole country joined in the celebrations. The photograph shows the children of Grinton village in their fancy dress. 2
A car breakdown on the Grinton to Redmire moorland road
A meal break at Hay time
The Browns and Hinsons enjoy a meal break at hay making time in the shade of a tree.
The coffin carrier at Hubberholme
Hubberholme is a small village North-East of Kettlewell in Wharfedale.
The old hearse at Marrick Priory
Men for hire at Hawes 1
Men for hire at Hawes 2
Men for hire at Hawes 3
Men for hire at Hawes 4
A house contents' sale at Muker village
A house contents' sale at Muker village 2
Peat cutting
The peat on the moorland was cut and dried to use as fuel.
The villagers usually had turbary rights, that is the right to cut peat on the adjacent moorland to use as fuel. They also usually had the right to gather cowlings, the dried heather twigs which were used for fire lighting.
Lead mining was the major industry in the Dales up to the late 1800s. The lead was smelted using peat as the fuel. There are still the remains of the peat stores, which had a roof and open sides where the peat was stored and allowed to dry, close to the smelt mills.
Dancing at Reeth. This and the following group of photographs are believed to have been taken during the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951.
Children performing at Reeth. This was probably during the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951.
Ralph Porter at Reeth market. This was taken during the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951.
Ralph Porter at Reeth market. This was also taken during the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951.
Morris dancing at Reeth 1
This is believed to have been taken during the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951.
Morris dancing at Reeth 2
This is believed to have been taken during the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951.
Morris dancing at Reeth 3
This is believed to have been taken during the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951.
Morris dancing at Reeth 4
This is believed to have been taken during the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951.
Morris dancing at Reeth 5
This is believed to have been taken during the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951.
Morris dancing at Reeth 6
This is believed to have been taken during the Festival of Britain celebrations in 1951.
The Reeth shepherd and his dog
Reeth Show

FARMING
Tractor pulling a load of hay near Carlton in Coverdale
A hay rake standing in a field at Castleton
Colin helping with the haymaking
Shoeing a shire horse in the Dales
Milk churns in Gammersgill, near Carlton in Coversdale
Shoeing a horse at Grinton Lodge in Swaledale
Shoeing a horse at Grinton Lodge in Swaledale 2
A tractor spraying the moor near Grinton Lodge
A horse outside the Smithy at Hawes in Wensleydale
Baling the hay
Hay making
Two girls with hay rakes in a field near Hawes
Two hay sledges in a field
A tractor cutting hay - the farmer being helped by Colin & Neil Hinson
Cutting the hay using a horse drawn cutter
The hay gathered into hay stooks in a field at Fremington between Reeth and Grinton
Man sitting on a horse drawn hay sweep
Hay being moved on a horse drawn hay sledge
Man using a horse drawn hay sweep
Man using a horse drawn hay sweep 2
Man using a horse drawn hay sweep 3
The mown hay field
Piles of hay in a field
Using a pitch-fork to put the hay into the barn
A tractor reaping the hay whilst Colin helps with the clearing
A horse drawn hay sledge in use at Thwaite in Swaledale
Stacking the hay
A tractor reaping the hay
A hay turner standing in the field
A horse drawn hay turner in action
Hay turning by horse
A horse drawn hay cutter
Cows being driven along the road
A cow being led through a village in the snow
Man carrying a milk backchurn with a horse drawn sledge carrying three sacks, possibly fodder for the cows. His dog is alongside
A milk churn on a stand alongside a stone squeeze-stile
Logging at Redmire
Solo Thwaite Farm between Hawes and Moorcock
Cutting logs in Swaledale
Cutting logs in Swaledale. The saw being powered by a tractor.
Cows grazing unattended on the roadside. This is known as "Right of Stray". It is still common to see cows grazing on the open grassy area on the road-side in Low Row in Swaledale.
Milk churns on their stand in Wensleydale.

SHEEP FARMING
Driving the sheep & lambs down from Grinton Moor.
Two tups chained together in the snow. In the mating season tups would fight - by drilling or burning a hole in their horns and joining them by a short chain they were unable to fight.
An interesting account of old dales' ways of sheep farming is available at http://archive.keighleynews.co.uk/1998/11/16/169190.html
Sheep being moved at Grassington.
Sheep in pens at Hawes.
A sheep being sheared at Grinton Smelt Mill.
Sheep dipping in Wensleydale.
Farmer on horseback driving sheep on the Redmire road.
Farmer on horseback driving sheep on the Redmire road. 2
Farmer on horseback driving sheep on the Redmire road. 3
Sheep being collected for shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill.
Harold Brown tying fleeces at Grinton Smelt Mill.
Sheep in a field at Swale Hall.
Sheep in a field at Swale Hall. 2
Sheep being loaded on to a lorry.
Sheep being marked at Grinton Smelt Mill.
Sheep being driven near Grinton Lodge.
Sheep being driven along the road near Moor House, Grinton.
Sheep & milk churns on a trailer on the Redmire road.
Judging the sheep at Reeth Show.
Judging the sheep at Reeth Show. 2
Judging the sheep at Reeth Show. 3
A tup's horn being sawn, possibly because it was growing back to its face.
Harold Brown with a sheep's fleece.
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill.
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 2
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 3
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 4
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 5
Collecting the fleeces after shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill.
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 6
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 7
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 8
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 9
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 10
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 11
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 12
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 13
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 14
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 15
Sheep shearing at Grinton Smelt Mill. 16
Norman Brown shearing sheep.
Norman Brown shearing sheep. 2
Feeding the sheep in winter in Upper Arkengarthdale.
Sheep with a new-born lamb in Grinton Parks field.
Sheep with a new-born lamb in Grinton Parks field. 2
Sheep with new-born twins at Swale Hall.
Sheep with twins at Swale Hall.
Getting a sheep for shearing.
Rounding up the sheep near Grinton Smelt Mill.
Rounding up the sheep near Grinton Smelt Mill. 2

DALES in the SNOW
The footbridge across Grinton Beck to Bleaberry.
The Bridge Hotel at Grinton
The Bridge Hotel and, beyond, Grinton Post Office.
Digging out the snowplough.
The road at Feetham.
Fremington corner.
The bridge across the River Swale at Grinton.
Sledging down the road from Grinton Youth Hostel towards the village.
Grinton hill in the snow.
Sledging down Grinton hill road.
A horse pulling a sledge piled high with with hay at the Gunnerside - Askrigg junction.
Horse and penned sheep.
Icicles hanging from a roof.
Road to Keld in the snow.
Transferring churns from a horse-drawn cart to a lorry at Grinton corner.
A horse cart and churns by Grinton Church. Blackburn House in the background.
Horse and cart by Grinton Church.
Grinton hill by Moor House.
Milk churns by the Muker - Kearton junction.
Man with the milk churns by the Muker - Kearton junction.
Lucie Hinson.
View across Reeth to Calver Hill.
Reeth in the snow.
Ron Hinson on the snow-ploughed road.
Ron Hinson on the snow-ploughed road. 2
Ron Hinson in the snow. 3
Ron Hinson in the snow. 4
Sledging down Grinton hill.
Snow-ploughing.
Walking down Grinton hill. Note the snoe-shoes on their backs.
Snow 1
Snow 2
Snow 3
Snow 4
Snow 5
Sheep in the snow.
The road junction at Thwaite.
Thwaite in the snow.
The white bridge at Grinton.
The white bridge at Grinton. 2

SWALEDALE & WENSLEYDALE to follow - they are completed in the albums.