When the York and Scarborough #Railway reached the small village of #Rillington in 1845, it transformed far more than transport. @rwldproject.bsky.social #OnePlaceStudy sog.org.uk/gold-library...
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@genejean.bsky.socialWhen the York and Scarborough #Railway reached the small village of #Rillington in 1845, it transformed far more than transport. @rwldproject.bsky.social #OnePlaceStudy sog.org.uk/gold-library...
@genejean.bsky.social🥊 Medieval Fight Night in 13th-century #Rillington?
Henry de Menyll reportedly “laid violent hands” on former rector Robert de Okham, then took the Cross.
What had happened between them? The records aren’t telling!
@genejean.bsky.socialđź“ŤOn the ground in #Rillington
Original chapel deeds, red wax seals, trustees, emigrants and 170 years of Rillington #Methodist history. The latest blog follows the people behind the former Wesleyan Chapel on Low Moorgate. #OnePlaceWednesday
@genejean.bsky.socialMy best move for #Rillington #OnePlaceWednesday? Involving villagers near & far. They talk to me & each other, filling gaps in records. Today brought memories of one of the last trains to stop at Rillington & of Ray Buckton ASLEF shovelling coal for a local driver.
@genejean.bsky.socialBy 1851 a new community was living around #Rillington Station: former labourers, an ostler, a coach proprietor, railwaymen & families plus a bonesetter! The records prove where they came from & where the railway took them next. đźš‚. #OnePlaceWednesday
@genejean.bsky.socialA village doctor, a mysterious skeleton, two private patients, a “fiery dragon” on the railway and a Victorian with a wonderfully dry sense of humour.
Meet Dr Thomas Allanson, who spent more than 50 years watching #Rillington change on #OnePlaceWednesday