Marskeswaledale.com
What’s New
.. May 2024
Changes to page on glaciation, includiung addition of map of Shap erratics, and a nineteenth century painting of Round Howe.
Addition of text relating to mid-nineteenth century emigration from Swaledale to the Upper Mississippi Valley in New Forest pages.
New images added to Choir and Marske Estate and Hall pages
.. March 2024
Page including talk given to Bellerby Study Group this month on “Marske silverware aand related stories“.
Substantial new page on glaciation in Swaledale and Marske.
New page on what Coast to Coast walkers will see in Marske, and alternative routes to Richmond.
.. December 2023
A new page on the Scott Trial, with thanks for the help from local organisers of the trial in developing this material.
A new page to showcase the Marske Choir – including Christmas videos from recent years, with thanks to the organisers of the Marske Choir.
New images, here and here, of early nineteenth century paintings showing views from Marske Edge towards Applegarth and Richmond. Thanks to Christies for their permission to use these images here.
Pages on church history augmented and restructured, including incorporation of photos of Marske silverware from Ripon Cathedral.
.. November 2023
Two new pages on New Forest (the area between Marske, Arkengarthdale and Ravensworth), and Marske and World War Two, including the crash of a Blenheim aircraft of Skelton Moor. Thanks to the Imperial War Museum and National Archives for the use of images, and to local contributors for help in developing and improving the text.
Watercolour paintings and photographs by David Morgan Rees added to Overview, History, Hutton family, Feldom, Activities, Editorial Policy, References, and Sitemap pages. David Morgan Rees and Richmondshire Museum are especially thanked for allowing the use of these images.
New images of silverware added of (a) 1764 Richmond Race Cup (horse-racing trophy) in horse-racing section, and (b) Willance Cup to page on Clints. Thanks to the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston, Massachusetts), Green Howards Museum (Richmond) and Richmond Town Council for help with images.
Changes to Coast to Coast walk pages to reflect fact that Wainwright finished his own Coast to Coast walk in Marske. Thanks to Mark Richards for his input.
.. September 2023
More on really ancient and pre-conquest history and archaeology.
Addition of part of 1732 estate map showing village, church and hall.
Addition of images of Snow Tankard in page covering horse-racing.
.. August 2023
New page on Hutton family of Marske.
New page on the railway that never was. Proposals for a Richmond to Reeth railway via Marske.
.. July 2023
New page added on the science of lead smelting.
Simplification of home page and improvements to navigation.
.. June 2023
New pages added on the connections between the church and Camerons brewery in Hartlepool, and the history behind Temperance Farm.
Additional material on catholic history added to page on Clints, including the addition of the 1840/41 particulars for the sale of Clints Hall.
Inclusion of George Cuitt painting of Marske Hall, Church, Rectory and Clints Hall – see history pages.
.. May 2023
Clickable and zoomable maps have been added – both the current Ordnance Survey map and Historic Ordnance Survey maps from 1911.
Two sub-pages have been added to the “Activities” page covering Angling and Wainwright’s Coast to Coast walk.
The method of footnoting references has been overhauled and improved.
.. April 2023
The history front pages have been completely re-drafted. New material has been added on the early history of the area, the history of the various manors and estates, on the establishment of transport corridors, and a summary of changes in area from the late twentieth century to the present day.
A short section on racing horse breeding has been added to the “Activities” pages.
.. March 2023
The geology and lead mining pages were updated.
.. February 2023
Census data from 1841 to 1911 and 1939 were analysed and tabulated. Summary information for the area is included on a new page here. Detailed information is available by contacting Marske Badger here.