EYLHS Newsletter 23 Summer / Autumn 2010
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EYLHS Newsletter 23 Summer / Autumn 2010 Newsletter of the East Yorkshire Local History Society Front cover: Newland toll bar. See page 7 Contributions Based in Hull it is not always easy to keep track of events in other parts of the Riding; news that members could contribute on their town or village should be sent to the editor. Short articles, illustrated or unillustrated, news on libraries, archives, museums, societies or education, queries other people may be able to answer, etc. for inclusion in future newsletters should also be sent to the editor. Newsletter Edited by Robert Barnard 825 Anlaby Rd, Hull, HU4 6DJ Telephone 01482 506001 e-mail [email protected] Published by the East Yorkshire Local History Society Secretary Jenny Stanley 15 Southcote Close, South Cave, HU15 2BQ Telephone 01430 422833 e-mail [email protected] Printed by Kall Kwik, Hull News from the Society Programme and their friends take out personal As usual, the Society has arranged a full accident/loss insurance, or include programme of lectures and excursions this in their households policies. We for 2010. Please support the events would also stress the need for suitable and bring along your friends. Please do clothing - in particular, sturdy footwear not hesitate to ask for lifts; you will be and waterproofs - for outdoor events. expected to contribute to petrol. Please note PLEASE NOTE: Please make all There is usually a waiting list for most cheques payable to the East Yorkshire of the Society’s events. If you book an Local History Society. All cheques event and then find you cannot attend, and booking slips should be sent to please inform the Secretary. Please do the relevant named individual at the not transfer your booking to a relative address on the booking form. or friend without first consulting the Secretary, whose telephone number SATURDAY 21 AUGUST 2010 can be found on the inside of this Venue: Markenfield Hall, near Ripon, newsletter. Thank you. own transport Leader: Pam Martin Time: 2.00pm Review of EYLHS Events Cost:£5.00 Maximum number 60 Far Horizons: From Hull to the Ends of the Earth SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2010 Robb Robinson - 24 April 2010 Venue: Pryme Street, Anlaby Synagogue, own transport Robb delivered a stimulating talk which Topic: The Myth of the Wandering emphasised the global importance Jew: The origin of the Hull Jewish of Hull, both historically and on the Community current world stage. He suggested Speaker: Max Gold that much more prominence should Time: 2.15pm be given to the connection that Hull Cost:£2.00 has with the sea and seafaring, and he Maximum number 40 pointed out that the very existence and success of the town was on account of its location at the confluence of the Participation in events River Hull and the Humber. As a deep As reported in previous years, it has water port, the town was developed not been possible to arrange group by Edward I as a `safe haven’ during his insurance for events. We therefore wars with the Scots, and so Kingston- strongly recommend that members upon-Hull had its beginnings. 3 JB He further suggested that there are and form the basis of his forthcoming many personalities who deserved publication of the same title. recognition in Hull, apart from the more famous people such as Andrew Marvel, At a time when England was the William Wilberforce and Amy Johnson. greatest maritime nation in the world; His talk was to bring these people Hull was the third port in the kingdom. to our attention, and was illustrated And so, he affirmed, Hull is not the end with the good and the great who have of the line on a road to nowhere, but called Hull home or who have had a a global phenomenon with its toes in close connection with the port. the trade routes of the world, and with sons that follow them. Many of these stories were revealed and included John Ellerman of the Hull- J Briody based Wilson Line one of the richest men ever to have lived in England, New Earswick and Skelton William De La Pole who arranged loans 8 May 2010 to fund the king and whose son became the first Duke of Suffolk, James Evans Mr Brian Jardine, Development Services who was so taken with Methodism Manager of New Earswick Village Trust that he emigrated to Canada spreading led a group of members around part of the word and who is credited with the garden village of New Earswick on a inventing the Cree Syllabic Language sunny but chilly May morning, after an and so is venerated by the Cree nation, introductory talk in the New Earswick John Dykes who at the age of 10 could Folk Hall, or community centre, on play many instruments and who is the the background of the building of the compose of some 300 Victorian hymns village. New Earswick is a garden village including the maritime themed ‘Eternal located outside York, established at the Father’, Mrs Victor Bruce another beginning of the 20th century by the female aviator who in 1930 conquered Rowntree chocolate company for its the land masses of Europe and Asia in workers, after the company expanded a `Blackburn Bluebird’ aircraft, Captain due to its success in the centre of York. Colbeck with a crew mainly from Hull and district who sailed to the Antarctic The village can be visited by train to as part of the expedition with Scott, York and a bus from the railway station `Gassy’ Jack Deighton who ran The to the Folk Hall. Mr Jardine told us Globe inn in what was later Vancouver, that Joseph Rowntree’s parents came Sir John Hall who emigrated to New from Scarborough to York and in 1834 Zealand eventually becoming Mayor of they bought a business from the Tuke Christchurch. family by auction. The site of this is now at Pizza Hut opposite Marks and These individuals, along with many Spencer in York. Joseph Rowntree was more, were presented in Robb’s talk born in 1836 above the shop and was 4 The Folk Hall Hartrigg Oaks - the coun- try’s first continuing care retirement home apprenticed to take over the business Much of the village is pedestrianised from his parents. Joseph Rowntree was and recently some roads, particularly a lifelong friend of George Cadbury, a the cul-de-sacs, have been widened fellow Quaker, of Cadbury’s chocolate to allow for car parking. Spacious business in Birmingham where the gardens and many trees are a feature garden village of Bournville was built of the village. On our visit the cherry by the chocolate factory. They helped trees were laden with blossom, both each other out in business life. As the white and pink. Mr Jardine told us that group of members walked around the the earliest existing houses were built village Mr Jardine pointed out that about 1902 near the Folk Hall. However main roads were built in a straight line a rolling programme of demolition but residential side roads were curved and rebuilding has taken place over to achieve a sense of variety and of many years due to subsidence and the closure. Joseph Rowntree himself clay ground which is poor for building approved the architectural drawings on, near the River Foss. The architect for each dwelling and the emphasis Raymond Unwin designed the first was on plenty of sunlight to living houses and in 1919 his partner Barry rooms and bedrooms, even if this Parker became architect to the village, meant locating kitchens at the front. and he built cul de sacs for safe play 5 areas. More recently the Trust, as a Skelton Church charity, has offered part of the housing The church of St Giles is an architectural stock for purchase by part ownership gem, built in one style, Early English schemes, as well as renting housing (lots of nail-head and dog-tooth), and out. It also assists tenants who fall completed around 1247. The building on hard times due to relationship was sponsored by the Treasurer of breakdown or illness. An allotment site York Minster and internally bears is available for village residents, and resemblance to the south transept of there is a fairly new complex for elderly the Minster. Although a small church residents including medical facilities. the pillars are disproportionately large; Pat Aldabella on behalf of EYLHS Pevsner suggests the original design members thanked Mr Jardine for a may have incorporated a crossing that most interesting and comprehensive was quickly abandoned. The quality of talk on the origins and development of the decoration is very high as the same New Earswick garden village. masons who worked at York Minster also left their marks at Skelton. Skelton Jane Pietrusiak is particularly rich in mason’s marks, around 36 masons ‘signed’ their work Skelton church One of the many mason’s marks 6 and the marks are incised on over 100 firearms (poaching) made him an ideal pieces of stonework. The same masons candidate for this covert organisation. marks can also be found on most of the substantial churches in the area such as After the war, he was always keen Beverley, Bridlington, Byland, Howden, to attend Reunions of the Auxiliary Kirkham, and Selby. Units, both at Colchester and later at the Parham Museum of the British Externally most of the weathered Resistance Organisation until failing carving was replaced during a health prevented his travelling such restoration of 1814-18 although the long distances. doorway is still quite a spectacular piece. The double bellcote between He actively participated in the research the chancel and nave is original.