Hotel Newbiggin North Yorkshire

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He told me that the primary school by Stockwell Lodge was built fairly recently, so neither Henry nor Frank would have attended it. I was keen to check school rolls, but of course with my luck, it happened to be half-term break, so no schools were open. The grammar ...

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... carefully, not wanting to miss anything, and left it too late to knock on the door of Byard's Lodge (John Walton's residence at the time of the 1851 census), or visit Stockwell Lodge (Henry Walton's residence at the time of the 1881 census), but I decided to at least locate them and walk there in the dusk, so I could find them more easily the next day. Well, I found both locations and was quite excited about the next day (and a bit nervous too!!)

So, with all ...

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... a little. At Boroughbridge, I checked the direction using maps.me (thanks Yvonne!!) and had my breakfast under the shelter in the middle of the market place to keep out of the rain. 2 warm boiled eggs, cold baked beans and a Jazz apple, then off up the road to find Walton & Co. I SO love walking places and feel a huge sense of achievement when I to a little out-of-the-way place under my own steam (and with the help of public transport).

Dominic and ...

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... other books on Knaresborough, then I just managed to squeak into the library before closing time to find a couple of local history books and photocopy some info on the mill. 'Home' to read and prepare for the big Walton & Co visit tomorrow. What did I do for supper? At ASDA, everything is cheap - a mixed salad for 1, quinoa with chilli 1, tin of salmon with lemon and pepper sauce 1.50 - a banana for dessert - NZ Jazz apples for snacks (6 for ...

Good night sleep was had, woke up to a sunny day, still a bit soggy under foot, the hills were definitely had eyes today, following our bull fight, we had vultures flying above us, we kept advising them we was still alive. A steady 15 miles was covered ...