Bygones of Bilsdale Exhibition, 2010
In 2009 Joan Richardson discussed an idea with some local people to prepare an exhibition at St Hilda’s church. The agreed […]
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Jet Mining
The spoil heaps produced by the jet miners are clearly visible along the sides of Bilsdale and Raisdale. They are […]
Surveys and Census
Surveys of Bilsdale were carried out in 1637, 1642, 1781, 1814 and 1826 for the owners of the Helmsley estate and […]
Bilsdale Survey, 1781
“A correct survey of Bilsdale in the county of York, the estate of Charles Slingsby Duncombe Esqr. with reference to a […]
Survey of Bilsdale, 1637
The 1637 survey is entitled”The rentail & survey of divers mannors, lands, tenements & hereditaments in the countie of York […]
Landscape
The rocks of Bilsdale were laid down about 180 million years ago during the Jurassic period. The area was covered […]
People
This section explores the relationship between man and the landscape. After the last ice age, hunter gatherers moved onto the moors from […]
Iron Smelting
There is evidence of iron working in the Middles Ages in Bilsdale. The iron stone seams in the Jurassic rocks […]
Inkerman Free Gift
The Inkerman Free Gift friendly society was active from 1855 until 1985. Bygones of Bilsdale exhibition Published: 22 2016 (Updated: […]
The Buck Inn
One of the earliest records of the Buck Inn is from the survey of 1781/2 which identifies the building as Bakers Coffie House […]