Illustrated with maps, plans and historic photographs, this post looks at the history of the piers and harbour in Whitby. Particular focus is given to alterations and improvements that were made in the 19th century using records and reports held in the Record Office collections. … Read More Whitby piers and harbour from 1781-1906
Descriptions of the weather can be found in a wide variety of records held in the Record Office collections. In this blog, you can see examples from the past 350 years, ranging from impromptu remarks made in early diaries, travel journals and parish registers, through to the methodical, late-19th-century daily observations of lighthouse keepers and a 1920s sunshine recorder.… Read More Whether the weather be fine, or whether the weather be not…
On 1st April 2023 the Record Office will become part of the new North Yorkshire Council and North Yorkshire County Council will cease to exist. To mark this occasion, this post looks back at the early days of the County Council and the County Record Office.… Read More North Yorkshire County Council 1974-2023: a view from the archives
Find out more about talented amateur photographer Louisa Kruckenberg and her images of Lower Dunsforth and area in this blog by Danielle Spargo… Read More The rediscovered photographs of Louisa Kruckenberg
The Unné collection of photographs is one of the highlights of the Record Office collections. Find out more about Harrogate photographer Bertram Unné in this blog by Danielle Spargo… Read More Bertram Unné, Harrogate photographer
North Yorkshire County Record Office 