By Gwyneth Endersby, Record Assistant The people of Knaresborough are represented both formally and informally in historic photographs within our collections. Portrayed are individuals, family or friendship groups, official groups, and social gatherings at town events – each scene captured at a particular place and point in time. The vast majority of Knaresborough images we… Read More Focus on Knaresborough: Images of People
By Gail Falkingham, Record Assistant A great place to start with any research is to look at historic maps and plans of an area. The Fitzwilliam archive contains a number of historic maps dating from 1770 to 1846. Some of these show both Old and New Malton, whilst others focus on a particular site or… Read More Focus on Malton: Maps and Plans
By Gail Falkingham, Record Assistant For anyone studying the history of Malton, the collections of the North Yorkshire County Record Office contain a variety of records which provide information on the town, its buildings and inhabitants over the past four hundred years. One of the largest collections relating to Malton is the Fitzwilliam archive [ref:… Read More The Fitzwilliam Family of Malton Archive: 1593-1956
By Gwyneth Endersby, Record Assistant Records we hold portraying places in and around Knaresborough include maps and plans, photographs and works of art. Maps Our extensive collection of historic maps and plans for North Yorkshire includes a small number depicting Knaresborough. The earliest representation we hold, showing the town in some detail, is by Thomas… Read More Focus on Knaresborough: Places
By Gwyneth Endersby, Record Assistant The private records we hold for Knaresborough are broad ranging in both subject matter and date. I’ve chosen to focus here on one of our smaller private collections, which offers a different perspective of the town and provides us with a short but unique snapshot in time. Exercise books from… Read More Focus on Knaresborough: Mr Potts’s Academy
By Gwyneth Endersby, Record Assistant The private records we hold for Knaresborough are broad ranging in both subject matter and date. I’ve chosen to focus here on one of our smaller private collections, which offers a different perspective of the town and provides us with a short but unique snapshot in time. Cockfighting agreement &… Read More Focus on Knaresborough: Cockfighting
By Gwyneth Endersby, Record Assistant The estate and private records we hold for Knaresborough are broad ranging in both subject matter and date; yet it’s also fair to say that, in terms of physical extent, the majority of these deposits are comparatively small against those we hold for other places in North Yorkshire. Most possess… Read More Focus on Knaresborough: Estate and private collections
By Linda Turnbull, Archivist The County Record Office holds thousands of historic maps and plans covering the whole of North Yorkshire and dating from the 16th-20th centuries. These holdings include substantial collections of parish tithe maps, enclosure maps and historic Ordnance Survey maps. Maps can also be found in estate archives, local authority archives, parish… Read More Focus on Richmond: Maps and Plans
The Knaresborough Militia books by Gwyneth Endersby, Record Assistant Within the township records of the Knaresborough District Council collection are the Constables’ records (1766-1820). These are principally accounts of expenditure, and include two account books relating to the town’s militia. Dated 1807-1811 and 1810-1813 respectively, they record payments to substitute and balloted men and to… Read More Focus on Knaresborough
We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our volunteers, who before lockdown, were supporting the Record Office on a number of projects. “Our Record Office volunteers give over 4,000 hours of their time every year to help to open up access to the county’s amazing documentary heritage. In this, Volunteers Week,… Read More Volunteers Week 2020
