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Publications

  One of the main functions of the group is to research the history of the area and publish the findings in various publications.
  We have now published eight booklets along with our yearly calendar, postcards & prints for framing, as well as a DVD.
  Full details can be found via links below.
- Normanby LHG Booklets
- Purchasing Our Booklets & Calendar
- Postcards of Normanby & Old Eston
- Purchasing our Postcards
- Normanby Prints for Framing
- DVD on William Short, VC

Normanby LHG Booklets

Normanby Remembered

  This first booklet by Spencer Hardwick  is a humourous and delightful look at a life growing up in Normanby from a man with a remarkable memory.
  Spencer affectionately recalls the characters and places of his youth and has packed the booklet with photographs of the village thoughout his almost 90 years of living here.

Further Memories Of Normanby

  This brilliant sequel to Spencer Hardwick's first booklet offers many more memories that he remembered after the publication of the first.
  Illustrated throughout with photographs and beautiful line etchings by Spencer's son Derek.

Normanby Trilogy - -
- - The Mill - The Brewery - The Poverina

Eric Armstrong 's first booklet looks at three very prominent landmarks from Normanby's history.
  Packed with incredible research and very rare pictures, this booklet provides a detailed account of the history behind these buildings.

The Nab Still Looks Down - - -
- - - - - More Recollections of Normanby

   Following on from the story in his first two booklets, Spencer Hardwick's third and final booklet continues with his recollections and he considers the changes in recent times which have affected the village.
   As the title suggests Spencer starts this booklet with a chapter about Eston Nab which overlooks the village.
   He then continues his memories with stories which include amongst others: Trolley Bus memories, Smith's Dock Park, Whale Bones, the Eston & Normanby Working Man's Club, National Rat Week and Normanby Scouts.
   This third booklet, which includes images from present day Normanby, is a fitting conclusion to Spencer's trilogy.

The Diaries of Ralph Jackson (1749-1790) -
- - - - The Pepys Of Cleveland

This booklet features extracts edited by David Wilkinson from the diaries of Ralph Jackson (1749 - 1790).
  Ralph Jackson (born:1736 died:1790) was the founder of the Ward-Jackson line of squires of Normanby in Cleveland.
  His interesting life, though not of national significance, would have been forgotten had he not kept a meticulous diary of over half a million words. He describes his family connections with the East India Company, Alum mining in Cleveland and incidental meetings with Captain James Cook. It is an important social document of life in Cleveland and North Yorkshire during the 18th century. The diary covers the period from the age of thirteen until a few months before his death in 1790 at the age of fifty-five.
  This selection of extracts concentrates on Ralph Jackson's time in Guisborough and Normanby with limited references to his apprenticeship in Newcastle.

Canadian Apples, Owls...& Cricket in West St
- - - - A Normanby Boyhood

A recollection of growing up in Normanby in the 1940s and 1950s by Harry Mead.
  Harry was born 1938 in West St, Normanby son of William Randall & Dorothea Mead.
  His interesting recollections cover many aspects of Normanby that have changed including school, WW2, living at the brickyard, cricket & football, the hills, changing Normanby & the Forum cinema.
  This is the sixth booklet to be published by the group.

A Factual Description of Normanby 1050-1901

Sylvia Fairbrass compiled this booklet with facts garnered from old records & books as well as her own research.
  The author has been a keen and active member of our history group & its Archivist for many years.
  This is the seventh booklet to be published by the group.



In Memory of the Men of Normanby
---- Who in The Great War 1914-1918 gave their lives for their country

  There are 34 names on the Normanby War Memorial.
  This booklet records the extensive researches about these brave local men who volunteered when their country needed them and sadly were not to see Normanby again.
  Eric Taylor has added to the earlier work of the late Bob Coulson to produce this interesting publication.
  This is the eighth booklet to be published by the group.



The Story of a Nobody

  Richard (Dick) Clark's story begins in 1918 when he was born in California, Eston.
  In June 2014 on a Normanby LHG outing to the Eden Camp Museum at Malton group member Kester Marsh noticed a poster in a former Prisoner of War hut mentioning that Dick Clark the Eston born soldier had been a POW but official errors had led to him being listed as killed in action with the subsequent "loss" of his identity.
  Kester decided to find out more about the "Man with No Name" and through his researches eventually contacted 96 year old Dick (in Canada) who told him of his interesting autobiography and the attempts to retrieve his identity by correcting the official records.
  With Dick's blessing his story is published in this booklet to ensure it is not forgotten.  Also included are "My Life as a Prisoner of War" (his secret diary as a POW), copies of documents of his army life and subsequent letters used in restoring his correct service history - and so regaining his identity!

Normanby Brick and Tile Works 1883-1971

  The author Sylvia Fairbrass has been a keen and active member of our history group for many years and this is her second book to be published by our group.
  This comprehensive work includes personal accounts from former employees and is illustrated with maps and many photographs.
  Newspaper articles and personal letters also help to tell the story of an industry that was an integral part of Normanby life for many years.
  Sylvia has, through painstaking research, also compiled a list of former employees and a description of their occupations.
  This is the tenth booklet to be published by our group & is in colour with 92 pages.

History of St.Helen’s Church
        Registers & Cemetery

  This is the third book by Sylvia Fairbrass to be published by our group based on her many years of research whilst a keen and active member of our history group.
  This comprehensive work includes a history of the church as well as details of the parish registers illustrated with examples and extracts including many photographs.
  The description of the cemetery includes maps, photos of cemetery monuments together with transcripts as well as related newspaper articles.
  Sylvia has, through painstaking research, also compiled transcripts of names in the register for 1590 to 1595 and Marriages for years 1590 to 1837 which are available on our website Articles page.
  This is the eleventh booklet to be published by our group & is in colour with 76 pages.

Purchasing Our Booklets & Calendar

  You can contact  our group for details of postal purchases of our booklets and our 2024 calendar.
  Our calendar can also be purchased from -
Normanby at -
- Angelo’s Barbers in Coronation Court,
- PC Tech Computers in Mason Street,
- Minfika Cafe in Lambton Street,
- Angela Barron (Chiropodist) on the High Street,
- Poverina Inn
Eston at -
- the Ship Inn on the High Street.
  All our publications will usually be available at our monthly group meetings - but please contact us to check before attending.

The current (January 2024) booklet prices are:-
   No.1 Normanby Remembered ................................. £5.00  
   No.2 Further Memories Of Normanby ....................... £5.00   
   No.3 Normanby Trilogy - Mill, Brewery & Poverina .... £5.00  
   No.4 The Nab Still Looks Down - More Recollections .. £5.00  
   No.5 The Diaries of Ralph Jackson - 1749-1790 ......... £6.00  
   No.6 Canadian Apples, Owls & Cricket in West St ...... £5.00  
   No.7 A Factual Description of Normanby 1050-1901 ... £5.00  
   No.8 In Memory of the Men of Normanby ................. £5.00  
   No.9 The Story of a Nobody .................................... £6.00  
   No.10 Normanby Brick and Tile Works 1883-1971 ..... £6.00  
   No.11 History of St.Helen’s Church ........................... £6.50  
        (Plus Post & Packing charge for postal delivery)
    (P&P UK: £2.50.  Overseas: contact  us for quote)

We are pleased to announce that our group’s calendar for 2024 is now available at a cost of £7.50
        (Plus Post & Packing charge for postal delivery)
    (P&P UK: £2.50.  Overseas: contact  us for quote)

Postcards of Normanby & Old Eston

  The Group has produced several postcards featuring views of Old Normanby & Edwardian Eston.

  The five multi-view postcards (Nos.1 to 5) are shown here on the right and below.
  Each of the twenty five images on these five cards is also available as an individual postcard.

  We also have ten single view postcards (Nos.8 to 17) depicting various scenes from our Normanby village (see further below).

See below for purchasing our postcards.

Postcard 1 of 5 pics of Old Normanby Postcard 2 of 5 pics of Old Normanby


Postcard 3 of 5 pics of Edwardian Eston Postcard 4 of 5 pics of Old Normanby Postcard 5 of 5 pics of Normanby Now
SINGLE VIEW POSTCARDS OF NORMANBY NOS. 8 TO 17
Postcard 8 of Single View of Normanby Postcard 9 of Single View of Normanby Postcard 10 of Single View of Normanby Postcard 11 of Single View of Normanby Postcard 12 of Single View of Normanby Postcard 13 of Single View of Normanby Postcard 14 of Single View of Eston Postcard 15 of Single View of Normanby Postcard 16 of Single View of Normanby

Purchasing Our Postcards

  You can contact  our group for details of postal purchases of all our postcards.
  Postcards cost 50p each (plus Post & Packing charge)

Postcard 17 of Single View of Normanby

Normanby Prints for Framing

  You now have the opportunity to display some Normanby history on your walls with our attractive prints !
  Our Group can now produce medium size (A4) prints that are suitable for framing from any of our postcards.
  The prints are in black and white with a gloss finish.
  Print-size is A4 (approx. 21cms by 30cms).

Purchasing Our Prints

  The prints cost only £2.00 each (plus Post & Packing).
Please contact  our group to make enquiries & place your orders for postal delivery.
  Please try to make it clear in your request which postcards you require printing to avoid disappointment.




Postcard of Old Normanby School

DVD of the Film
"Gallantry in the Face of the Enemy,
William Henry Short VC"

  The film project  (on our local hero) undertaken by our group in collabration with Lonely Tower Film & Media  and supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund   has completed the film which has been publicly premiered.

  This film is now also available on DVD for personal viewing.

The cost (including Post & Packing) is £7.00 to UK address.

   To place your orders for postal delivery
please contact  our group.



William Henry Short VC - Film DVD Cover