Holidays at the Manor House
. . . . by Nik Henville   sent 11th August 2013  

   My maternal granny, Kathleen Bentlett (nee Allingham), lived in "The Manor House" (formerly "Normanby House") and I visited often in the fifties.

   I was living in London at that time and used to visit the maternal family in Yarm and holiday at Sandsend (Whitby).

   Then we always spent a blissfull week at "The Manor" - playing and having adventures in the wild, rambling gardens - stopping only to watch passing steam-trains on the line out of Middlesbrough - and being treated to lunch at the Poverina (almost opposite) run by "Aunty Enid" - an old friend of my Gran.

   I have a photograph of my granny standing in the doorway of the Manor House- clearly identical to the Doctor’s Surgery of present day!

   Note the head above the door and the edges of the stone frame - beautifully carved detailing.
Nik Henville (North Lincolnshire)) [WebMaster: other photos of the Manor House can be seen in our article "Fraudulent Deeds In Holy Orders" ]