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.
