19th-century recollections

On April 9th 1897 the Craven Herald and Wensleydale Standard published an obituary of John Barritt, who had died recently at the age of 87. The report includes a number of recollections of 19th-century life in Farnhill and Kildwick.

 

Posted 26/9/2020.
With thanks to David Gulliver.