The Helmsley Archive
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HISTORICAL IMAGES FROM THE LAST 150 YEARS
Take a step back in time and take a look at the Helmsley Archive website we designed a couple of years ago. The Helmsley Archive is a collection of over 9400 images illustrating the history of Helmsley over the last 150 years; more than 3880 images are currently available on the website.
The Helmsley Archive project began in 2008 after Helmsley Town Council was bequeathed hundreds of photographs by a local man, John Collier. This impressive collection continues to grow with volunteers scanning and cataloguing thousands of images.
WEBSITE FEATURES
FULL OF RESOURCES
This photography based website is packed full of interesting old images, documents and videos.
PHOTO ALBUMS
Images are grouped into albums, these open in a new window and will have a gallery to explore.
QUICK ACCESS
The Castle, Farm Life, Churches and The Railway photo album buttons are also on the home page.
SIMPLE TO USE
Each photograph has a unique reference number which can be quoted when making an enquiry.
NEW SCRAPBOOKS PAGE
The archive continues to grow, this year we have added a new scrapbooks page. Three Helmsley women created an extraordinary record of local history by filling scrapbooks with news cuttings about Helmsley and the local area. Violet Richardson, Norah Scoby and Rose Wright filled 74 scrapbooks from 1937-2015.
The scrapbooks have been professionally scanned by the North Yorkshire County Record Office and are a fascinating record of life and lives in Helmsley and the area. For more information and to download PDF versions of each one please visit The Helmsley Archive Scrapbooks page.
** Please note the Helmsley Scrapbooks PDF file sizes range from 30MB to 260MB so download times will vary depending on your broadband speed.
HISTORICAL VIDEOS
The website also includes a page devoted to historical video footage of local activities and events such as the 1977 silver jubilee royal celebrations. More videos can be viewed on The Helmsley Archive Videos page.
The Helmsley Archive
We are eager to hear from you if you have photographs or media about Helmsley.
