The objective of this site is to share pictures and other memories of life in Goathland years ago.
It was begun in 2019 following donations of material from the Smailes family. Some of which was collected by Robert Smailes when he ran a history group in the village in the 1960s. Some were used in a 35mm slide show that his son, the late John Smailes, used to present in the Village Hall. Since then we’ve been adding material kindly lent or donated by an increasing number of residents. We’ve also benefitted from advice from a professional archivist.
This work is supported by Colin Pyrah and the Village Hall Trustees, who plan, with help from others interested in the history of our village, to preserve the material in a village archive.
[Please Note: We’ve tried not to infringe any copyright. If you’ve any problem please contact us.]
Michael Trimble