Babthorpe Hall from south circa 1950's
The two other small farms on the photo were created by the government after the 1st World War.


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Hemingbrough Parish today and Yesterday, and Hemingbrough Historical Documents

Another photograph from historian Mr R Chilvers vast collection of photographs.

Mr Walter Devonish, Smallholder and 'Carrier'
is seen here opening the gate to Babthorpe Hall farm in  approximately 1930.
 He has brought along his horse and rulley to collect a load the threshed wheat straw with which to cover his potato pie.

Hawthorne House farm, Main Street, Hemingbrough.

Hawthorne House Farm was farmed by Mr Armitage until 1946 when he sold up. The next owner was Mr W.Chilvers Who let the land to his father and the house to one of workmen, Mr Newsholme.
This photo from the family album shows Miss D. Farrar standing outside her uncle's the farm house in the 1920's.

The Villa

'The Villa' on the right at the time the Middlebrough family lived there. They owned Selby Brewery.
Possibly c. 1920's or earlier, certainly before the A 63 By- Pass was built in the 1930's.
In the distance is 'AshVille' while the raised York stone footpath on raised cobbles lasted until the 1950's.

Town Street looking south from outside St Mary's Church

One of many old photographs in Mr R. Chilvers family albums, this one shows the 'Half Moon Inn' which closed c. 1900 on the left of Finkle Street junction. The next property is 'Skelton House' the next 'white' house is 'Red House' next comes Lambert House and so on. The property on the right is 'Prospect House' where Mr. R. Chilvers's Aunt Kate and uncle Billy lived for many years. Skelton House was Doubtfires Icecream works, the Red House was a Small holding, Lambert House was a farm and Prospect House had been 'Wrights' Joiners Shop.

Hemingbrough Mothers Union

Another private  photograph from the Chilvers family photo album. This is the 1937 Hemingbrough Mothers Union Nativity Play as performed by some of the Hemingbrough mothers whose base was the Mothers Union 'hut' that was situated in the Back Lane farm yard of Church farm before the 2nd World War.

Inglenook Cottage,

A view of 'Inglenook Cottage' from a Chilvers family Album. Although taken c. 1930 this view was unchanged apart for Electric and Telegraph poles until after the 2nd World War. Mr Chilvers remembers the scene with no footpaths until the 1950's, He also remembers retired engineer Mr Haslop and his family living at 'Inglenook' and delivering milk from the family farm herd of cows.