On an icy December 13th, eleven people met at the Town Hall in Yarm for a walk around the town and to learn en-route about the history of what was once the greatest port on the River Tees…
Yarm Town Hall in Winter sunshine.
The group assemble at the Town Hall for a 10:30 start.
Memorial to the dead of the Boer War outside the Town Hall.
Commemorative plaque celebrating the centenary of the World's first commercial railway.
Marble plaque marking the height of the 1881 flood outside the Town Hall.
Beth speaks about the history of the George and Dragon public house.
Plaque outside the George and Dragon concerning the founding of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
Beth relates the history of nefarious activities within the Ketton Ox after the prohibition of cock fighting in 1835.
Plaque outside the Ketton Ox.
Outside the house of war hero Tom Brown.
Plaque outside Tom Brown's house.
Yarm Bridge and wintery reflections in the River Tees.
Yarm Viaduct and the River Tees.
Bridges, reflections and the Tees.
Plaque on the viaduct.
The group in the grounds of St Mary Magdalene Parish Church, West Street.
War hero Tom Brown's gravestone in the churchyard.
Plaque in the churchyard commemorating the first incarnation of the (still existing) Conyers School.
Yarm Viaduct as seen from West Street.
Carefully negotiating the ice....
Plaque on the outside of Hope House beneath the viaduct on West Street.
The group outside Yarm Methodist Church.
The immaculate interior of the Methodist church looking toward the pulpit and organ.
Octagonal roof and curved balcony within the church.
The group enjoy an unexpected look inside the church.
We would like to thank all who turned out, in less than ideal conditions, and hope that you enjoyed your walk around this historically important and charming town.
Yarm Town Walk
On an icy December 13th, eleven people met at the Town Hall in Yarm for a walk around the town and to learn en-route about the history of what was once the greatest port on the River Tees…
Yarm Town Hall in Winter sunshine.
The group assemble at the Town Hall for a 10:30 start.
Memorial to the dead of the Boer War outside the Town Hall.
Commemorative plaque celebrating the centenary of the World's first commercial railway.
Marble plaque marking the height of the 1881 flood outside the Town Hall.
Beth speaks about the history of the George and Dragon public house.
Plaque outside the George and Dragon concerning the founding of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
Beth relates the history of nefarious activities within the Ketton Ox after the prohibition of cock fighting in 1835.
Plaque outside the Ketton Ox.
Outside the house of war hero Tom Brown.
Plaque outside Tom Brown's house.
Yarm Bridge and wintery reflections in the River Tees.
Yarm Viaduct and the River Tees.
Bridges, reflections and the Tees.
Plaque on the viaduct.
The group in the grounds of St Mary Magdalene Parish Church, West Street.
War hero Tom Brown's gravestone in the churchyard.
Plaque in the churchyard commemorating the first incarnation of the (still existing) Conyers School.
Yarm Viaduct as seen from West Street.
Carefully negotiating the ice....
Plaque on the outside of Hope House beneath the viaduct on West Street.
The group outside Yarm Methodist Church.
The immaculate interior of the Methodist church looking toward the pulpit and organ.
Octagonal roof and curved balcony within the church.
The group enjoy an unexpected look inside the church.
We would like to thank all who turned out, in less than ideal conditions, and hope that you enjoyed your walk around this historically important and charming town.