IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
RICHMOND, DL10 4LQ

Ordnance Survey cut mark benchmark described on the Bench Mark Database at http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm50227

There is an OS benchmark Image on the left hand corner of the barn, left of the trellis

A glimpse, from Rimington Avenue, of the ruined remains of St Martin's Priory (Benedictine), a small medieval monastic house. Built in the 12th century, or possibly earlier, and added to in the 15th century. Constructed of sandstone rubble stone with ashlar dressings. Some of the stone has been reused for field and garden walls, but the main ruins are a tower, possibly a gatehouse, and the western section of rectilinear structure, probably the church, linked by a wall. See also Image Listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1131548 A Scheduled Ancient Monument, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1012995 Richmond is a picturesque market town in North Yorkshire, some 13 miles northwest of Northallerton and about 11½ miles southwest of Darlington. Set on the north bank of the River Swale, the town is on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is marketed as the Gateway to the Dales. Richmond was founded in 1071 and the castle was completed in 1086. Tourism is important to the local economy, as is the influence of the nearby Catterick Garrison army base. A traditional market operates every Saturday in the large cobbled marketplace.

Richmond (Norman-French for strong hill) was founded by Alan Rufus with the resources of a vast gift of lands granted by William the Conqueror after 1071. The lands became known as the Honour of Richmond with at its hub the castle. It has been described as perhaps the most complete 11th century survival of its kind in Europe. It was planned with the wider town, partly to dominate and the keep was added in about 1160. To people at the time, the keep which is over 100 feet high would have been astonishing. The castle fell into ruin from the 15th century. In the 1850s the keep was restored. The whole is now owned by English Heritage. This view looks eastwards towards the North York Moors in the far distance. The large building on the left, just before the woods, is the old station.

Short terrace of stone built cottages dating from the 1860's and contemporary with the construction of the nearby railway station. The cottages are now grade 2 listed.

A glimpse, from Rimington Avenue, of the ruined remains of St Martin's Priory (Benedictine), a small medieval monastic house. Built in the 12th century, or possibly earlier, and added to in the 15th century. Constructed of sandstone rubble stone with ashlar dressings. Some of the stone has been reused for field and garden walls, but the main ruins are a tower, possibly a gatehouse, and the western section of rectilinear structure, probably the church, linked by a wall. See also Image Listed, grade I, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1131548 A Scheduled Ancient Monument, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1012995 Richmond is a picturesque market town in North Yorkshire, some 13 miles northwest of Northallerton and about 11½ miles southwest of Darlington. Set on the north bank of the River Swale, the town is on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is marketed as the Gateway to the Dales. Richmond was founded in 1071 and the castle was completed in 1086. Tourism is important to the local economy, as is the influence of the nearby Catterick Garrison army base. A traditional market operates every Saturday in the large cobbled marketplace.

Numbers 1 to 6 Station Cottages, Rimington Avenue, were built circa 1846 for George Hudson's Great North of England Railway at Richmond railway station. It was the terminus of the Richmond branch line from Darlington. Constructed in a Jacobethan style of sandstone rubble stone with ashlar dressings, all under a Welsh slate roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1301469 Richmond is a picturesque market town in North Yorkshire, some 13 miles northwest of Northallerton and about 11½ miles southwest of Darlington. Set on the north bank of the River Swale, the town is on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is marketed as the Gateway to the Dales. Richmond was founded in 1071 and the castle was completed in 1086. Tourism is important to the local economy, as is the influence of the nearby Catterick Garrison army base. A traditional market operates every Saturday in the large cobbled marketplace.

... with sheep.

Looking towards the old railway station.