IMAGES TAKEN NEAR TO
West End, NORTHALLERTON, DL6 3AA

Taken by my late father in 1958, this shows this part of the village to hardly have changed since

The house nearest to the camera, on the left, is The Old Police House while on the right is the tower of St Peter's church

Heads due west out of the village towards the A19 dual carriageway - roughly a mile away.

This appears to be the first time that the Friends Meeting House [Quakers] has been photographed for Geograph despite there being 165 other images in this square at the time of writing. The building does take some finding as it isn't signed from West End and is perched on the hillside just above what looks like a motor repair shop. The building is grade 2 listed and the listing states that it had been erected by 1733, which is odd as the date on the door lintel is 1723. The lean to extension is much newer and could date from 1947.

"West End" with the Queen Catherine pub.

Currently the only one of the three pubs in the village to feature in the Good Beer Guide. Pints of Timothy Taylors Landlord await thirsty walkers within.

This shop in Osmotherley is in obvious need of a lot of care and attention. It was sold in 2013 after having being in the same family for over two centuries. Edward Thompson began selling groceries from his front room in 1786 when King George III was on the throne. The business grew and was passed on father to son for the next five generations. In 1910 it was described as “General Dealers, Tobacconists and Fancy Dealers etc.” and even blended its own tea by the name of “Jenny Brewster”, the name of a local spring (Image). See http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/thompson-son-grocer-provision-1000851078 By 1935, the store was described as ‘a veritable mini Harrods’. In 1943 with no son to take over it was left to Miss Grace Thompson to run the shop until a fall in 2004 forced her to retire. With no one to take over, the shop and all its fittings and contents were sold by auction in 2013. However Miss Thompson placed a restrictive covenant on the new owner that it has to be run as a shop and not converted into a house or cafe. This has the support of the town council and the National Park. A note on the window says that refurbishment is planned. All the original shop fittings have been photographed and are in storage. A lot of work needs to be done.

An oddly located church, tucked away behind the High Street. These cottages with their backs to the church have their frontages on the High Street. It's almost as if the village has turned its back on the church.