Life on the Hill
Life on the Hill, first published in December 2005, and reprinted in 2010: Hardbacked, 252 x 194mm, 144 pages, over 150 photographs and illustrations. This book tells the story of Greenhow village from the earliest times up to the present day. It covers subjects like local life, farming and mining, to name but a few.
- Did you know that the Romans mined lead at Greenhow?
- Did you know that in 1365 the King ordered lead from Greenhow for Windsor?
- Did you know that St Mary’s Church at Greenhow was the highest Parish Church in England?
- Did you know that the villages foundation was due to mining? Indeed it could have been one of the earliest planned villages, developed by Stephen Proctor in the early 17th Century…
Price: £16.00 with free postage to UK destinations
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Greenhow Local History Club
Ravenstone Cottage
Greenhow Hill
Harrogate
HG3 5JQ
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The book is also available to personal callers at Stump Cross Caverns, Greenhow.
Below is a sample of one of the pages from the book.
A list of names found in the book
Very interesting book, well worth reading and loads of photos
I have ordered this book from you as my Great Great Granddad was the Newbould who found Stump Cross Caverns, and they are in this book. It is a very interesting read and you realize just how hard it was for the families on the Hill
I purchased this book several years ago from The Tourist Information at Grassington. I had recently begun to research my family history to find that many of them came from Greenhow Hill being miners/farmers. To my astonishment on page 111 there is a photo of the Harris Mine workers, one of which is my 2x Grandfather Mattias Pratt number 21 in the photo. There is also a complete paragraph about the Pratt family on page 112. This just made my day, thank you.
I have discovered that my middle name, Learoyd, was named after Amos Learoyd who was a charismatic Methodist preacher at Greenhow chapel. My uncle, grandmother, great great uncle and other relatives also bear the middle name of Learoyd down the ages.I have also discovered that Rudyard Kipling visited Greenhow. His grandfather was preacher at the chapel there. Kipling’s short story ‘On Greenhow Hill’ features John Learoyd telling a Yorkshire tale of a charismatic preacher call Amos (Baraclough) so witha switch of names here. https://greenhow-hill.org.uk/history-2/rudyard-kipling/
There is also in the story a character called Jesse, another family member, who named their daughter Learoyd too.
Does anyone have any information about The Reverend Amos Learoyd and what it was about him that could have inspired several generations of my family to bear his name (including me) as well as inspire a story by the great Rudyard Kipling? Are any characters in this story known to locals?