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Oct 2022
Harrogate district residents encouraged to delve into history of their homes
A new archive dating back nearly 700 years is being made available for residents in the district to research the history of their homes.
North Yorkshire’s county record office said the number of queries it receives about researching house history are second only to those about family history.
As a result, the office is staging an exhibition and online guide that will show people the resources available locally to help them dig into their properties' past.
Items spanning nearly 700 years, from the early 1300s to the 1970s, will be on display, including historic maps, architectural drawings, old photographs and property deeds.
Some of the items relate to the construction of the Park Place flats on the Stray, and Knaresborough's High Street and Fisher Gardens in Briggate.
Margaret Boustead, head of archives and record management, said:
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NYCC’s executive member responsible for the county record office, Cllr Greg White, said:
The exhibition, at the county record office in Malpas Road, Northallerton, runs until Tuesday, January 31 – except between December 24 and January 2.
It is open Tuesday to Friday from 9.30am to 4pm. Admission is free and there is no need to book.
There will also be drop-in sessions on Monday, October 31, from 1.30pm to 4.30pm and Wednesday, November 9, from 4pm to 6pm, when archivists will be on hand to answer questions .
The online guide can be found at www.nycroblog.com/house-history.
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