| Introduction |
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Introduction - Acknowledgements - Links -
CONTACT. |
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10,000 |
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410AD |
The Ice Age to the Romans. |
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410AD |
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800 |
Anglo Saxons and Vikings. |
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Skelton's Rosetta Stone. |
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800 |
TO |
1066 |
Conquered and Ruled by Danes. |
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1066 |
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1119 |
The Norman Conquest. |
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1119 |
TO |
1188 |
Civil War, Guisborough Priory Founded. |
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1188 |
TO |
1216 |
King John attacks Skelton. |
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1216 |
TO |
1272 |
Crusades, Skelton Castle taken over. |
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1272 |
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1291 |
Skelton Castle lands split four ways. |
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1291 |
TO |
1301 |
De Brus Tomb. Skelton a Borough ? |
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1301 |
TO |
1342 |
Skelton descendant becomes a King. |
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1342 |
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1400 |
The Black Death decimates Skelton. |
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1400 |
TO |
1539 |
Double insanity at Skelton Castle. |
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1539 |
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1603 |
Priory destroyed. Trotters buy Skelton. |
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1603 |
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1642 |
Alum mining in Skelton. |
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1642 |
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1660 |
Civil War |
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1660 |
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1693 |
Restoration. Quakers. Vagrants. |
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1693 |
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1713 |
Whipping Post. Old Church memorials. |
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1713 |
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1736 |
L Sterne, Bawdy deeds at Skelton Castle. |
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1736 |
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1773 |
Smuggling, Great acts of charity. |
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1773 |
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1773 |
Skelton Map 1773. |
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1773 |
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1785 |
A new Puritan style church for Skelton. |
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1785 |
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1788 |
The Old Castle destroyed and replaced |
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1788 |
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1801 |
Napoleon tries to invade Skelton. |
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1801 |
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1801 |
Skelton's Home defence, 10 Billhooks. |
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1801 |
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1813 |
Horatio Nelson saves the country. |
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1813 |
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1823 |
Waterloo, Old tradespeople of Skelton. |
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1823 |
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1841 |
Wharton's name at Skelton Castle. |
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1841 |
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1850 |
Typical Life [and Death] of this time. |
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1850 |
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1857 |
Discovery of 'gold'. The Ironstone Rush. |
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1856 |
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1856 |
Ordance Survey Map of Skelton in 1856. |
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1857 |
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1865 |
New Parsonage. First Mines. |
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1865 |
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1867 |
Primitive Methodism. |
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1868 |
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1869 |
Halfpenny Bridge, Rushpool Hall Built. |
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1870 |
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1870 |
Skelton Nuisances, School Boards. |
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1871 |
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1871 |
Terrace housing. Railway viaduct built. |
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1872 |
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1872 |
Viaduct and 3 Mines opened. |
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1873 |
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1873 |
Birth of a Skelton Hero. |
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1874 |
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1874 |
First School Boards. |
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1875 |
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1875 |
Railway service starts. Typical trades. |
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1876 |
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1876 |
Skelton Castle in Hock to the Smugglers. |
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1877 |
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1877 |
New Methodist Chapel. More offences. |
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1878 |
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1878 |
Wharton Arms opened. More deaths. |
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1879 |
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1879 |
Drunk and Riotous - Bankrupt. |
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1880 |
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1880 |
N Skelton gets a P Office. Local offences. |
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1881 |
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1881 |
Population multiplies |
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1881 |
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1881 |
Census - all the people who lived in Skelton
in 1881. |
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1882 |
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1882 |
Mine Deaths - New Miners' Hospital. |
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1883 |
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1883 |
Kid Catcher - Poaching Affray. |
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1884 |
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1884 |
New Church in the High Street. |
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1885 |
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1885 |
Workers get Right to Vote. Child cruelty. |
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1886 |
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1886 |
The Old Miners at Skelton Park Pit. |
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1887 |
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1887 |
Pupil beaten. Begging. |
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1888 |
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1888 |
Bell death. Band of Hope. |
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1889 |
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1889 |
County Councils start. |
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1890 |
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1890 |
Skelton Parish News. |
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1890 |
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1890 |
Bulmers directory. Old Skelton trades. |
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1890 |
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1890 |
North Skelton trades. |
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1890 |
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1890 |
Skelton Green trades. |
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1890 |
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1890 |
Park Street, An Ironstone miner's life. |
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1891 |
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1891 |
The Workhouse. Local complaints. |
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1892 |
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1892 |
Wharton Death. Sad accident. Treats. |
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1893 |
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1893 |
Royal Wedding. Cost of Living. |
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1894 |
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1894 |
The Skelton Volunteers - The Age of Steam. |
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1895 |
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1895 |
How to stop Juvenile Delinquency starting. |
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1896 |
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1896 |
Mine Deaths.
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1897 |
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1897 |
Victoria's Jubilee. North Skelton's New 'Tute.
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1898 |
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1898 |
New Church Rooms, Primitive Methodist Chapel. |
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1899 |
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1899 |
Boer War Starts, New Institute in Skelton. |
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1900 |
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1900 |
Death of the Squire. Sad suicide. |
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1901 |
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1901 |
Death of Victoria. Boer War Hospital. |
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1901 |
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1901 |
Census - All the people who lived in Skelton in 1901. |
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1902 |
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1902 |
End of Boer War. Coronation. |
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1903 |
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1903 |
New School system. Telephones coming. |
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1904 |
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1904 |
Rushpool Hall burnt down. |
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1905 |
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1905 |
Rushpool Hall Restored. Poaching. Drunk and Disorderly. |
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1906 |
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1906 |
Liberals win. Last service in Old Church. |
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1907 |
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1907 |
Einstein. Electricity coming at "high pressure." |
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1908 |
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1908 |
Old age pensions. 4th Yorks Battalion formed. |
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1909 |
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1909 |
Mine Accidents and Skelton Tradesfolk. |
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1909 |
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1909 |
Murder in Skelton Beck |
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1909 |
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1909 |
Old folk - Harker St, Cleveland St. |
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1909 |
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1910 |
Halfpenny Bridge. More deaths. |
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1911 |
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1911 |
Coronation of George V. |
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1912 |
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1913 |
More sacrifice of life for Iron. |
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1912 |
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1912 |
Mines and Railways around Skelton in 1912. |
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1913 |
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1913 |
The Parish Rate Book for 1913. |
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1914 |
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1914 |
World War I, 1914. |
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1915 |
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1915 |
World War I, 1915. |
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1914 |
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1918 |
Skelton Men who fought in World War I. |
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1916 |
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1916 |
World War I, 1916. |
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1917 |
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1917 |
World War I, 1917. |
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1918 |
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1918 |
World War I, 1918. |
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1918 |
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1919 |
Memorials to those who died in World War I. |
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Skelton Graves and Memorials in Belgium 1. |
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Skelton Graves and Memorials in Belgium 2. |
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Skelton Graves and Memorials in England. |
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Skelton Graves and Memorials in France 1. |
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Skelton Graves and Memorials in France 2. |
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Skelton Graves and Memorials in France 3. |
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Skelton Graves and Memorials in France 4. |
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Skelton Graves and Memorials in France 5. |
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Skelton Graves and Memorials in France 6. |
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Skelton Graves and Memorials in France 7. |
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Skelton Memorials in Turkey, Egypt, Poland,Italy and Germany. |
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1919 |
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1920 |
Stanghow Lane Memorial, Skelton Celtic. |
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1921 |
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1922 |
Buses start. Village War Memorials unveiled. |
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1922 |
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1926 |
The Depression. |
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1927 |
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1935 |
Rise of Labour and Hitler. |
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1936 |
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1937 |
Pacifism. Local trades of the time. |
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1937 |
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1937 |
Skelton Shops. |
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1937 |
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1938 |
Skelton trade folk. Hitler's advance. |
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1938 |
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1941 |
World War II. |
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1941 |
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1943 |
World War II. |
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1944 |
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1945 |
World War II. |
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Index of Emails and Skelton Stories. |
