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Farming Picture
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Mr. Malc Jemison is riding his
horse called Violet at Park
gates. Malc worked for Mr. "Kit"
Smith who farmed Park Gates.
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Farming Picture
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Cows cross the bridge over
Pickering Beck at High Mill,
Undercliffe. On the left is Mr.
Tommy Jackson and on the right is
Mr. Freddie Barber, the owner.
They are taking the herd back to
their field in Newbridge Road
after milking time at Freddie's
cow shed at High Mill. Picture
By: Sidney Smith
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Farming Picture
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Harvest time at Park Gates.
Leading corn into the farmyard is
Malc Jemison, walking with horses
Jerry and Violet. The man
standing on the right is Mr.
George Morley, both men are from
Pickering. The far end of the
farmhouse has since been
demolished to make the house
smaller. Note the water pump and
horse trough near the front
corner of the house. Picture By:
Sidney Smith
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Farming Picture
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Mr. "Les" Barnes and his
brother John, of Yatts Brow Farm,
Newton Road are seen having a
"lowance" break (derived from the
word "allowance"), whilst their
horse, Pedlar, stands behind
them. They were at a field near
Newbridge on 21 September 1940.
Picture By: Sidney Smith
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Farming Picture
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Mr. John Barnes of Yatts Farm
is seen oiling his binder in
fields near Newbridge, in 1941.
Picture By: Sidney Smith
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Farming Picture
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Kit Smith forks corn onto the
wagon where Malc Jemison stands
on top of the load. The horses
are Jerry and Violet. Malc said
of Jerry that he was a good
worker but was bad tempered. They
are working at Park Gates Farm.
Picture By: Sidney Smith
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Farming Picture
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Henry Godard of Pickering
worked with horses most of his
life, on farms and later with the
last horse owned by Rogers
Nurseries. He is pictured with
his horse in Undercliffe.
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Farming Picture
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Mr. Les Barnes of Yatts Brow
Farm is seen drilling corn seed
with horses Boxer and Daisy, in
one of his fields at Newbridge in
the spring of 1940. Picture By:
Sidney Smith
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Farming Picture
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Farm workers take a "lowance"
break and are seen sitting on the
binder in the harvest field. This
is thought to be at Hambleton
Farm, near Pickering and the man
in the flat cap is believed to be
Ernest Watson.
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