Yarm, The Friarage c.1955
Photo ref:
Y17001
Photo ref:
Y17001
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One of the important historic buildings of Yarm, this mansion was built in 1770 on the site of the ancient Friary, using some of the stones from the original building. In the late 1970s it was purchased from an industrial corporation to become the focus of the new Yarm School, now a flourishing independent educational establishment.
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A Selection of Memories from Yarm
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Yarm
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On Friday two days before the Second World War broke out on the 3rd of September 1939 I was evacuated to Yarm. I was six years old and along with my sister Doreen and cousin Audrey we, with nearly all of the pupils at our school, (Alexandra Road in Gateshead) walked down to Bensham station and boarded a special train to Yarm. On arrival we all paraded in the town centre square to find out who we were to be looked after ...see more
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