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Folder with cosmetic creams for burns and birthmarks

1970-1990
Oral history interview with Hugh Fenwick, conducted and recorded by David Wharton-Street at the interviewee's home in North Yorkshire on 1 May 2018. Duration: 2 hr. 4 min. 42 sec. Early career; British Rail Civil Engineering Training Scheme; delegated responsibility and authority; secondment to Doncaster District Engineer 1977; development of Concrete Bridge Design (CBDES) computer programme; designing route for Selby Diversion; land purchase; Resident Engineer for Selby Diversion 1980; Outside Parties Bridge Section Regional Civil Engineer’s Office York 1984; ambitions; role and responsibilities of Works Engineer; East Coast Main Line (ECML) electrification; Organising for Quality (OfQ); changes due to sectorisation; Drawing Office Planning and Control System (DOPACS); renaming of Design Department to York Engineering Services (YES); Self-Accounting Unit (SAU); Leadership 5000; Quality Accreditation BS5750; transfer of civil engineering staff to sectors 1991-1992; employment of consultants; Total Business Management (TBM); re-organisation; realignment of YES; new industry structure; profits made from contracts with sectors; computer aided design (CAD); reporting lines; AD Little consultants; reaction of British Rail Infrastructure Services (BRIS); consideration of management buyout (MBO); working with Railtrack; British Rail Vendor Unit; becoming a limited company; Civil Engineering Design Group (CEDG) Ltd.; British Steel as owners of CEDG; Managing Director British Steel CEDG; success; bids; role; reflections on privatisation process; sectorisation; effects of privatisation; Railtrack/Network Rail issues; vertical integration; effect on personal life

Hugh Fenwick interviewed by David Wharton-Street

2018-05-01
Oral history interview with Philip Benham, conducted and recorded by Brian Clementson at the interviewee's home in North Yorkshire on 12 February 2019. Duration: 1 hr. 49 min. 4 sec. Traffic Student; Divisional Inspector Nottingham; Area Manager York; Area Manager King's Cross; sectorisation; Organising for Quality (OfQ) implementation in Eastern Region operations; Customer Services and Retail Manager InterCity 1992; 1992 election; career implications of privatisation; East Coast Main Line (ECML) management buyout (MBO); franchise development role; workload; MBO unsuccessful; Ticketing and Inter-operator Contracts Implementation Team (TICIT); Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC); Ticketing and Settlement Agreement (TSA) part of franchise requirements; Operational Research Computerised Allocation of Tickets System (ORCATS); ATOC framework; ticket conditions; legal issues and cultural change; network and train operating company (TOC independence; realities of privatisation; need for central co-ordination of industry; Rail Delivery Group (RDG); Double Arrow accepted as cross-industry brand marker; General Manager North York Moors Railway (NYMR); reflections on privatisation

Philip Benham interviewed by Brian Clementson

2019-02-12
Black and white gelatin silver photograph entitled A Quiet Cold Spring Evening, taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

A Quiet Cold Spring Evening

1985
Three black and white photographs; Top left: Bainley Side Farm, Great Fryupdale, Top right: looking through the kitchen window Applegarth Farm, Great Fryupdale, Bottom: Bare sycamore seen through the hall window Applegarth Farm. Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Three black and white photographs, taken in Great Fryup Dale

1985
Black and white silver gelatin photograpgh of releasing a pen of dipped sheep while others await their turn. Sun breaking through, just looking the dale head. Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Written in the Fields'.

Photograph of realing a pen of dipped sheep

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph entitled 'Mr J Ward working his way through forty acre field separating out turnip seedlings', taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Mr J Ward separating out turnip seedlings

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph entitled 'Autumn sunlight across the kitchen floor., taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Autumn sunlight across the kitchen floor.

1985
Black and white silver gelatin photograph of Mr K. Macdonald, Bainley Side Farm, Grat Fryupdale. Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Written in the Fields'.

Photograph of Mr. K. MacDonald

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph of a deep early June dusk with hawthorne blossom proliferating, taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

A deep early June dusk with hawthorne blossom proliferating

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph of Glaisdale sheep sale, taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Glaisdale sheep sale

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph entitled 'Mr D Ward slashing the turnip top off to skillfully leave the swede in an even row to be gathered later in a trailer' , taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Mr D Ward slashing a turnip top to be gathered later in a trailer

1985
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Mayflower - off Sandsend S 180°, 4.15AM, May 1976', taken by Ken Baird. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition Open Landscape', 1981.

Mayflower - off Sandsend S 180°, 4.15AM, May 1976

1976-05
Black and white gelatin silver photograph of sheep dipping in Great Fryupdale, taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Photograph of Sheep Dipping, Great Fryupdale

1985
Illuminated Address, awarded to Mr Joseph Sedman, Passenger Guard, North Eastern Railway, Whitby Branch in appreciation of his conduct whilst in charge of the passenger train on the Goathland incline between Malton & Whitby on 10 Feb 1864 when the incline rope broke, hand written & coloured, paper backed on paper, fragile.

Illuminated address awarded to Joseph Sedman, North Eastern Railway

1864
Model, scale 1:48, rigged, of the whale catcher "Southern Wheeler" 1945, in glazed case on stand (see note)

Model of the whale catcher 'Southern Wheeler'

1945-1954
Black and white photograph depicting a damaged Windmill, known as Etty's Mill, at Nunnington in North Yorkshire. Taken by William Hayes. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "A City Seen: 130 Years in Photographs of Old York", 1 May-7 June 1975.

Etty's Mill, Nunnington

Black and white silver gelatin photograph of Late in the hayfield with rain coming on. Mr E White attempts to remove a thistle from his thumb. Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Written in the Fields'

Black and white photograph of Late in the hayfield with rain coming on

1985
Black and white photograph of Haytime lunch at Applegarth Farm, Fryupdale, taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

photograph of Haytime lunch at Applegarth Farm, Fryupdale

1985
Three black and white silver gelatin photographs; Top left: Rickling of peats to dry in the summer winds. Top right: The peats are cut out long and can be quite wet. Marks of the down cut can be seen on the peat face. Bottom: Relaxing between leading peats whilst Mr Macdonald makes a down cut into the peat bed with a garden spade. A peat spade is seen at left in the picture. Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Written in the Fields'.

Three photographs of rickling, cutting and relaxing peats

1985
Black and white photograph of peat cutting. Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. Cutting and leading peats which will be laid out flat to harden on the moor being stood in rickles to dry thoroughly. A rickle is a stack of peats that are drying. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Written in the Fields'.

Photograph of cutting and leading peats

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph of evening with hay time in full swing. A quiet match is in progress in the corner of the field. Next to where the cars are parked, taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Photograph of evening with hay time in full swing

1985
Black and white silver gelatin photograph of loading hay bales onto a conveyor to be stored for winter feed, Applegarth Fryupdale. The weight of individual hay bales can vary a great deal. Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery Exhibition 'Written in the Fields'.

Photgraph of loading hay bales

1985
Black and white silver gelatin photograph, entitled 'Putting a Large Tup Through the Dip'. 200 lambs and ewes had been put through the dip and the tups came last. Young and pld look intently on knowing a harder part of the days work is nearly over. Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Written in the Fields'.

Putting a Large Tup Through the Dip

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph entitled 'Looking across towards Applegarth Farm through a haze of Blackthorn blossom, Great Fryupdale', taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Through a haze of blackthorn blossom

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph of Mr Ward cutting the finer and root from the main turnip root. Swedes are shedded and fed to beasts through the winter. taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Photograph of a man cutting up a turnip.

1985
TthreebBlack and white gelatin silver photographs Top left: forking up a sheaf to nearly completed fifth pike. Sheaves of oats a fed whole to beast as winter feed. Top right: towards completion of the fourth pike. Bottom: Mr H H Smith building a fifth pike on bed of hay, taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Three black and white photographs with people stacking hay

1985
Black and white photograph depicting a group of miners Nut Hole Mine Foggergill. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Industrial Decline - Stony Ground, Lead Mining in North Yorkshire' December 6 - January 17, 1987.

Untitled (miners)

Black and white photograph entitled 'Stone Pillars, Peat Store Old Gang Smelt Mills, Swaledale', by Izabela Jedrzejczyk taken in North Yorkshire. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Industrial Decline - Stony Ground, Lead Mining in North Yorkshire', December 6 - January 17, 1987.

Stone Pillars, Peat Store Old Gang Smelt Mills, Swaledale

Black and white silver gelatin photograph, entitled 'Great Fryup Dale'. Old stable used as a winter feed house for beasts. Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Written in the Fields'.

Great Fryupdale

1985
Black and white silver gelatin photograph of Great Fryupdale, Headon, a brisk mid morning autumn day. Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Written in the Fields'.

Photograph of looking towards Great Fryupdale

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph of In Great Fryupdale beside the road jnuction down to Street. A very obliging young beast, taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Photograph of a very obliging young beast

1985
Two black and white gelatin silver photographs entitled Top: 'Driving sheep into a wagon'; Bottom: 'Most of the sheep on the top layer have run up a ramp. The ramp now raised is filled by lifting sheep onto it to balance the load of the vehicle', taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Sheep being loaded onto a wagon

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph of a cold late spring afternoon looking towards Street. Great Fryupdale, taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

A cold late spring afternoon, Great Fryupdale

1985
Black and white silver gelatin photograph of resting between loads of hay bales.Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. Bales are brought, in this instance, by the tractor straight from the field in loads of either 13 or 17 to be led by hand into the barn for storage as winter feed. ('To lead' something means to take it from one place to another). From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Written in the Fields'.

Photograph of resting between loads of hay bales

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph. Top left: Mr Smith making stooks with oat sheaves, Top right: Dismantling the reaper for the road Bottom: The last bit of oats about to fall. This field contains an ancient burial ground.', taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Three black and white photographs showing the processes of cutting oats

1985
Black and white gelatin silver photograph of 'Mr Ward and his son pulling turnips in the forty acre field', taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition, 'Written in the Fields'

Mr Ward and his son pulling turnips in the forty acre field

1985
Black and white silver gelatin photograph of late wet snow in March defining fields and boundaries. Taken by Ian MacDonald and Patrick Sutherland, 1985. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition 'Written in the Fields'.

Photograph of wet snow in March

1985
Map, railway, 'North Yorkshire - sheet 54', pre 1880's, 2 miles to 1 inch, coloured, publisher/printer G F Crichley, paper-backed linen.

Map, railway, 'North Yorkshire - sheet 54'

1880
A black and white silver gelatin photograph entitled 'Mayflower - off Kettleness, AM December 1975' taken by Ken Baird. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition Open Landscape', 1981.

Mayflower - off Kettleness, AM December 1975

1975-12
Single sided A5 leaflet for Knowles Tree Service delivered to local residents in North Yorkshire during the COVID-19 pandemic, includes the words "This leaflet has not been in direct contact with naked hands", summer 2020

Leaflet for Knowles Tree Service produced during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020
08/2008 / Filmed by Chris Hogg / Local trains in North Yorkshire, Knaresborough, Class 156 crosses and recrosses the bridge, Class 185 at Colton Junction and Scarborough

Master MiniDV 'Local trains in North Yorkshire'

2008
Black and white photograph depicting a train in the snow. From the Impressions Gallery exhibition "A City Seen: 130 Years in Photographs of Old York", 1 May-7 June 1975.

Untitled