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Stokesley
Stokesley, TS9 5DG
Explore the beautiful historic market town of Stokesley and its riverside walks in this digital treasure trail.
Begin by the Town Hall in the centre of the market square.
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Town Hall
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Search the Town Hall building in the center of the market square for a small blue plaque.
Walk closer to this point to reveal a question.
The current town house was built in which year, replacing an older town house?
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Did you know that Stokesley was granted a charter to hold fairs in 1223 by Henry III?
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The Manor House
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With your back to the town hall look for a large manor house at the edge of the market square.
The gate piers came from which hall that was demolished in 1832 (two words)?
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The Manor House has served as a hospital, court house and public library. It is now returned to being a private home again. In 1914 the Manor House was twice the size it is today following the demolition of four bays at its south end after the Second World War.
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The Parish Church
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Face the gates then turn right and walk towards the Parish Church of St Peter & St Paul.
A blue sign indicates that the path to the left directs you to which body of water (two words)?
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Angrove Hall stood for about seventy years to the north of the Ayton to Stokesley road, slightly nearer to Ayton than Stokesley. It was pulled down in 1832 and now nothing remains.
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Levenside Trees
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Follow the path to the river. Cross a small wooden footbridge and look for a wall plaque nearby.
Mrs S Henty was the first white woman to settle permanently in which country on 1836?
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At the age of 17 Miss Jane Page, along with her mother and sister, travelled to Australia join up with her father who was a captain in the East India Company. She married Mr Stephen George Henty after a speedy engagement and moved to Victoria, Australia.
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Stokesley Mill Wheel
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Turn left and follow the path, keeping the Leven to your left. Carefully cross the road and look for a large wooden water wheel.
In which year was the Stokesley Mill destroyed?
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The water mill in Stokesley contained both water and horse drawn wheels within the same building, an unusual feature.
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Memorial Bench
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Continue past the mill wheel keeping the road to your left. Pass an old hardware store and look for a pub with a name linked to the previous question. When you reach the pub carefully cross the road and look for a wooden bench.
The bench is in memory of which president of the Stokesley Society born in 1920?
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The Stokesley Society was formed in 1962 and aims to preserve and improve the appearance of the town, and to stimulate public interest in the beauty, history and character of the town and its surroundings.
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The Meeting Place
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Return to the roundabout by the wooden mill wheel. Carefully cross the road and look for Manor Close, a path on the opposite side of the river to the one you previously walked along. Look for a small paved square surrounded by three benches.
Which former treasurer who lived from 1935-2014 is the flower bed in this area dedicated to?
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The Stokesley Pride in our Town Association aims to encourage and sustain a sense of pride in Stokesley
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Packhorse Bridge
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Follow the path until you reach the same wooden footbridge you crossed previously. Cross the bridge once more and turn right, follow the riverside walk until you reach an old arched stone bridge.
In which year did records show that this bridge needed repair so a Rector could visit his parishioners?
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The Packhorse Bridge is Grade II listed and dates from the 17th century, although it probably replaced an earlier bridge. The high span of the bridge enables the river to be crossed in all states of the river.
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Market Cross
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Walk through the cut and return to Stokesley market square. Find a cobblestone area that marks the site of the market cross that was destroyed in 1783.
The block in this area was originally built as a... what (one word)?
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Unfortunately there is no readily available information on why the market cross or shambles buildings were destroyed. If you have any information please contact us...
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Environment Agency
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Face the Packhorse bridge cut and walk right, following the path until the road meets a T junction. Turn left at the junction and re-cross the River Leven via a metal-fenced bridge. Once across turn right and follow the riverside until the road ends.
What is the green box by the river that is used to prepare for floods and droughts (three words)?
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The water levels of the River Leven here are monitored and managed by the Stokesley Flood Alleviation Scheme, originally built in the 1970s and upgraded in 2019.
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Old Watering Hole
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Cross the bridge once more via the footbridge. Turn left and follow the riverside path until it joins the road on a corner.
Which artist and local historian born in 1900 lived one of the terrace houses to the left of the road?
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Alec Wright was once described by The Dalesman (a regional magazine) as 'the best known man in Cleveland'.
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Stokesley Play Area
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Follow the road until you reach a right turn named Allen Grove. Turn right and walk past the sports fields. Look for a small illustrated sign near the play area.
Which pupil illustrated the "Please don't throw sand" sign (two words)?
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The land for the North Road Play Park was given to Stokesley by Godfrey Laird Sowerby on 11th Oct 1950. It has been recently refurbished over a period of 3 years at a cost of £250,000.
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Helping Todays Youth
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At the roundabout turn right and look for a single-storey building by the play area.
What is this building (five words)?
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You can volunteer to help your local Scouts and Guides throughout the UK. Their aim is to 'Help inspire the doers and give it a goers of the future'.
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Stokesley War Memorial
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A little way past the scout and guide centre turn right and follow the footpath that borders the play area. When you exit the cut look for a war memorial.
In what year were the names added to this memorial by the people of Stokesley?
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This memorial commemorates the 42 names of those who lost their lives in the First World War, and 13 in the Second World War.
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Dr. Yeoman's House
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Turn left and walk towards the market square. Pass Stokesley Methodist Church and look for a small blue square plaque a few buildings along from the church
In which year was this typical Georgian house first used as the council office?
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Records show that Dr. Yeoman worked as a medical officer during the first World War. It was at this time that the Manor House in Stokesley served as a hospital, when the owner Heanage Wynne-Finch offered his family home for this purpose.
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Keeping Us Safe
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Turn around and walk back towards Stokesley Methodist Church. Just before the church look for Three Tuns Wynd and walk along it. At the end of the wynd turn right.
The building of which public service is on the corner at the far end of the wynd (three words)?
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This station is part of the North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service.
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Community Library
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Turn right at the end of the wynd and follow the road until you reach the Community Library of Stokesley.
What two word name is the Community Library of Stokesley known by?
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The Globe started as a community-run library in 2017 and was officially opened on 15 June 2017 by celebrated historical novelist and academic Philippa Gregory.
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A Beautiful Building
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Follow this road (North Road) round a slight right bend until it meets College Square. Look for the former church building in this picture.
In which year was this former church built?
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It's believed that this was a former Methodist chapel. In 1941 all Methodist worship in the town was centred at the current larger Methodist Church on the High Street.
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Room For Education
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Walk around College Square until you can see the old Manor house. Look for an old sandstone building.
Built in 1832 this building was the first of which type of school in Stokesley (one word)?
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In 1918 the school was closed for failing to reach the standards of an inspection, primarily caused by lack of funds.
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Pride In Our Town
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Follow the high street, past the town hall and return to the cobblestone area of the former market cross.
For the Diamond Jubilee which 8-letter structure beginning with the letter Z was designed and built for 'Stokesley Pride In Our Town'?
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