Out & About …

… on the North York Moors, or wherever I happen to be.

Tag: bank

  • Clay Bank – the Great Landslip of 1872

    Clay Bank – the Great Landslip of 1872

    In 1872 a great landslip occurred on Clay Bank covering the main Stokesley to Helmsley road to a depth of up to 24 feet and a length of 250 yards with rocks, shale and soil. The aftermath was a legal action before the Queen’s Bench of the High Court of Justice. At the time upkeep of roads was the…

  • Carlton Bank

    Carlton Bank

    A bright sunny day over the vale of Cleveland without a cloud in the sky. But Raisdale and Bilsdale to the south had plenty of fog which overflowed down Carlton Bank. Quite a dramatic site. The photo was taken from a spot on the Busby road with the super name of Rolling Pin Gate.