Out & About …

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

Tag: John Walker

  • Devil’s Matchsticks

    Devil’s Matchsticks

    One of the lesser known residents of Great Ayton was William Mudd (1829–1879) who the head gardener for Thomas Richardson, a retired banker and one of the village’s most influential and generous benefactors. Mudd came under the influence of George Dixon, a fellow Quaker and superintendent of the North of England Agricultural School, the predecessor…