This pillbox now stands alone in the middle of a field between Kirbymoorside and Keldholme.
The countryside location may seem unusual now, but wartime air base RAF Wombleton is nearby.
Kirkbymoorside Pillbox

This pillbox now stands alone in the middle of a field between Kirbymoorside and Keldholme.
The countryside location may seem unusual now, but wartime air base RAF Wombleton is nearby.
Victoria Cross overlooks the village of Lastingham
The base carries an inscription “Victoria R.I 1897” which relates to the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria for which it was erected.
R.I. stands for Regina et Imperatrix (Queen and Empress)
The other side carries the inscription “V.R. 1837” marking the start of her reign.
During WW2, the couple that then lived in our home had a custom built shelter dug! She wanted her own shelter, especially after 6 houses were brought down in an air raid! He, was a retired civil engineer, and hence a pretty nifty piece of work!Scroll on to 2014, by which time the roof had long been removed, a concrete slab, and the hole filled in and a garden created to our having to dig up said garden to find source of damp problem – blocked air bricks which had been covered over with concrete when garden recreated! We found the top step which, had a pivot hole at one end and decided to dig down! The rest you can see, nobody in the street remembers it but one gentleman, now in his late 80’s, does remember the shelter being there.
The outer wall of the waterwheel in Liverton has the remains of a painted sign for an old licensee.
Francis Pybus of the Downe Arms, his family are listed on the 1891 census as follows.
Downe Arms
Francis Pybus / head / M / 57 / Liverton, Yks
Jane Pybus / wife / 48 / Lofthouse, Yks
Francis Pybus / son / S / 24 / Liveton, Yks
Sarah Pybus / daug / S / 20 / Liverton, Yks
Thomas Pybus / son / S / 19 / Liverton, Yks
John Pybus / son / S / 17 / Liverton, Yks
Annie Pybus / daug / S / 14 / Liverton, Yks
Joseph H Forster / son in law / M / 27 / Lealholm, Yks
Mary Forster / daug / M / 22 / Liverton, Yks
Ripon Camp was a vast First World War camp, it could accommodate 30,000 troops and an estimated 350,000 men passed through during the course of the war.
A huge military hospital with 670 beds stood opposite the turning to Studley Roger, this was demolished after the war and is where the memorial now stands, of the site of the chapel and canteen.
A collection of photos can be found courtesy of the Kings Own Royal Regiment.