The only reference points we can use today to try and visualise Heworth Village in times past, are the Swan Inn, the  'paper' shop opposite and the church. A car park, The Metro, and Bus Stations have now all but obliterated the village. Try comparing the views on this page with those on the 'Modern Images' page for a bit of fun.  Heworth Churchyard is dealt with in detail on my St. Mary's Church Monument and Memorials site. The Swan Inn has some vintage prints of the village on the walls of the lounge and bar. All  the original photographs used on this page were in poor condition, and have been restored and enhanced in 'Adobe Photoshop'.

This is my Grandmother Bell (Esther) at the back of Ridley Terrace. You can see the houses on the Stoneygate Est over the rail line, in the background. Photo: Allan Castlehow

My Uncle Jack's Heworth School class photograph. c1918-20. Photo: Allan Castlehow

My Uncle Jack as a choir boy at St. Mary's (early teens) He emigrated to Australia when he was 17. Photo: Allan Castlehow

 

The Lychgate, St. Mary's Church. In memory of George V. Photo: My Collection

Uncle Jack & Uncle George also went to Heworth School, he was born in 1907 and served in the Desert Rats. Following WW2 he went to Australia. Photo: Allan Castlehow

 

Trams leaving Heworth St. Mary's. Photo: My Collection
 

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