Gallery

Thirsk Museum’s pictorial archive is a unique collection of photographs, postcards and other material relating to Thirsk. Here we’ve selected some pictures of old Thirsk from the many we have available. Access to the archive is just one of several services which the Museum offers.

Click on any of the pictures below to see it in more detail.

Thirsk rail crash, 1892	Coronation festivities, 1902	Front Street, Sowerby, c. 1900
Fair in the Market Place, c. 1900	Steam bus wreck, 1905	Flooding in Finkle Street, 1930
Convalescent soldiers, 1916

The following pictures are taken from the book “Around Thirsk: A Second Selection”, written by our curator Mr. Cooper Harding. The book features about two hundred photographs, many of which have been carefully restored for publication. Each one is accompanied by a detailed description, creating a fascinating record of the changes in costume and custom, transport and trading, and sport and entertainment.

“Around Thirsk: A Second Selection” is published by Sutton Publishing, price £11.99. It is on sale locally at White Rose Books and Hambleton Books in the Market Place, Thirsk.

Horse at the clock tower, c. 1896	Tennis team, 1955	Scott the saddler, c. 1908
Wedding, 1898