Grewelthorpe

Grewelthorpe Pond

Maurice Harland writes May 2016 with his memories of the village pond in 1940’s.The pond claimed a couple of incidents. Ernest Teale who worked at Thirkills, ventured on to the ice and fell through, a ladder was brought from Thirkills and pushed out onto the ice to allow him to climb out.Another occasion during winter, Jim Wright was operating the snow plough with 2 horses, he couldn’t control them, and they bolted down the village and ended up on the ice on the pond. They were all right until they joined together and then they fell through, but eventually they managed to walk out.A lot skated on the ice and played ice hockey. It seemed to freeze for a long time.



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February 1920. – Report in Ripon Gazette.
Ripon Rural District Council read a communication from the Ministry of Health stating that the MOH would proceed to issue an order declaring the cost to be incurred by the Council in cleaning out of Grewelthorpe Pond to be special expenses, chargeable to the Parish. Directing that such expenses shall be raised in the manner as general expenses.

In the year 2000 there was a serious leak of diesel on the road which ran into the pond. This caused concern for the ducks and other wildlife. The Parish Council called in experts from RSPCA and environment agency to advise. A plea was sent out to residents to take care not to allow spillage to get into the drains. Car washing, oil leaks from vehicles etc. All drains from The Crown Inn to the Ripon end of the village drain into the pond.



Photo sent by Richard David [April 2019] of Grewelthorpe Pond about 1900.



This postcard of the village pond is believed to be from the early 1900s. If you have accurate information on the date please let me know using the form below.

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Last update to this article. August 2024.