Publications

The following limited edition publications have been produced by the TTHG and are available to interested parties for the listed recommended donation prices which are fully inclusive of posting and packing.

Please note than none of the items below are available in any commercial outlet and may be obtained only from the TTHG while our limited stocks last. All donation money will be used by the group to support its further activities.

DVDs

This 100 minute long professionally produced DVD presentation is divided into separately viewable chapters that cover various aspects of life in and around the Thorpe Thewles area during the twentieth century. The DVD comprises of narrative largely supported by edited interviews with stills images of the many of the dozens of unique local photographs that have been collected as part of the project. The DVD’s subject matter includes;

The DVD interviews have been extracted from a collection of over 50 hours of video and audio-recordings that were made as part of the £10,000 Lottery Funded Project. This larger collection of film and audio material now forms an invaluable local history record of this rural part of former County Durham.

Note: These DVDs were made available free of charge to every household in the Parish of Grindon in November 2008. Of the limited edition produced there are a few surplus which are available for a donation to the group to any interested parties interested parties who would like one. This arrangement has been kindly made possible by agreement with the DVDs' funders, i.e. Awards for All.

DVDs can be obtained from Thorpe Thewles History Group, 2 Mill Terrace, Thorpe Thewles, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3JS. United Kingdom.  All cheques or postal orders should be made payable  to the Thorpe Thewles History Group. Donations may also be made via Paypal by prior arrangement. For further details of this payment option contact us at tt.hg@virgin.net .  Recommended donation fee: £10.75 (further discount available for TTHG members). This is inclusive of First Class postage and packing to all addresses in the UK or First Class Air Mail delivery to all locations outside of the UK. All DVDs are sent with Post Office proof of posting certificate.

Books

This publication is the first dedicated book to provide a history of the villages of Thorpe Thewles, Grindon and Fulthorpe. Topics covered include the following;

Postcards

The Thorpe Thewles History Group has produced a set of eight black and white postcards depicting by-gone views from around Grindon Parish. These are based on the following antique photographic views;

A full set of eight cards can be purchased for £3.00 (further discount available for TTHG members) inclusive of first class postage within the UK with a proof of posting certificate. Card sets can be obtained from Thorpe Thewles History Group, 2 Mill Terrace, Thorpe Thewles, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3JS. United Kingdom.  All cheques or postal orders should be made payable  to the Thorpe Thewles History Group. Donations may also be made via Paypal by prior arrangement. For further details of this payment option contact us at tt.hg@virgin.net . 

Bygone views of Northern England from The Frank Thompson Sketch book c.1890-1910Updates 28/02/10

In January 2010 the Thorpe Thewles History Group was contacted by the maternal great-grandson of a Mr. Frank Thompson regarding an image of the Vane Arms Inn, Thorpe Thewles, that he had come across in his great-grandfathers watercolour sketch book. The image is believed to date from the period c.1890-1910 and is of tremendous local historical interest and is one of a series of unique views of northern England that have never been seen in public previously.

The artist, Frank Thompson, lived in the City of Durham and exhibited widely between 1890 and 1910. He painted watercolour landscapes in Scotland and the North East of England, the Fens, Sussex, Wales, Holland and Belgium. The majority of his work is still owned by his descendents. Frank died in 1926 but during his lifetime exhibited four times at Royal Academy exhibitions –

1898 Pittenween, Fifeshire;
1899 Richmond, Yorkshire;
1905 The Mill Pond; (location not known);
1910 The Old Bridge, St Ives, (Cambridgeshire).
 
Further examples of his important work are held by The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co Durham; Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts; Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool; The Royal Society of British Artists.

Thanks to Frank's maternal great-grandson the Thorpe Thewles History Group can now exclusively offer high quality prints of all of the northern related images (a total of 35 in all) that are contained in Frank's original watercolour sketch book. This portfolio contains views of the following north country locations.

The full set of these important historic images can be below. To enlarge a view click on the appropriate image from the selection.

Aycliffe Village, County Durham. (Order Ref. No.1)	Bolton Castle, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.2)	Bolton Castle, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.3)
Butterby, Croxdale, County Durham (Order Ref. No.4)	Croft-on-Tees Church Window, County Durham (Order Ref. No.5)	Croft-on-Tees, County Durham (Order Ref. No.6)
Inside Croft-on-Tees Church, County Durham (Order Ref. No.7)	Burdon Mill, Darlington (Order Ref. No.8)	Hole in the Wall, Darlington (Order Ref. No.9)
Burdon Bridge, Darlington (Order Ref. No.10)	Fulwell Mill, Sunderland (Order Ref. No.11)	Kirby Stephen, Wharton Hall, Westmoreland (Order Ref. No.12)
Kirby Stephen, Water Mill. Westmoreland (Order Ref. No.13)	Rocks at Marsden, South Shields, Country Durham (Order Ref. No.14)	Middleham Church, North Yorkshire Dales (Order Ref. No.15)
Middleham, Black Swan Inn, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.16)	Muker, Swaledale, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.17)	Newcastle, Broad Chare, Northumberland (Order Ref. No.18)
Newcastle, Spicer Lane, Northumberland (Order Ref. No.19)	Ovingham Church, Northumberland (Order Ref. No.20)	Ravenstonedale, Westmoreland (Order Ref. No.21)
Richmond, Scroton, Old Grammar School, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.22)	Richmond, Wyburn Hall Entrance, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.23)	Richmond, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.24)
Ripley, The Stocks, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.25)	Rufforth, Near York, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.26)	Seaham Church, County Durham (Order Ref. No.27)
Skeeby, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.28)	Thorpe Thewles, Vane Arms, County Durham (Order Ref. No.29)	Wensleydale, Alms Box, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.30)
West Burton, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.31)	West Burton, Wensleydale, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.32)	Whitby, Saltwick Nab, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.33)
Whitby, Harbour below Abbey, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.34)	York, Street Scene, North Yorkshire (Order Ref. No.35)	Bywell Castle, Northumberland (Order Ref. No.36)

Copies of each of the above prints are available (with the protective copyright watermarks removed) exclusively from the Thorpe Thewles History Group. Each print is based on the full size format of each original painting (approximately 8in x 6in) and printed on very high quality "Somerset Enhanced 100% Cotton" inkjet paper. This paper is made using a very high quality material specification to give an archival sheet with calcium carbonate to help protect against atmospheric pollutants.

Prints are available (unframed) at a price of £11.00 each plus the cost of postage and packaging via one of the following standard options;

 

When ordering prints please state the picture title and print number clearly. Thorpe Thewles History Group can not take responsibility for losses within the postal system although all items will be sent with a Post Office Proof of posting Certificate against which a loss claim of up to £10 can be made. Recorded and Special Delivery postal options come with £25 and £250 pounds standard compensation/insurance covers respectively.

Payment should be sent in full with your order to the following address - Thorpe Thewles History Group, 2 Mill Terrace, Thorpe Thewles, Stockton-on-Tees, TS21 3JS. United Kingdom. Please allow up to 28 days for delivery within the UK. Cheques or postal orders should be made payable to the Thorpe Thewles History Group. Donations may also be made via Paypal by prior arrangement and for an additional supplement of £0.50 to cover Paypal charges.

For further details of this payment option contact us at tt.hg@virgin.net . 

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