Howdenshire History, a local and family history research service based in East Yorkshire
old photographs and old pictures of families, ancestors and local Yorkshire towns

YORKSHIRE OLD PHOTOGRAPHS

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Old Photographs of Goole, Howden and surrounding Yorkshire villages

These pages contain a selection of old photographs from the Goole/Howden area and also from further afield. There are old pictures of streets, families, pubs, shops, schools, bands, sports teams, ships, railways and much more.

I have many more old photos dating from the 1890s to the 1980s and so this section of the website keeps expanding! Please do get in touch with any specific picture requests, as this website only shows a fraction of my old photograph collection.

 

  • Old photographs of the Isle of Axholme - includes old photos of Althorpe, Belton, Crowle, Epworth, Gunthorpe, Haxey, Keadby, Low Burnham, Luddington, Owston Ferry, West Butterwick, Westwoodside and Wroot.

  • Old photographs of the village of Eastrington - includes old photos of Eastrington shops, pubs, streets, village green, railway stations, St. Michael's church, Eastrington chapel, Eastrington families (Holey, Lilley, Legge, Fenton, Holmes, Kay and many more), sports teams, school groups and more.

  • Old photographs of the town of Goole - includes old photos of Boothferry Road, Goole streets, Old Goole, Goole hospital, workhouse, Goole schools, shops, pubs, Goole people, chapels and many more.

  • Old photographs of Goole docks, ships & industry - includes old photos of Goole ship launches, coal hoists, river views, Custom House, Goole shipyard workers, Goole railway stations, working horses, and more.

  • Old photographs of Snaith and Marshland villages around Goole - includes old photos of Adlingfleet, Airmyn, Carlton, Drax, Eastoft, Garthorpe, Hook, Hensall, Rawcliffe, Reedness, Snaith and Swinefleet.

  • Old photographs of the town of Howden - includes old photos of Howden streets, Bridgegate, Market Place, Pinfold Street, pubs and inns, police station, chapels, church, Howden home guard, railway station and many more.

  • Old photographs of East Yorkshire villages around Howden - includes old photos of Asselby, Barmby on the Marsh, Brantingham, Booth, Blacktoft, Broomfleet, Bubwith, Eastrington, Ellerton, Faxfleet, Gilberdyke, Howdendyke, Knedlington, Laxton, Newport, North Cave, Portington, Sandhall, Skelton, Saltmarshe, Sandholme, South Cave and Wressle.