HERE are 12 images of Strensall from The Press archives, dating back to the 1960s.

This is part of a series of galleries featuring archive photographs from areas around York which featured in The Press over the years, and we want to know what you think to them. Share your memories below - or for more historical photos and articles, visit our history section.

 

1) Undated aerial photo of Strensall.

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2) 18 October 1973 - "A Strensall industry since the last century ends its career next Thursday, with the closure of the Strensall Brick and Tile Works Ltd." Site was bought by a London property company.

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3) 9 October 1989 - Strensall level crossing. Report says leading athletes in a road race had jumped over the closed barriers, despite warnings.

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4) 29 October 1983 - New footbridge being built over the railway at Strensall

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5) Undated - Troops help firemen on Strensall Common. Rounds of blank ammunition had exploded in a grass blaze near the firing range. Firemen from York, Tadcaster and Malton worked with "extreme caution" for more than 5 hours to control the flames. The fire spread over 5 hectares.

 

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6) 4 December 1990 - Strensall shops

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7) 3 April 1990 - A general street-scene in Strensall

 

 

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8) 19 April 1990 - Inside the Six Bells pub. Anthony O-Reilly (left), barman Jules Oakley and Mrs O'Reilly

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9) 1 November 1992 - Robert Wilkinson Primary School in Strensall

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10) June 1987 - A van is found at the bottom of a deep pond that had been drained at East Moor airfield, Strensall. The white Ford had been stolen in October 1985, it emerged. Divers were sent down to the van to check that there were no bodies inside.

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11) 1 August 1984 - Strensall Camp Garage

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12) 12 April 1990 - Strensall Station, which was last used for timetabled services in the 1930s

 

 

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