From our archives:

85 years ago

In Lythe churchyard, at the south-east corner of the church, the Rev the Marquis of Normanby, of Mulgrave Castle was buried.

Several hundred people, including the tenantry, attended to pay their respect, but owing to the limited accommodation in the church, only a small proportion of those who assembled could be admitted.

The Marquis died at his London residence, and the remains, enclosed in a heavy oak coffin with timber made from the Mulgrave estate, were conveyed by train from London to Whitby and thence to the Castle by road.

A terrific thunderstorm had passed over Malton and district during the early hours of the morning.

Two dwelling-houses in Welham Road, Norton, had been struck by lightning, causing considerable damage.

The storm which reached its climax about 2am had greatly alarmed the inhabitants of Malton and Norton after one terrible crash shook the houses to their foundation.

50 years ago

A workshop for the repair of historic glass from York Minster or any other church in Britain, had now been established in York.

Backed by the Pilgrim Trustees, the organisation known as the York Glaziers’ Trust was based in the former glass workshop of the Dean and Chapter of York Minster.

Two motorists who had left their cars in the Tea Room Square, outside York station, for more than six days had been fined by York magistrates for leaving their cars 20 hours and 35 minutes longer than the permitted time of 20 minutes.

And a dozen long-term prisoners in Hull staged a sit-down strike after been ordered to return to their cells at 8pm, even though their film didn’t finish till at 8.25pm.

20 years ago

Farmers and motorists were warned to take extra care driving on the roads to avoid a potential death trap.

According to North Yorkshire Police, the hedgerows which had grown big due to the warm weather were now causing a twin danger as the traffic department attempted to use tractor-mounted hedgetrimmers on the narrow and twisty country lanes.

York actor Michael Burns, best known for his comedy in the Brittas Empire, had agreed to star in Foxwood Community Centre’s short film A Fete (sic) Worse Than Death.

More than 30 Foxwood residents starred alongside the actor in the short production about a disastrous summer fete, filmed at the community centre.

“I only had a small part, just an extra, really, “ he said.