The following postal address is one from the recent past, including the old telephone number!

LINTON CAMP SPECIAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL

LINTON in CRAVEN

GRASSINGTON

Near SKIPTON

WEST RIDING.

(Tel. Grassington 249)

On these pages I will  include a selection of my memories of days spent at this school, some from 1957/8 and a second stay in 1960 until I left school in July 1964 age 15. I will include some photographs to illustrate, where I can, but sadly I have few of these, as a camera in those days was not just an expensive item, but a rare luxury for a poor Bradford lad. (Sob, where's the violin?) I have some pictures from the early 1960's right up to date, with some from the begining of February, this year, 2008. I will also include links to planning offices where details of applications relating to the old school have been deposited.

Since closure, a number of plans have been submitted to build on the land occupied by the school, ranging from homes, to timeshare holiday lets. It seems to me that what is left, should be retained, and the latest application reflects that view, rebuilding existing buildings and upgrading to meet present legislation. There are not many, if any, of the pre-war National Camps properties still standing, and if the latest plans for Linton Camp School, are accepted, then further use could be made of an interesting and historic site, perhaps providing some useful local employment. If the site is left to further decay, the pressure to return to farmland, of which we have an abundance of right now in the UK, and a lot not very productive, will gain added momemtum. The Yorkshire Dales is a trully wondeful landscape, and Upper
Wharfedale is no exception, these school buildings have been standing for nearly 70 years, would it be too  detrimental to the area, to refurbish, and to reuse? I think not!

If you have any stories or photographs or even cine footage of Linton Camp please email me as we are planning a film of the history of the school and your contribution will be very useful. All material will of course be returned to you.

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It is with great sadness that I heard last week of the passing of Jessie Robson.
Jessie dies earlier this year, I went to Grassington to visit, but it was her next door neighbour and good friend Celia who told me the sad news.