Malton: a look back at The Mount in the Ryedale town

IN 1850, the area we now know as The Mount was called 'Gelding Fields'.

It was put to a variety of community purposes before being given over to residential use shortly after the mid 1850s.

Its place is shown on a 1980 map whilst the red lines on the other map define the area of its origins as 1850.

A 1980 map of the area (Image: Malton and Norton Heritage Centre)

A gated, private road for a long time with minimal routine repairs, its pothole status was well known.

In common with another private road in Norton (Black Boards or Norton Road), its legal status could only be maintained by closing the gates for one day every year.

There is also an 'East Mount' in Malton with similar architecture, probably a name upgrade on its original 'Pye Pits Lane'.

An 1850 map of the area (Image: Malton and Norton Heritage Centre)

Norton has a house called 'The Mount' on the corner of St Nicholas Street, once owned by Fletchers (butchers).

Thornton-le-Dale also has a similarly named road.

Read more from Howard Campion:

• A look back at Malton's Spital Street
• Looking back at The Shambles in Malton
• A look back at Norton's St Nicholas Hospital

Press cuttings from a century ago describe how in 1862 there were six pairs of semi-detached units on the West side with no drinking water on tap until the Malton Water Company began operating.

The Press cutting (Image: Malton and Norton Heritage Centre)

By 1891 there were 24 houses, according to census research by Craig Shepherdson.

Early residents were Mrs Carr and her daughter who was to marry Edward Rose (brewer) at number nine and William and Andrew Taylor (drapers in Market Place) at number 11.

Craig Rudd has also posted a sale notice for number eight, The Mount ('Villa residence').

The sales notice by Craig Rudd (Image: Craig Rudd)