You are here: Home>View the Catalogue>Nancy Dawson Collection>Nancy Dawson and her family From: Up Prev Next Nancy Dawson and her family Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new tab (83 KB Adobe Acrobat document, opens in a new window) From: Nancy Dawson Collection Creator various Date of creation 1950-2023 Date of coverage 1952 Contributor Nancy Edmondson Reference number NAN/002 Subjects People and Family Trees (698)Railways (212)Transport (300) Places Ribblesdale (43) Formats audio files (8)Document (2050)Newspaper cuttings (86)Photograph (1274) Records in this Group Photo of Nancy Dawson, aged around 11 NAN/002/001 Photo of Nancy Dawson, aged around 11, standing on the track of the Settle to Carlisle railway. Walking on the railway track was seen as an acceptable way of getting around. Blea Moor Cottages NAN/002/003 A collection of photos of Blea Moor Cottages. Numbers 1 and 2 Blea Moor Cottages were built to house railway workers on the Settle to Carlise line, north of Ribblehead station. Nancy’s family lived at no. 1: mother, father and three daughters. Scow House, Cowgill NAN/002/004 Photo of Scow House in Cowgill, where Nancy was born in 1938. Three Dawson sisters NAN/002/005 Three sisters: Margaret, Edith Mary and Nancy, outside no. 1 Blea Moor Cottages School photo of Nancy Dawson, Chapel-le-Dale NAN/002/006 Chapel-le-Dale school photo, showing Nancy in glasses to the right. Certificate award to John Stainton Dawson NAN/002/007 This is a certificate awarded to John Stainton Dawson (father of Nancy) for his high standard of maintenance of the railway track around Blea Moor. John Stainton Dawson, clay pigeon shooting NAN/002/008 Photo of John Stainton Dawson (Nancy’s father) at a shoot meeting. John Stainton Dawson, clay pigeon shooting NAN/002/009 Photo of John Stainton Dawson (Nancy’s father) at a clay pigeon shoot. Dawson family photos NAN/002/010 Set of family photos showing Blea Moor Cottages, three sisters: Nancy, Margaret and Edith Mary, plus father (John, known as ‘Jack’) with unknown family members. Section of track with Certificate from the Friends of the Settle to Carlisle line NAN/002/011 A certificate from the Friends of the Settle to Carlisle line, along with a small section of track sold to the public to raise funds for its reopening. Grand days of steam NAN/002/012 Article from the Telegraph and Argus, 29 March 1997, on Nancy Edmondson. Rescue Story NAN/002/013 Letter to the Editor of the Yorkshire Post from Bob Swallow. It tells the story of the Blea Moor rail crash and the part played by Nancy Edmondson, nee Dawson. It also contains the original email from Bob Swallow. No Comments Start the ball rolling by posting a comment on this page! Add a comment about this page Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Your comment:Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. I consent to my name and e-mail address being stored along with this comment, and to the website editors communicating with me by e-mail about the comment if necessary. My name may be published alongside the comment on the website, but my e-mail address will not be published. My information will not be shared with any third party (see our Privacy Statement - opens in a new window). * Δ Search the archive Advanced By subject By place By format By date
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