Catterick Bridge
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Catterick Bridge is a hamlet about 1 mile north of Catterick, at the south end of Catterick road bridge.
The hamlet includes Catterick Racecourse and a few houses, the Sunday market, held at the racecourse, was once the largest of its kind in Northern England.[1] After declining fortunes, the market closed in 2016.[2][3]
The former
Grade II listed building[4] in 2014. There had been a coaching inn at this site since at least the 16th century.[5] After several attempts to auction the property, it was removed from the market in October 2020 due to lack of interest.[6]
Charles Macintosh, the inventor of the Mackintosh raincoat, Sir John Beresford, 1st Baronet and William Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford were educated at Catterick Bridge.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ "Catterick Sunday Market". Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2007.
- ^ "Catterick Sunday Market is struggling but will continue, organisers say". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Willis, Joe (9 May 2017). "Meet Mark the Meat Man". Richmondshire Today. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1318300)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
- ^ "Catterick hotel destroyed by fire". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ Willis, Joe (30 October 2020). "Fire-damaged landmark hotel removed from auction due to lack of interest". Richmondshire Today. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ J. K. Laughton, ‘Beresford, Sir John Poo, first baronet (1766–1844)’, rev. Andrew Lambert, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 30 April 2011
- ^ Gordon L. Teffeteller, ‘Beresford, William Carr, Viscount Beresford (1768–1854)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, January 2011 accessed 30 April 2011
External links
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