After Beverley our next stop is at North Newbald, some miles to the west.
It's here that we find the Tiger Inn.
To the north is the small town of Market Weighton, once a crossroads of the local rail network - all gone now. There are still pubs, however, and the Carpenter's Arms is on the edge of the town centre.
In the middle is the Half Moon, once owned by Burtonwood, but now it's Marston's.
A mile or so away is Goodmanham (Creative Commons License).
Goodmanham has a decent church.
The village pub, the Goodmanham Arms, is still going strong and used to brew its own beer (no longer the case sadly).
Westwards to Shiptonthorpe, where Phillip's Coaches kept their vehicles. The ones shown below were all in service at the time, a good collection of different types.
On the closed Selby to Driffield line was Everingham station, seen in NER times.
The station at Holme-on-Spalding Moor has also vanished.
York Pullman buses could be found at Holme-on-Spalding Moor.
As we approach the village of Bubwith, we find a Phillip's of Shiptonthorpe vehicle parked up in a lay-by between duties.
Thorne's, based in Bubwith at the time, had a hatred of throwing things away and many withdrawn buses were to be found festering away behind the depot.
The operational fleet was always very smart.
Thorne's are still in business, but has since moved out to Hemingborough. Bubwith also had a railway station, built by the NER and long gone.
Not far from Bubwith is North Duffield and the Kings Arms.
Escrick station was once on the East Coast Main Line, but that's now gone, replaced by the Selby Diversion. Here's the station in NER days.
LNER 4-4-0 no. 247 speeds through Escrick.
To the east was the independent Derwent Valley Railway, running from York Layerthorpe to Cliffe Common. One of the intermediate stations, Thorganby, was visited by a tour on 17 May 1958.
Thorganby was home to a fine pub, the Ferry Boat Inn, but it's now closed.
Wheldrake was also on the Derwent Valley Railway. Here's an old postcard of the village.
To the north is Elvngton, where we can visit the Grey Horse.
July 1999 saw a vintage vehicle rally at Elvington. A Foden and a Manchester were present.
The town of Pocklington is next. Here's the Market Place, circa 1920.
The Feathers in Pocklington's Market Place is still in business.
Pocklington Parish Church, 1990.
Pocklington railway station was closed in the 1960s, but the overall roof now houses, I believe, a swimming pool.
To get to or from Pocklington these days, an East Yorkshire bus is your best option.
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