Where We Are
Burniston Methodist Chapel
High Street, Burniston, Scarborough, YO13 0HJ
Situated on the A171 Scarborough to Whitby Road in the Village of Burniston
The Chapel has been there for a long time:
This was published in the local paper, The Scarborough Evening News, in August 2005:
"Published Date: 09 August 2005
THE village of Burniston lies betwixt the green open country on the north-side of Scarborough,and the more heavily populated town areas.
It has deep historic roots, with a major agricultural show that has been held for more than 100 years.
Cyril Tidd was secretary of the show for more than 40 years. One of the most famous exhibitors was the legendary Bill Bean, who attended the show for 75 years without fail.
Mr Bean was a retired smallholder and market gardener and at the show in 1994, shortly before he died, 12 of his 15 flower and horticultural entries won prizes. He kept the village children supplied with home-made rabbit hutches, and his tales of village life.
The area at one time had 10 kilns for producing lime for agricultural purposes. The last remaining kiln, which had been in use near Stone Quarry Road before 1321, was marked with a plaque in 1993.
The village school (Lindhead) attracts families from outside the area and is the centre of much community activity.
The village hall in Burniston is shared with the adjoining area of Cloughton, and the two areas are linked in many ways.
The annual pantomime is usually a sell-out, and the hall is used by many community groups. Generations of villagers help organise an important range of community activities.
More recently, the village has become a popular commuter area — being surrounded by greenery but near enough to town. Over the years there have been talks of a by-pass but this is unlikely.
Away from the busy Scarborough- Whitby-Teesside road, there are many quiet developments and a lane that leads under the old railway line to a magnificent view of the coast.
There is a church, petrol station and garage, a village shop and two pubs — the Oak Wheel and the Three Jolly Sailors. The shop used to be further back from the main road, and was run by John Eric Fletcher in the early war years. The petrol station was once owned by Margaret Jacques, whose husband was a parish councillor for 30 years.
The first church was built in 1235, and the first record of a pub was in 1782 when there were three alehouse keepers.
In the mid-1990s, the 17th century blacksmith's forge, one of the oldest buildings in the village, was demolished for safety reasons.
In 1995, the parish council celebrated its centenary by distributing mugs decorated with the village crest in gold and blue to village schoolchildren.
The area is famed for its pre-historic legacies. Dinosaurs footprints have been found on the rocks at Burniston."
More photos of the history of the village.
"a magnificent view of the coast." Above Burniston Rocks, Feb 2008
(At the end of Rocks Lane/Field Lane as shown on the map)
