This photo is of the old Well House at Cropton. The well was 300 feet deep. Around 1920 it was decided to cap the well because it had no further use.Two buckets were used to draw the water up the well and they used the handles in the photo to do it. A local man, Mr.Reg Wright, reassembled parts of the well house in 1988. Some of the old parts were laid in the grass around the well for 68 years.
The old seat in the front of the well house was presented to the village of Cropton as the 'best kept village in the North York Moors' in 1965 by the Dalesmen magazine.
Since this photo was taken the seat has been removed and a new seat has been installed.
This is a view of the Cropton main street from the top of the village. The well house is just behind the telegraph pole on the right of the photo.
Even the cattle have good views in Cropton! This photo was taken on a walk to the north of Cropton village. The forest in the photo is Cropton forest. Sometimes they have car rallys there and that brings a massive increase in traffic to the village. At two o' clock, from the head of the cow, is where the Spiers House camping ground is located. The Spiers is an excellent place for a caravan or tent holiday in Cropton. There are lots of waymaymarked walks and trails around the Cropton forest for you to enjoy.
The Spiers House campsite is an ideal base to explore the North York Moors National Park. You can do pony-trekking, waymarked trails, forest drives and an orienteering course.