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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

To learn more about Georgian Malton, join us on Saturday for our town tour! 📍Starts from Malton Museum ⏰ 11 am, Saturday 10th October 🎟️ Turn up on the day or book via Malton Museum online booking page here: www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/online-booki...

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Welcome to our online booking system To book tickets for our Roman festival please visit our Online Shop Further information Feel free to contact us with any questions via: Email: events.maltonmuseum@...

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

...ago, the shape of the market town was formulated, with the crossroads and the marketplace identifiable. Other recognisable features include the Old Lodge building and gardens, a bowling alley, the River Derwent, and elements from the medieval and Early Modern periods.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The photo is an eighteenth century hand - drawn map of Malton. It demonstrates clearly established streets and was produced to show the Fitzwilliam family what they would be getting into when they bought Malton. Although it is slightly difficult to read, you can see that, even three centuries...

A hand-drawn map of Malton in the eighteenth century.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Have you polished off your dancing shoes? Tomorrow is the Malton Regency Ball at The Milton Rooms! Tickets are still available via our website for both the ball and soirée: www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/online-booki... We hope to see you there!

A focus on a man in Regency costume at the centre of the dancefloor mid routine.

Couples in Regency costume partaking in dance routine.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There is just one week until we are transported back in time for Malton Regency Weekend! To find out more visit or website here: www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/regency-week... Book your tickets for the Country Ball and Soirée via our online booking page: www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/online-booki...

A poster outlining the Malton Regency Weekend.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The tour will commence at Malton Museum on Saturday 3rd October at 11 am. It will be approximately 90 minutes, and we recommend sensible footwear. Tickets can be purchased online here: www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/online-booki...

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This area of town was once an extremely important area bustling with life, and the station was once a noisy place with an imposing railway goods handling building, an outsized cattle dock, and extensive coal sidings that served a wide area.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join us on Saturday to learn all about the history of local transport and trade! The tour takes a route along a stretch of riverbank via Navigation Wharf, now a forgotten backwater, telling the story of Malton’s 18th and 19th century transport and trade, and life before the motor car.

County Bridge between Malton and Norton, taken from the former Railway Bride in the 1920s

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Malton Regency Soirée takes place on Saturday 10th October at York House, the evening after our lively Country Ball. A light supper will be provided as well as music from Ebor Quartet and Georgian parlour games.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Originating in French to mean ‘evening’ or ‘evening gathering,’ with the French aristocracy popularising evening salons in the 1700s, it was adopted by English speakers in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries for evening events that were more intimate than balls and parties.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

We are hosting a Regency Soirée next week, but what is a soirée? More intimate than a ball, a soirée is an elegant social gathering centring around light entertainment, music, food, and socialising.

Four people dressed in Regency costume sat at a table full of refreshments from last year's Regency Ball.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The tour commences at 11 am on Saturday 10th October, perfect if you’re attending the Country Ball and/or Soirée and want to learn more about eighteenth century Malton.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Coinciding with Malton Regency Weekend, we are conducting another Georgian Town Tour! Discover how Malton transformed from a medieval town into a prospering Georgian market place, and the people who made Malton grow into the town we know today

Painting of Malton Market Place in the nineteenth century, showing what is now the square containing Linton's Pet Shop and Pizza on the Square.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📷 Taken in the 1950s, the first photograph offers an overhead view of the station goods yard. (Photo J.F Mallon) The second photograph is an early twentieth-century image of Malton Railway Station facing towards York.

Overhead view of the station goods yard in the 1950s. (Photo J. F Mallon)

Malton Railway Station in the early twentieth century looking towards York.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

🖼️ The image is an artistic representation of nineteenth-century Malton, and although it omits the dense network of railway tracks, it illustrates the large railway goods shed and the new timber bridge leading to Derwent Mill and Bridge Street.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Do you want to learn more about transport and trade in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Malton? Join us on a town tour along a stretch of the riverbank via Navigation Wharf towards the railway station, and discover what was once a bustling area imperative for trade.

An artists impression of nineteenth century Malton, illustrating the large railway goods shed and the new bridge leading to Derwent Mill and Bridge Street.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The full report is available to read online for free via Wellcome Collection: Report on an outbreak of enteric fever in the Malton Urban District / by W.V. Shaw. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection. wellcomecollection.org/works/jvnq7zpw

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

On the map, the blue lines indicate the water mains, the red lines represent drains and sewers, while the X symbolises affected households. The triangle locates Spring Hall, where patients were taken.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Norton was largely unaffected due to the installation of an entirely new, distinct water supply, with residents only affected if they were infected in Malton.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Malton and Norton were sealed off for nearly three months, and the Minister of Health confirmed the outbreak was due to pollution of the public water supply; the district council was blamed for ignoring warnings that the local water supply had been unsatisfactory since the late nineteenth century.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

No precautions were taken, however, and on 26th Sept. ‘treat as typhoid’ was written on the patient’s record card. From there, 270 people contracted the disease, approximately 5% of Malton’s population, and 23 died, including Dr George Colley Parkin, who worked tirelessly throughout the outbreak.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

#Onthisday in 1932, a typhoid outbreak commenced in Malton. Unbeknownst at the time, to be typhoid, a young harvester demonstrated persistent symptoms of enteric fever and was taken to the Institution, later named Spring Hall, after seeing a doctor.

A map of Malton displaying blue lines indicating the water mains, red lines representing drains and sewers, while X's symbolise affected households. The triangle locates Spring Hall, where patients were taken.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Tickets can be purchased on the museum website here: www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/online-booki... Head over to Kemps to have a closer look at the display, and we hope to see you at the Regency events on the 9th and 10th October!

Felt mouse wearing Georgian costume and holding a feather pen.

Felt mice in Georgian costume sat on two Bridgerton books with Regency novels in the background.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Annette has been busy this morning creating a sumptuous window display at Kemps ahead of Malton Regency Weekend next month! Among the ornate details and characters with their own handcrafted Georgian outfits, you will find all the details for the Country Ball, Soirée, and raffle tickets.

Annette stood near the Regency window display at Kemps Bookshop.

A front facing view of the window display.

A close up of part of the display, which features a string quartet of felt mice wearing Georgian costume.

A close up of part of the display, which features a 'You're Invited' invitation.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

With just one month to go, ensure you secure your place and get some last minute dance practice in the final session with Lottie on 27th September at Malton Memorial Hall. For more information, visit the Malton Museum website: www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/events/ We can’t wait to see you there!

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Immerse yourself in the world of Jane Austen and Bridgerton next month, as we recreate elite Georgian entertainment in the Malton Regency Weekend! You are cordially invited to the event of the season — Malton Country Ball and Soirée on Friday 9th October and Saturday 10th October, respectively.

A woman at the centre of the room as others dance around her.

A stage with a live band and singers, as guests prepare for their dance to begin.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Tickets are available to purchase here: www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/online-booki... 🖼️ The paintings display The Darley Arabian, which remains on display at Aldby Park, and Bay Malton with John Singleton up, painted by George Stubbs

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

These are just two examples in Malton and Norton’s illustrious history of horse racing; to find out more join us on our town tour on Saturday, which traces the significance of horses in the locality back to the Roman era.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

...thoroughbreds can be traced back to him. Later in the century, Bay Malton was bred by Mrs Ayrton of Malton and later purchased by Lord Rockingham. After making his debut in 1764, Bay Malton gained national esteem beating all the competition, including the famous Gimcrack.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Local horses became nationally renowned in the eighteenth century. The Darley Arabian arrived from Aleppo, Syria, in the early 1700s after being purchased by British consul and merchant Thomas Darley. The horse resided at the Darley family stud at Aldby Park in Buttercrambe, and 95% of all...

Painting of Bay Malton with riding John Singleton up, painted by George Stubbs.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

If you want to learn more about the ‘best Market in the County for Horses,’ then join our knowledgeable guides on Saturday for the ‘Horses in Malton’ town tour. Tickets can be purchased here: www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/online-booki...

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

...has two well-supplied weekly Markets, which are held by Prescription; for it is not incorporated.’ Defoe’s travel account of Yorkshire can be found in volume three of ‘A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain,’ which was first published in 1726.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Did you know Daniel Defoe described Malton as having the ‘best Market in the County for Horses, Cattle, and Provisions’ when he visited in the 1720s? He narrates that ‘This Town is divided into two Parts, by the River, which are called Old and New Malton…The Town is well-built and inhabited, and..

A section from Daniel Defoe's 'A tour thro the whole Island of Great Britain' where he recounts his trip to Malton and the surrounding area in the 1720s.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If you recognise anyone in the photograph, please call into the museum or contact us. We are open Thursday - Saturday, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm. Phone number: 01653 691262 Email address: enquiries.maltonmuseum@gmail.com Or message us on Facebook, Instagram, or Bluesky.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There are no Royal Engineers recorded on the Malton War Memorial, but Maurice D'Hooge, Sapper 38614, is recorded on St Peter's Memorial. He died on 15 Feb 1919 from the effects of being gassed one year earlier and is buried in Norton Cemetery.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The sergeant to the left of the photograph carries two crossed flags above his chevrons, denoting he was a qualified signals instructor and probably commanded the detachment. The major in the centre, perhaps visiting for an inspection.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There was one signals company allocated to a division; at full strength, it would number 162 men commanded by a major. There were likely several detachments at other drill halls around the county, which came together when the 50th Division mobilised in 1914.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Taken on the site of the Roman Fort, not far from the drill hall at the corner of Greengate and Maltongate, the men are members of the 50th (Northumbrian) Division Royal Engineers Signals Company, and their telephone sets and semaphore flags can be seen in the foreground.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Can you help us find out a bit more information about this image? It was discovered during recent renovations at Suddabys. Read the thread below to see what we already know.

A group photograph of soldiers taken in Malton during the First World War.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The tour will commence at Malton Museum on Saturday 5th September at 11 am, offering a perfect opportunity to learn all about local racing history ahead of the Stables Open Day on Sunday 6th September.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Malton and Norton have an expansive history with the horse racing industry, spanning centuries. In our town tour, we will explore this element of local history, touching on the medieval horse markets and the many 18th century coaching inns, covering key contributions to the successful racing town.

Taken from the c.1900 Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News, the image shows several photos of horses and their trainers.

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Raffle tickets are now available to purchase. Please contact the event organiser Annette Mitchell here: malton.regency.ball@gmail.com More information on the Regency Weekend can be found on our website: www.maltonmuseum.co.uk/events/

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Malton Museum @maltonmuseum.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

... hosting a raffle with prizes consisting of first editions of April Lady and Frederica, signed by Sir Stephen Fry, whose favourite author is Georgette Heyer.

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