Malcolm George Neesam was an English historian and writer specialising in the history of Harrogate, North Yorkshire. He was also a librarian and archivist. His major works were the first two parts of
Malcom Neesam, in 1995
Malcolm Neesam in Stratford-upon-Avon, in August1988
Two books by Neesam, with vintage John Farrah toffee tins as paperweights
George Dawson was an English builder, property developer and alderman. The son of a village labourer, he was a self-made man who started as a cooper, became a rich entrepreneur and built himself a man
Ashfield house, far right, above Farrah's
Vanderbilt Court, Dawson's residence