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Clumber Park| East Markham| Ollerton| Budby| Retford| Edwinstowe| Worksop| Ossington
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Evacuated Mums to be From London During The Blitz 1940
This is not a memory but if anyone has any information about the Eaton Hall Emergency Maternity Hospital, Eaton Road, East Retford, Notts, I would be very grateful to hear from them. My husband was born there in December 1940 and last year (2009) we managed to find it from the address on his birth certificate. It is now a Muslim boys' school and in the 1970s a teacher training college. I would welcome any information. Thanks
Emergency Maternity Home, Eaton Hall, Retford
I was very interested to see both Margaret's comments. I was born at Eaton Hall on 15th October 1944 when my mother was evacuated to Mansfield. I was born on a Sunday and as my mother was in heavy labour (and grunting and moaning a lot) she was 'told off' by one of the nurses and told to keep the noise down as Matron (whose office was below) did not like to be disturbed. Knowing my mother she would probably have given the nurse a rather rude retort. Has anyone any photographs of Eaton Hall as it was then? I'm compiling my family tree and would love to have some. Please get in touch to share memories. Regards, Carol
Eaton Hall
Hello all, just a note to say that I was born at Eaton Hall ijn May 1941. It is only a couple of years ago that I found it, now a school for what appears to be Asian boarders. Does anyone know anything about the history of the place? I have searched and can find nothing.
Memories of E/st Markham Hall
I remember my father moving to East Markham Hall in about 1937. We moved from Ranskill and there were three of us kids and Mum and Dad. He paid £50 a year rent from Mr Wrench who lived next door in a cottage. There was a big garden, a kitchen garden with a 6ft wall round it with a greenhouse with a boiler which I had to keep going during the winter. We kept chickens, ducks and till the war, and bred Samoyed dogs. There was a big Horse Chestnut tree and other trees which held a rookery, they made a great noise each morning, and in the spring we used to shoot the young rooks out of the nests. In the paddock were walnut trees and good grazing. There was a big rose garden with a mulberry tree in it and on the wall were peach and fig trees. In the big stables at the back, the Lovat Scouts came at the beginning of the war with their horses (see East... Read more
Ollerton by The Sea.
my family moved to ollerton in september of 1957,from ushaw moor near durham.the move had been delayed by the birth 5 weeks earlier of my sister patricia,she arrived on my birthday,so the children of the family had had to stay with grandma and grandad till dad had the house done so we could "just move in"we all piled out of the car and the moving van began to empty.and suddenly there was a comotion in the house,in his haste to get the place ready my father and his pals had painted and papered most rooms but the lounge was upside down the flowers were supposd to go the other way said my mother,,,,the grandparents pointed out to her that it could be changed at another day,,,so we moved lock stock and six children into 86 petersmiths drive,one of the four bedroom houses on what the locals called the geordie reservation.the roads were that pale brown stuff they put down before its tarmacked. and the street lights had only just been... Read more
Shirtcliffe Family in Babworth
Some years ago I visited Babworth to search for any information about my ancestors the "Shirtcliffes" I was unsuccessful as it was a weekend and there were not many people about.
I know my ancestor William Shirtcliff/e married a Mary Turner in 1809 in the Babworth church, but nothing else is known about him. I would beinterested to hear of anyone who has information on how I can find out more.
Uncle And Aunt
Uncle worked as a cabinet maker for Thoresby Estate. He and aunty lived in a tied-cottage in the village which Lady Manvers visited occasionally. I met her twice in my lifetime. Aunty baked lovely cakes and made chair covers and clothes all on a small hand sewing machine. There was an Aga in the kitchen making it so cosy and warm, with always something baking or cooking. They were very happy times but sadly came to an end with first uncle's passing, shortly followed by aunty.
