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Historic maps of Hatfield and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Hatfield maps
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Thorne| Armthorpe| Blaxton| Finningley| Bentley| Doncaster| Askern
Hatfield area books
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A Village I Love
I was born in Edlington in 1940 but was soon given to my aunties Joan and Lilley Desborough to be looked after as my mother already had a child by my future step dad. I lived at 39 St. Thomas Road, second to end house, my next door neighbours were the Lunn family. I remember playing truant a lot until my friend's uncle saw us one day when we should have been at school, I didn't dare go into the house in case the uncle had told my friend's mum, Mrs Simpson of the name of the road was behind the fish shop on the main road. I should have said that by this time my grandad was looking after me as he had moved in with Eddie's mum Mrs. Simpson. Some time around this time, I was up the side of the dog track, standing on the nails that they had put through the wood holding up the sides of the fence around the track. I was looking at the... Read more
All Our Yesterdays
I was born into a family of 6 brothers and four sisters in 1936, attending Barnby Dun infants and primary schools and then Armthorpe secondary modern school until the age of 15. Our family ran a large market garden on Top Road, the house was named Leven Croft. Our mother's brother Tommy sired a family of 10 children. I worked for Arthur Coates at Hhite House Farm until I was 18 and a half, I then decided I woul like to do my national service. After 10 weeks training I sailed aboard the troopship 'Devonshire' and arrived in Singapore 5 weeks later. I loved evry minute of it. I flew home from Singapore in an old Dakota, it took us 3 days and 2 nights to reach Black Bushe airport in London. If there is annyone out there who thinks our paths crossed, I would be happy to chat.
Anns Cafe
We used to hang around the street but mostly the cafe. There was Pete Lea, Jim Peason, Dennis Buckley and some stunning girls - Jannis, Orial and a few more whos names escape me. We sat in there for hours listening to the jukebox and the songs of the period - Brenda Lea, Conny Frances, the Everly Brothers - when we weren't in the cafe we were in the Red Lion or in the Windmill, listening to blind Freddy play the piano. He used to play a couple of songs for half a pint. Around ten oclock we all finished up at the park gates trying to get off with the girls, its where I met the wife - we have now been married fifty three years,but I still miss the frends from those times.
Pool
Ah, remember playing here as a kid in the 60's
Happy Days in Thorne Park
Happy days in the paddling pool and on the swings, the old parkie taking your name for riding your bike in the park, what did he do with all the names? Remembrance Day in the park in 1963 as a cub, Mr Metcalf leading us. Church services in the little chapel, now a wood yard. Spring is coming, you can tell just looking at the large rookery in the park. Summer's here - listen to the band. Fond childhood memorys. P.S DON'T touch the Kenyons pump.
Old Thorne
In 1851 my Grandfather had a sixty acre farm at 109 Finkle Street in Thorne. His name was also Richard and his wife's name was Harriet. Is there anyone in Thorne that could share any information with me about the Watson family in Thorne.
The earliest Watson I have found in Thorne in my family line was John Watson, born about 1740, and married Ann Glew about 1770 in Thorne.
Good Old Summer Days
My cousin and brothers are in the photo. I'm not because I had cut my foot on the step.
