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Hoober maps
Historic maps of Hoober and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Hoober maps
Hoober photos
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Wentworth| Greasbrough| Rawmarsh| Wath-Upon-Dearne| Elsecar| Swinton| Hoyland| Wombwell| Rotherham| Bolton-Upon-Dearne| Ecclesfield| Goldthorpe| Grenoside| Thurnscoe| Whiston| Fir Vale| Wickersley| Bramley| Barnsley
Hoober area books
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South Yorkshire memories
Grandad
My Grandfather was a stable lad and then coachman for Earl Fitzwilliam. My memories are of stories told to me by my later Mother, and of a wonderful photo of Grandad in full livery with silver topper and wonderful leather riding boots. So whenever I see Wentworth Woodhouse and the stables, I think of what it must have been like in his day. It is such a shame that it is closed, and what a pity the grounds still have the remains of the College with dreadful concrete buildings falling into disrepair.
Home Wentworth, School Wath
To get to school I had to get a bus from Wentworth to Parkgates, then one to Swinton and then another to Wath. Coming originally from East Yorkshire, Wath Grammar school opened my eyes to the different towns in the area of South Yorkshire. I am sure that mixing with these people of all walks of life made my life even richer.
Question
Does anyone know of someone who lived in Brampton Bierlow by the surname of Pietrzak pronounced - Pi-et-track. If you do please e mail me on Elizabeth.Sw@hotmail.co.uk. Thanks.
Jackson Immigrants From Greasbrough to The U.S.
On Nov. 8, 1848, a family of Jacksons (my forebears) landed in Philadelphia. Their point of origin was Liverpool, and their former place of residence was Greasbrough, Yorkshire. Over the years, the name 'Greasbrough' evolved into what American ears interpreted as 'Grisbrook' which is not all that different what I found was Greasbrough's ancient name: Gresbrook or Gresbroc. Anyway, this family, headed by a certain man by the name of Johnny Jackson and wife Mary (Bagshaw) Jackson arrived with three children, a boy of 7 yrs, a girl of 3 yrs and an infant girl of 8 mos., and a year after arriving in Philadelphia managed to obtain a tract of land near the top of a high mountain in what can only be described as a trackless mountain wilderness in northern Pennsylvania, complete with all manner of wildlife and wilder weather.
That area remains so to this day with the exception of at least a few good roads now. I can attest to this, as... Read more
Greasborough Memories
Born and bred in Coach Road Greasborough, memories of the infamous club and the many famous acts that my father was lucky enough to play the organ for. Tom Jones, Frankie Vaughan, Shirley Bassey.
I even remember some shows being on TV, not sure if it was local or national????
Moved to Green St to the Old Crown Cottages.
There are many photographs of Church Street that show the war memorial and our old house but I do not have any that I can show.
Earl Grey
I lived at the Earl Grey Public House which is seen in front of the church in this photograph
Parkgate as A Child
I used to live in Victoria Road and went to Netherfield Lane School, now a block of flats, opposite was a large hut building and I used to go there one evening a week for pirates when we could afford itm I loved it! And does anyone remember coming out of school and all crowding in the old cobbler's shop opposite to shake his hand on our way home, I don't know why we did this but it is something you will not see today's kids doing. And everybody went to Victoria? Park in the holidays, it was packed, the bandstand, Punch and Judy, and paddling pool, everything you could want as a child, why do some things have to change? Oh! and all those lovely bird aviaries and beautiful peacocks, what a magnificent park, no going abroad then! I have been back and as parks go it's nice but not one reminder of the past, nothing but ghosts, so sad. Life was very hard but some of... Read more
