Nostalgic memories of Low Valley's local history

Share your own memories of Low Valley and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

Why not add your memory today and become part of our Memories Community to help others in the future delve back into their past.

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I am Pam Craddock nee Waller. I grew up in the 1950s and 1960s in Low Valley. My father Ernest worked at Darfield Main Colliery until the 1980s when he took early retirement and he and my mother Edna came to live here in Ripon to be near to me. We lived next to St Matthews church where my mother went to school during then 1920s. I myself have many happy memories of being involved in the church myself. I ...see more
I was born in 1954 at home in George Street, Low Valley, in what was known as Company Row, presumably as it was built my mine-owners to house their workers. It was a two up two down terrace next to the "entry" where people could gain entry to the shared backyard. We had an outside toilet, no running hot water, no electricity, gas lights and coal fires. Hardly the good old days in ...see more