Nostalgic memories of Thurnscoe's local history

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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.

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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 15 in total

My parents were from Shoreditch and Clapton and moved to Leyton. Because of the war my mother was sent to Willersley Castle in Derbyshire to give birth to me. We were living in King Edward Rd when we were bombed out and spent the following years in a Nissan hut somewhere between Whipps Cross hospital and the Green Man. My parents started a tie making business at 589 High Rd Leyton and we lived above the premises. There ...see more
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My name is Alan Moore and I was born at No.7 Church Street on the 18th December 1944. Apart from 12 years I spent down Bolton on Dearne, I have lived all my life in Thurnscoe, and that I am proud of. I was a Co-op milkman for twelve years in Thurnscoe and Goldthorpe, and then the Co-op Insurance Agent for Goldthorpe and " The bottom end" of Thurnscoe for the next 25 years. I dealt with some of the nicest ...see more
My father was brought up in Brunswick Street from being a small child, his sister born there in 1929, not far from the Hill school gates. Dad remembered the celebrations on VE Day, with everyone out in the street. Unfortunately we have no photos of this occasion. I know photos were scarce, but my other grandparents had a group one taken in Probert Ave., Goldthorpe, so I wonder if anyone at all has photos ...see more
We lived in Thurnscoe, Monsalstreet with my grandparents. Mother was Belgian, Daddy was an English soldier on duty in the dessert in Africa, regiment, the Dessert Rats. After a few years they went back to live in Belgium. I was 10 years then, and every year I went back for a 2 month holiday. I liked the place, nice people. The fish and chip shop on the corner of a little alley. So many good memories. All the family ...see more
Born in 1942, my earliest memories of Thurnscoe was living at 25 Taylor street. When I was four we moved to 137 Thornley Crescent. I attended both Houghton Road Infants and Junior schools. One name sticks in my memory; Mrs Cook - ouch a few times. My dad worked at Hickleton main pit. I remember having to put a ton of coal into the coal house when I was only nine. Went to Thurnscoe the Hill School. I remember some ...see more
Attended Houghton Road Junior School, then in 1944 the Hill School. Lived 45 Windsor Street. Memories going to school eating breakfast of bread and dripping, transporting a ton of coal from the street to the coal house at back of house. Watching my grandfather roastng a Hedgehog after covering it all over in clay. Going down to King Street (?) once a week to get a bowl of soup for one penny, though ...see more
I was not born in Thurnscoe, but lived there in Chaple Street. I do not rember the number but it was at the top end, maybe the third house down. I do recall that when we moved into the house that it was very clean but had a strange smell about it. Toilet was outside in the back yard: one night I went down the stairs and had to fumble for the kitchen light switch, no sooner had the light had come on there was this ...see more
Ah! the old town where I was born and grew up before leaving in 1977 for Canada. My grandparents had the fruit shop on Doncaster Road and supplied the Hall at Hickelton for the Halifax family before it became the Sue Ryder Home. I attended the school in Goldthorpe on the junction of High Street and across from the cinema and the police station? Great days now long gone as is nost of the town no doubt....
I too have happy and sad memories of Thurnscoe. I started school in 1952 at Hill Infants. Mrs Cartlidge was our teacher. I still remember where I sat behind the door and being given a small blackboard and chalk on my first day there. Every day was an adveture, we never got bored, but then you were allowed to roam all over, up Stotfold Farm with your bottle of water and jam sandwich, into the scary cave wood, but you ...see more