Nostalgic memories of Longhirst's local history

Share your own memories of Longhirst 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.

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Hi, my ancetor Elizabeth Coulson married John Moor at bothel 1858 he was a farmer and the lived at longhirst farm. They had 8 children who became farmers or school teachers or vet , dressmakers. Thier first son george Coulson had houses built at longframlington and is related to John Embleton, Elizabeth Embleton, Ann gibson, Julia coulson who was Julia Embleton and margaret embleton.
Hello Mike, my mother was one of the Nelson sisters (there was 9 of them plus 3 brothers), only Cissie is still with us but very ill. I can remember the Chirnside family at No1, a daughter would be my age, I was born in 1943. I have 2 sisters and 2 brothers all of us live in the Melton Mowbray area. My mother worked at Longhirst Hall for the Joicey family and moved with them eventually to Warwick Lodge in M.M. I ...see more
Hello, my name is Mick Turnbull. I was born in 1957 and lived at 1, Cairns Avenue. My parents were Robert Davison Turnbull and Jean Turnbull. My mother's parents were Adam and Nellie Chirnside and had lived in the same house of which the ownership went back to the Smith family who, it seems , was the Manager of the mine leading up to the closure of the Colliery. Robert Chirnside had moved south from ...see more