Nostalgic memories of Mexborough's local history
Share your own memories of Mexborough 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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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 11 in total
My name is Ian Bullett. I was born in Mexborough 1951 I can remember going to the Empire cinema with my elder brother David in the late 50's.It was a regular Saturday visit to watch Zorro and others.On one occasion we arrived to find not the usual film but a world record being attempted.It was Syncopating Sandy ( I kid you not)who was attempting to play the piano none stop for over 100 hours.We ...see more
My family's names are Roebuck,Phillips,Laban and extended family is G.H.Smith,my father's first wife was Kathleen Smith of Bank Street,and my grandparents lived above Tylers shoe shop as my grandad was the area manager for Tylers and grandma worked in the shop it was on High Street
My memories of Mexborough were playing by the canal down ferry boat lane of church street , canal barges would come along and we would open the old bridge and let them through and the boat man would throw us pennies for our help. We would go over old Denaby woods and collect bluebells to bring home, the woods were wonderful and carpeted in blue it was magical .As a family of seven we lived in a two up two down on church ...see more
I was born in Mexborough on Church street in 1944one of twins, my father was a miner and we lived at Royal Oak Terrace , I had a brother Alan sisters Val Julia and Susan we did not have the best of starts in life but we got by. We all went to Doncaster Road school and Ad wick Road school , we left Mexborough in 1956 and went to live on a farm near Bradford .this was my aunt and uncles, from then on we made our own way in ...see more
I was born in Mexborough in 1953 an identical twin with my sister Kathryn. Our mother is Mabel Ellor (nee Brewster) who was a teacher at Roman Terrace School which my sister & I attended. My father is Ron Ellor a pianist, and we first lived at 14 Fredrick St then 14 Woodland view Church Street in 1958. There was an old farm house next to the Woodland View estate and I remember playing there with the children ...see more
My father's grandparents lived at Swinton Railway Station (Denham), he was the railway
controller. Anyone have any info relating to the old Railway Station round this time?
This is to find any one who aattended Mexborough Technical college in 1952.I was there to study nursing,along with my friends Shelia Higgs and Eileen Syms.I have one photograph of my class with our teachter Mr Williams.It would be lovely to be in touch with any one from that time.If anyone has any information you can e.mail on korkeezkit@yahoo.com Audrey MacDonald [Howard]
Hi! This is not so much a memory as a request for more information. I'm using Ancestry UK to try to track down my relatives. My mother [Vera Jackson (nee Fox)] was born in Bawtry in 1903. She died in 1995. Her adoptive parents (Fox) worked at Bawtry Hall. Her birth register shows her as Vera Coop and I've found a Pollez Coop (born about 1877) who was born in Mexborough. She's shown in the 1891 Census record as a ...see more
I also am related to the Schofield family, my father George Schofield was the flower boy that opened Schofield College. My father's grandad was the person the college was named after, he was mayor at that time, so probably contributed a lot to the community. I have a few photos of the college and my mum Audrey loves to tell a good tale about her visits to Mexborough.
My memories of Mexborough are of living at York Street and playing in the 'backs' with Ann Sandford, Peter Sandford, Mary Sandford, Pat Sandford, Ian Gamble, Janet Owen, Christine Waller (Bebe), Pamela Foster, Rita Barker, Janet Barker. (Where are they now?).