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Old Denaby
Old Denaby maps
Historic maps of Old Denaby and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Old Denaby maps
Old Denaby photos
We have no photos of Old Denaby, although we do have photos of these nearby places:
Swinton| Conisbrough| Bolton-Upon-Dearne| Rawmarsh| Wath-Upon-Dearne| Goldthorpe| Sprotbrough| Bramley| Thurnscoe| Greasbrough| Wickersley| Rotherham| Maltby| Wadworth| Whiston| Wentworth| Wombwell| Elsecar| Doncaster| Bentley| Cudworth
Old Denaby area books
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Memories of Old Denaby
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Main Street
Hi, can you help? In the 80s there was a small car garage just off Main Street, Mexborough. It was next door to Rennys hair dressers. I think it was called Pennine Garage. I wanted to know what became of it etc. Thanks, any help you can email me at gpjones@fsmail.net thanks?
Old Denaby
I was born on Doncaster Road, Denaby Main. I remember my granny taking me to Cyril Scott's farm for a bale of straw for the hens in the push chair, he always had a big horse in the stable, and there were 3 old railway carriages down Ferry Boat Lane, one of them was painted pink and white and was lived in by an old lady who sold flowers, the others were derelict. The village shop was a converted poultry shed and still had the iron wheels attached. In those days Old Denaby was a typical rustic village. I went back a few years ago for a visit, it's totally spoiled now with horrible modern houses on virtually every bit of ground, it was very sad to see how the village has been ruined. My mother's stepfather was shot and killed by a gamekeeper in the woods in 1931, for poaching, his name was Charlie Wright, just a couple of hundred yards in from the village, the woods were owned... Read more
Childhood in Old Denaby
I can remember most of what you are saying, I had some great times as a child living in Old Denaby. I wonder what happened to all the people in the years that have passed.
Village Kid
I grew up in old Denaby with my 2 older brothers. My mum had lived there from birth and still does to this day. In those days it was a real village community, unfortunately this has disapeared over the years, it is now a place for people with too much cash, the spirit has left the place. I spent many happy hours up the wood or the playing field, football was the order of the day on Sunday afternoon. Acorn fights were the event of choice in the woods as well as games of hiddy (hide 'n seek).
South Yorkshire memories
Living in Mexborough
I moved to Mexborough in 1953 when I was 3 years old. I lived in Melton Street where I believe the houses were originally the stables for Mexborough Manor. I lived there until 1966 when I moved to the Windhill estate. The 'Schofield' Technical College was named after one of my relatives on my mum's (Thelma Schofield) side.
Could anyone give me any info about the Manor at Mexborough?
Childhood
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?).
Schofield College, Mexbrough
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.
