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Oughtibridge, South Yorkshire

Oughtibridge photos

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Oughtibridge maps

Historic maps of Oughtibridge and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Oughtibridge maps

Oughtibridge map

Historic map of Oughtibridge

South Yorkshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of South Yorkshire

Oughtibridge map

Historic Map of any Oughtibridge postcode

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Oughtibridge books

Displaying 3 of 23 books about Oughtibridge and the local area.   View all Oughtibridge books

Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories
Paperback
£14

Ilkley Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13

Yorkshire County Memories
Paperback
£15

Oughtibridge books
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Memories of Oughtibridge

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South Yorkshire memories

I lived there!

I lived in the farthest cottage on the left of this picture for a few years.

It looks exactly the same as it does now (apart from the lack of hundreds of cars and lorries flying past on Penistone Road)

Shared on 07 May 2008 by Beth Keatley.

The Grenoside  Post Office

I lived in Grenoside between 1957 and 1965 and I remember the post office offering children some wonderful goodies. We used to buy bags of sherbert , all colours and red was my favorite.  We would lick our forefingers and dip into the lucious powder sucking off what stuck to our fingers as we pulled them out of the bag. I... [more]

Shared on 11 June 2007 by Janet Potsch.

childhood

i have some wonderful memories of visiting my grandma in the early 1960's in Ecclesfield, and later moving there to live in 1967. my dad's mum and dad lived in Ecclesfield and every Sunday we would go for a walk around the church area and the woods, then my dad would drop me at my grandmas house while he went... [more]

Shared on 24 December 2007 by Elaine Platts.

Deepcar during the Second World War

I lived in the cottage next to the King and Miller and the Co-op stores, Deepcar then was a peaceful village. I attended Deepcar C of E school on Carr Road like most of the children in Deepcar. We attended St John's Church every Sunday, and maybe went to a movie at Stocksbridge. My mother did her weekly shopping at Stocksbridge... [more]

Shared on 29 September 2009 by Evelyn Radley.

Extracts From Oughtibridge & South Yorkshire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Oughtibridge, inspired by Frith photos.

Yorkshire Living Memories

The steep road leading down to the bridge over the River Don at Oughtibridge, north of Sheffield, leads the eye to the steel works across the river. Opposite the Cock Inn (left) stands the tiny village Post Office, with a pensioner eyeing the photographer suspiciously.

This is an extract from Yorkshire Living Memories.
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Villages of Yorkshire Photographic Memories

The River Don flows under Station Lane bridge on the Duke of Norfolk's land. Cottages in the village date from 1845; just to the right was the old Forge Mill. The Cock Inn is still in business, but the old village hall behind is long gone. The 1845 railway line between Sheffield and Manchester closed to passenger traffic in 1970, but... [more]

Sheffield and South Yorkshire Photographic Memories

The view over towards Top Hill Farm, Onesacre Hall, Coldwell and Cold Well Farm.

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