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A Playground
This was the entry onto the moor, the Moor Gate in the centre leads towards Long Wood. At the right hand side there is a gate, a stone stile by its side, just over the stile and a little way up the moor is Rankin's Well. Over the wall on left is a rocky beck, perfect for building dams. Often it was sunny and clear up here, whilst Skipton was shrouded by smog from all the houses and mill chimneys. Our playground.
My Schooldays 1952-54 Near Skipton
My Grandparents lived at 26 Otley Street in Skipton from the 1940 ( or earlier ) and I had first visited them in 1945 after VE day, They were Thomas Henry Jackson, my Grandmother Charlotte Jackson and their batchelor son, my Uncle Gordon.
My Father Norman Jackson and Mother Sadie Jackson were living in Belfast Northern Ireland since 1934 where I was born in 1938, and because my Paternal Grandparents were living in Skipton, my Dad wanted me to attend boarding school in Yorkshire to give me a sense of Yorkshire identity.
So following holiday trips in 1945 and also 1949 I believe, by which time I had become attached to my Grandparents and Uncles ( the older Arnold Jackson lived in Haworth, and my Aunt Millie Jackson lived in Bingley ), he enrolled me in 1951/52 at Hartlington Hall between Burnsall and Appletreewick on the hills overlooking the River Wharfe.
Hartlington Hall ( now divided up in 3 or 4 flats ) was the Boarding... Read more
The Holgate Family From Halton East
The Holgate family lived in Halton East from the 1600s they were butchers, straw hat makers, quarrymen and general labourers. My gt gt grandma was Elizabeth Holgate, she was a farmer of 12 acres and although having only one son of her own Denis Holgate she brought up all of her grandchildren when Denis's wife died - there were seven children. Elizabeth is buried at Bolton Abbey church and has an iron plate with her commemoration on it. I have researched the Holgate family back to 1639, if anyone has any information I would be very pleased to hear it. Halton East was a very attractive close knit community and everyone would be helped in times of hardship! The children of Denis and Mary Anne and decendants are possibly all over the country. In order, they were William, John, Joseph (my granddad) Elizabeth, Mary Anne, Herbert and Sarah. John and Herbert went to live in Burnley, Mary Anne in Appleby in Westmoreland Joseph in Addingham, Sarah Glusborn, Eizabeth in... Read more
Cononley
I was born in Buttershaw in Bradford. I moved to Cononley at the age of 5 and have spent happy times in and around the village.
Living just outside the village parish lines at this time our family became very involved in the village itself. Attending the church of St John's at Sunday School.
People who may know me now as my married name may remember me as Ibbotson. Our father bought the paper round from Mrs Lamb when the chance arose which meant all of us delivered the papers around it.
My eldest brother Phillip became a Sunday School teacher I became a chorister and was crowned Gala Queen in the summer of 1977. This year Jimmy Naylor won the fell race and pipes and drums led the fancy dress parade around the village.
I go camping there now every year in the farmers campsite across the River Aire behind the house I spent most of my childhood.
I love going back... Read more
Young Years
I lived in New Mill, but I thought it was Cononley. I went to school there and had some wonderful years charging around the village, this is going back from 1947 to1963, when I got married. I then left to live in Scotland until 1967, when I came to Canada. I still come back to Cononley, when I come over. I won the cup at the gala one year - I love the little village. I was back there in 2006 and had a walk around where my sister lives, on what we called 'frying pan row'. I also made it up to the Pinnacle - spent many a summer day up there with a bottle of water (all we had back then). Anyone remember me, Winnie Pinder?
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