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Owston Ferry maps
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Memories of Owston Ferry
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RIP Laura
This may not be relevant to many people or even to this photograph, but Laura Torn, sadly, brutally murdered, a resident of Owston Ferry, was a good friend to many. My main memory of Laura is biking down the village to the shop with her. She was a great girl, fantastic friend and super sister. RIP Laura - you will never be forgotten nor will our time in Owston Ferry as kids, playing on the reck, camping out, and enjoying life in Owston Ferry as many people did through the years, a lovely place. I look back on my time there with fond memories, and I am grateful to have known Laura Torn for the time that I did. What a tragic loss of life.
South Yorkshire memories
Manor Court House
The building behind the Market Cross with the arched windows is the Manor Court House, a grade II listed building. It is owned by the Epworth Mechanics' Institute Library, which still operates from the upper floor. The Library was formed in 1837 by William Read, who owned a business based at Albion House on Albion Hill. The Manor Court House is not the original, being built in 1803, but retains the character of the first building. The archways originally held the Shambles, a small market and the Market Cross has moved and used to be surmounted by a stone column.
Epworth Gas Works
Epworth gas works was located down Tottermire Lane next to the fire station. I was brought up there as a child in the 1950s and had some happy times there. My father Horace was the manager there, and his brothers also worked there, Tom and Eric, I believe my father took over from his father Tom. If my memory serves me correctly I think the works closed in 1963. I have loads of pics, if anyone is interested feel free to contact me.
Great Grandma's House
This house is where my great grandma lived as a child. It was demolished not long after this photo was taken.
1876 Drowning of my Great Grandfather
I recently visited Goole in search of records of my maternal ancestry. I discovered that my great grand father Bernard Knowles Brook and his 6-yr-old son George from Goole were drowned at Keadby on 9 July 1876. I understand that his wife and probably also my then 1-yr-old grandfather Matthew Moorhouse Brook were nearby on the "Eagle" when the drowning occurred from a small boat from the "Eagle".
I would like to know more about what happened. Is it possible that they were affected by the bore? The records in a Goole newspaper suggest that a strong wind gust overturned the boat at the time when a strong current was running.
Any further information on Bernard Brook and his family and particularly about Matthew Moorhouse Brook would be most welcome.
Bernard Knowles Brook
My grandmother was Lydia Brooks, her father was Bernard Knowles Brook. She lived with my mum and me at Burton Agnes Hall gatehouse until her death in 1949. My mother was Eedna Brook Wilson, born in 1904. Lydia Brook married John Wilson in 1889 I think. I would like to know more about my family and Goole, where they lived and especially about my great-grandfather Bernard Knowles Brook.
Family Ties With Ealand
My parents, grandparents and I visited the village of Ealand every year from about 1954 until the 1960s. Our connection with the village arose from the fact that my paternal grandmother had two sisters, Mary and Lizzie, who both married farmers who hailed from Ealand. Mary married Jim Foster and they originally lived at Field House Farm, before Uncle Jim retired and they moved into a house on Ealand Main Road called 'Wyngarth'. Lizzie married Wilfred Oades (later Easton), who farmed at White House and on retiring moved into a house called 'Glenhurst' on Wharfe Road.
Auntie Lizzie and Uncle Wilf had a son called James, who became a farmer like his father and took over White House and when he retired he had a bungalow called 'Greenacres' built on part of the land. Jim and his wife Mary (nee Robinson) who hailed from Scunthorpe had 2 children, Sandra and David, but they have moved to different areas. Mary and Jim Foster had a daughter, Mary and she had a... Read more
