Castle Donington
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Castle Donington books (11 available)
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Long Whatton Primary School
My name is Sandra Faure nee Cartlidge.
I have wonderful memories of my childhood in Long Whatton, especially those when I was at the Primary School.
Anyone remember Mrs Sharpe and Mrs Varnam?
Mrs Sharpe was a lovely person and I feel that we all got a good start in life having her as our teacher. She taught us so many things apart from the normal lessons. I remember how happy she was when I became the first ever Queens Guide in Long Whatton. She even gave me five pounds, which in those days, was a LOT of money!
I remember how we used to be able to play in the fields which were opposite my house (9, ...read more here
A memory of Long Whatton contributed by SANDRA faure
Evacuees to Normanton in 1941
My elder brother, Alan Crook, and I were evacuated from Sheffield during the blitz of, I think, 1941. We stayed, as far as I can recall, in a large house, I believe the Manse, attached to the Church. (St. James ?). I was about 6 at the time so my memories are a little hazy ! We were looked after by the Vicar, and his housekeeper who was very kind to us. The vicar had a grown-up daughter who used to lend me her doll's pram. I remember a beautiful garden with an archway leading to the church grounds. It was a very traumatic time for my brother and I but I would ...read more here
A memory of Normanton On Soar contributed by Mavis Heeley
HEY UP ME DUCK
1953 were a special year for me and Great Britain - we climbed Everest, the Coronation, the parties. We had just moved into a new council estate, they were all prefrabricated houses after the war and supposed to only last a few years to help the housing shortage, but they are still standing. The estate had a green in the centre of it, we played football from dawn to dusk and met all my new mates.
A memory of Shepshed contributed by KEITH COMMONSA
In loving memory of my dad JIMMY aka james chambers.!!
I want my dad to be remembered by all you that knew him he was born in coalville and spent his days growing up in witwick.The memories i have of my dad are all good he was always smiling and doing benny hill impresions.Iremember he always had a smile for everyone and everybody who he met loved him he was a bit of a jack the lad,everyone knew him and the family and the family knew everyone.My grandad James Robert Chambers worked in the coal mine in coalville i also think my uncle frank did also. My dad was head game keeper for ages and i remember living in switherland hall in Keepers cottage.We moved around alot but my ...read more here
A memory of Whitwick contributed by julie chambers
Extracts From Castle Donington & Derbyshire books
Bondgate crosses Mount Pleasant to become the restrained High Street on the south side of the village rising up to Hill Top. The photographer looks back down the hill past 19th-century houses towards the village centre.
An extract from from"Leicestershire Photographic Memories".
Dating from the turn of the 17th century, the Key House is probably the best of Castle Donington’s vernacular buildings. Timber-framed, it has a two-story porch decorated with lozenges, a most unusual feature for its date.
An extract from from"Leicestershire Photographic Memories".
Although quiet, even in 1955, Bondgate is on the line of the turnpike road between Long Easton and Ashby-de-la-Zouch. We can still appreciate in these photographs the quality of houses and shops, before the destructive work of the modern window salesman spread like a rash over the country.
An extract from from"Leicestershire Photographic Memories".
The photograph is dominated by a brick and stone building typical of its turn-of-the-century date, but in this southern sector of the town earlier houses are to be found, including a stone-faced building in Apiary Gate of c1670.
An extract from from"Leicestershire Photographic Memories".
Looking north east, past the Turk’s Head towards St Edward’s Church,
the scene is little changed today. The village’s surroundings, however,
have not been so lucky, with East Midlands Airport, built in the 1960s, a
famous motor-racing circuit and a Trentside power station, all close by.
An extract from from"Down the Trent Photographic Memories".