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Hooton Roberts
I was born a Willertt at 5 Kilnhurst Rd in 1940. I remember the noise of German fighters going to bomb Sheffield and many German or Italian prisoners marching from Kilnhurst to the camp at Ravenfield. They used to throw us tins containing sweets and we used these tins when playing hopscotch. We had no electricity in the house which is very different now. I wonder whether the cellar still floods! We had gas downstairs and candles upstairs, no curtains and it was always very cold. The windows would be covered with thick ice in the morning. When electricity finally came to the village, we were too poor to pay the connection charge. We lived with my grandfather William Willert who ...read more here
Contributed by Patricia Stirk
EARL OF STRAFFORD OPENS 1984
It's nearly 25 years since the Earl of Strafford hotel opened in Hooton Roberts. I wrote an M.A. dissertation on Thomas Wentworth, the First Earl of Strafford after whom the pub is named, so I was naturally very interested.
I was shown around the building and was amazed to see runnels in the basement floor which were for the blood from beasts slaughtered on the premises in the old days. I also heard about Anne Kent who is supposed to haunt the place after an unhappy love affair long ago. I was so intrigued, I wrote a pamphlet about the hotel.
I often go jogging through Hooton Roberts and I have developed a real affection for ...read more here
Contributed by john tarttelin
South Yorkshire memories
the Pearts
The little girl is my grandmother Jane Peart born 18 September 1884. Her nickname was Ginny. Her daughter, my late Auntie was called Jennie.
Beside her is my great uncle, Robert Leadley Peart who drowned at St Petersburg on 19 July 1908 aged 20 years.
A memory of Whitby contributed by The Frith Memory Archivist
The Peart family.
This is the Peart family. Amelia the eldest aged 17 holds her baby brother George. Next to her on the rock is Robert Leadley Peart and at her side is Robert's twin Matthew. Next to Matthew is Jane (known as Ginny) and then Tom.
Ginny was born 18th September 1884 and was six years old in this photograph.
Robert (on the rock) was drowned aged 20 on 19th July 1908 after being swept overboard at St Petersburg.
George was also drowned in the sinking of HMS Hogue on 22nd September 1914. He was 23.
There were also two other brothers not shown in the photo - David who died aged 53 years on 11th July 1925 and William who ...read more here
A memory of Whitby contributed by Susan Storr
Extracts From Hooton Roberts & South Yorkshire books
The village post office often doubled as a general store, as the window-dressing here shows. The church was built in 1846, and is still a well-used and much-loved building. This view has now altered considerably, as the village has expanded over recent years.
An extract from from"Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories".
The village is built up around the church, which had its 800th anniversary in 1990. Many of the villagers celebrated by taking part in a play written by Sheila Yeger, the famous playwright. The tithe barn with its thatched roof dates from the 14th century.
An extract from from"Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories".
The name of the village means ‘castle’ or ‘entrenchment’. This quaint public house was probably built on the site of a coaching inn. The present building was constructed in the late 17th century, and it underwent remodelling in the 19th century. It is a focal point of the village.
An extract from from"Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories".
At the beginning of the 19th century there were only about four hotels in Hornsea, but by the mid 19th century more were built to accommodate the influx of visitors wishing to sea bathe, which was considered to be a cure for minor illnesses and very good for you. This hotel is just beside the North Eastern Railway Station.
An extract from from"Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories".
We can see All Saints’ church to the left in the background of this peaceful scene. King William gave lands here to one of his supporters, Drogo, who built a castle on the land. The ancient earthworks can still be seen.
An extract from from"Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories".