Skellow, The Park c.1960
Photo ref: S308013
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Memories of Skellow, the Park c1960

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I have some photos taken here with my mum, I used to go here everyday, on the swings, bobbys hat ect, we lived on Mansfield Cresent so it was only a little walk away. I remember my dad coming home from work from Askern Coalite on his bike, he crashed into the fencing there ripping his arm open, luckily his pal, Cliff Penno, was a first aider and sorted him out.
i was born right next to the park at number 3 Laurel Terrace. My parents were called Sam & Edith Barnett. I lived there for nearly 30 years & spent many a happy day as a kid in that park, climbing trees & making up games with my mates to play until dusk when the park keepers came & booted you out so they could lock the gates. I even remember security coming down Laurel Terrace at night in a van, ...see more