Station Street c1955, Swinton
Station Street c1955, Swinton Ref: S828007
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Memories of Station Street c1955, Swinton
Family History
Hi, This isn't a memory, but in 1881-1883 my great-great-grandfather resided at 83 Station Street, he was a stationer. His name was John Thomas Haden.
Swinton
I moved to Swinton with my parents and sister from nearby Rawmarsh in 1961 when I was 9, to a house on Piccadilly Road, and in 1963 I attended Mexborough Grammar School, spending the first year at the old school before moving to the new school for my second year. This picture of Station Street changed little in the early 1960s and just a bit further down on the right was the old Roxy Cinema where I saw many films in the (by then) rather run down cinema. I suppose you could say that I grew up in Swinton and I have happy memories of the town.
Swinton & local memories
Read and share memories of Swinton and South Yorkshire inspired by Frith photos.
Grammar School And All That!
I remember the Grammar School well - I got transferred from Mexborough Tech because I had failed my 11+ Then I actually got to TEACH at the Grammar School whena student when the music teacher was ill for a time. My dad owned the shop at the top of West Street [Ladlow's greengrocers] and Waddington's was just oppposite which I could see from my bedroom window. I eventually became a headteacher in Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire, Hampshire and Humberside so I must have been doing SOMETHING RIGHT! I remember filming on 16mm film the new HALL which opened that year - wow - William Hague actually sang hymns in there too!!! What a change it is today in 2010. I fondly remember the old Majestic cinema, just a stone's throw from my house, and I loved going there - I remembered the closing date when "Kings Rhapsody" was the last film [it was due to re-open after "cleaning" but it was losing money hand... Read more
Cobblers Shop, Rockingham Road, Swinton
My memory relates to the cobblers shop on Rockingham Road, Swinton as this was my grandad's shop, I used to walk down the back way, behind the houses to get to it, it is still a shoe repairers shop. At 4pm every day, my nan would take my grandad tea and bread and butter. Does anyone have an old photo of the area of shops on Rockingham Road (opposite Kings head pub)? Thanks.
