Thorne, Market Place c.1960
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Photo of Thorne, Market Place c.1960

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At nearby Fishlake, the village church is noted for its late Norman doorway. At Thorne the church of St Nicholas has a late 13th-century tower and early 20th-century glass. The White Hart was once a posting house from which stagecoaches made daily runs to Hull, Doncaster and Sheffield.

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A Selection of Memories from Thorne

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Thorne

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Does anyone remember Four ways Cafe? I lived there with my mum and dad from 1957 to 1964
I in the canal photo that big barge was my grandads he used to deliver coal up and down the canal he was called Hubbert Barrass can anyone help me find more photos of this and also name of his barge please
Back in those days any roadroller was referred to as a steamroller, even though, as with the one seen in the picture, it was diesel powered!
The Annual Fair was always a time that the young people of Thorne waited for. Opposite the Red Bear, not far from Clarkes Pork Pie shop, there was situated a boxing booth and the young men used to try and win a prize for staying in the ring for 3 rounds. The prize was £3 (if memory serves me correctly). In the green there was roundabouts and stalls and also the start of the horse ride. You could pay a small amount of ...see more