The 3 Skulls

A Memory of Hickleton.

I remember walking during the 1950s, from where I used to live in Goldthorpe, up the hill to Hickleton, as far as the church to view the three skulls within the wall of the lych-gate... "Today for me, tomorrow for thee" was the chilling message around the window where they were set.  Unfortunately they were stolen some years ago.  I am not sure if they have now been replaced; I think there was problem in obtaining replacements in this day and age.  On the way up we would call in the first little cottage on the left, where the owner ran a small shop from the front room, and buy sweets.  I was sharing these memories with a gentleman recently who said that was his grandmother's shop!  It is a small world!  

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