Wath-Upon-Dearne memories

Tommy Tesh

High Street c1955
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I have lots of memories of Wath, I was born on Campsall Fields Road. I remember catching the 118 newhill bus for 2p into Wath for buns from Binns and Mum went to Charlesworths for her meat, and Hillards was the supermarket. I also remember Tommy Tesh's shop on the corner where no one dared go in cos it looked scary.

School Memories

I was at Wath Grammar School from 1952 until 1959. I have lots of lovely memories of my time there. In particular my teachers and school friends. I loved Barbara Swan - Geography teacher, Hetty Clewes (nee Upton) - history, and Eleanor Shawcross - girls PE. And pupils - Dave Short, Roy Carr, and Gary Bell. When I left, I worked at Cortonwood Colliery and Elsecar Works for 5 years, then Park Gate Iron & Steel until 1968, then British Steel for 30 years. I retired in 1994, but am still working at the age of 70! I hope people will remember me!

I used to live at this address with my grandparents from about this time for about 6 years but also used to visit afterwards. My grandparents lived in this rather imposing house which I believe used to be a farm with outbuildings including several barns, pig sty and an orchard. I do not have any photographs of the house but would be grateful if anyone could supply same. The house was demolished in the late 1950s/early 1960s to make way for a new police station. Any information would be good but a photograph would be ideal, if anyone has one they could send to me. My maiden name is Cooper and my grandparents' name was Robinson.

Ikky From Wath

I am from Barnsley, a local saying for 'Mr Nobody' or someone you didn't want to name was "It's Ikky from Wath". Does anyone know where this saying came from? Lynn

West Street Wath-Upon-Dearne

I left Wath Grammar School in 1948 after 7 happy years. My father was the owner of Waddington Bros. Ironmongers in West Street, but the shop and all the rest of the shops in West Street were demolished around 1970, as was the street itself. My mother taught at Park Road Secondary Modern School, starting during the Second World War because of the shortage of men teachers, and continued until she retired about 1958/9. Wath has changed greatly over the years, though I have not been back since 1992 when one of my aunts was still living there.

Question

Does anyone know of someone who lived in Brampton Bierlow by the surname of Pietrzak pronounced - Pi-et-track. If you do please e mail me on Elizabeth.Sw@hotmail.co.uk. Thanks.

Swinton

Station Street c1955
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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.

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.