High Street c1955, Wath-Upon-Dearne

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High Street c1955
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I lived the early part of my life at Wharncliffe Crescent, which had its name changed to High Street sometime during the 1950s. the photographs labelled High Street, and Wharncliffe Crescent in the collection art in fact the same place!

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!

Wath C1958-68

I too remember Tesh's Emporium.... it was as someone said, somewhere you felt both excitement and dread at the same time lol .... he reminded me of a Fagin character looking back!....I lived in the Pavilion ( or Pav ) as it was called , good times as the disco's we had were great, especially when you lived there too! My Mom and dad were the steward and stewardess till they split up, and My dad, me and my baby brother left for the south coast in around 1968...... anyone remember Bolton Dynamoes or Wath Athletic Youth playing there 66-68? I believe it has since been demolished?
Before moving to Wath we lived in Bolton on Dearne, and loved the bike ride to Wath baths each week, ( if you got past the Gypsies camped between the Wath North and Wath Central stations without fear of harm!)....anyone like to say please do ok?

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.

Brewery Terrace

I was born at number 7 BreweryTterrace, my grandma lived next door at number 8. My father was Ron Drake and my mother was Margaret Drake. At one point it seemed like our entire family lived on the Terrace!

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

Brewery Terrace

I was born at number 17 Brewery Terrace. My father was born at number 8 where my grandparents lived for many years.Does any one have any photos or memories of this part of Wath. My nanan worked in the Red Lion pub for about 50 years. The family name is Drake. Do you also remember that great emporium Tommy Tesh?

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.