Nostalgic memories of Wincobank's local history

Share your own memories of Wincobank and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Happy memories of visiting Wincobank to see my grandparents. They used to live in the back to backs on Newman Rd. My mother lived there until she joined the land army and was posted down to Aylesbury. We used to travel up by train, and later years by car. My brothers and sisters and me loved the corner shops and the sweet machines on the pavements,we didn't have anything like this in the countryside where we ...see more
In the process of searching for family details I have discovered that Google Earth has a lot of modern photographs of Wincobank as well as a clear picture of the site of the ancient castle fort between Wincobank and Shiregreen. I would like to know what happened to the cinema which used to be in the area going back 50 years and more.
My first memory of Wincobank is having a holiday with grandparents in Vauxhall Road. I was only 12 at the time and it was an awful lot to take in after having been brought up in Kent. I clearly remember the turkeys wandering around freely across the road and the pigeons being kept at the top of the bank opposite the family home. The school at the top of the road is where my father and his siblings ...see more