Brough, Station Road c.1960
Photo ref:
B765016
Photo ref:
B765016
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In Anglo-Saxon this place was known as 'burh', meaning 'fortified place'; its present prosperity rests firmly in the 20th century. The Blackburn Aircraft Company opened its first factory in 1916; as the company expanded, becoming a major employer, many more people were attracted to the thriving village.
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A Selection of Memories from Brough
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 Brough
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My twin sister Pat and I attended Brough School from the age of 5 years old, along with other children from Brantingham. We travelled on the bus to School every day, which stopped outside the Triton near the War Memorial. Sometimes in winter when the bus didn't turn up because of the deep snow we would have to walk to school which was quite a long way for a child, and then had to walk back home ...see more
When I came to live at Brough there were two shops, plenty of banks and churches and two pubs, the Buccaneer and the Ferry Inn. I visited both on numerous occasions. I worked at both the timber yard and what was then Hawker Siddleys. I was 25 years at Brough. I visited a month ago and didn't know it, the merger with Elloughton is amazing, the new housing is vast . It is not like the old Brough at all, though Station Road hasn't changed that much since the old days.
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