Grassington, The Market Square 1926

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The Rev Thomas Arthur Bairstow was my Grandfather. His last church prior to retirement, was Grassington Congregational Church. He was the minister there from 1943-47. When I visited in 2007 I took a photo of the church.

I am so happy i have found this photo of my old school i spent a very happy 2 years there from 1964 to 1966 . It was an open air school at the time and the head mistress was a Mrs Winnie Anderson . I often wondered what had happened to the old place ? And was it still a school ? When i was due to leave i cried for ages , i did not want to leave. !! But alas i had to go back to Haworth and another school in ...see more

I was sent to Netherside hall in 1967 i was 12 at the time and was havi g a lot of time off scho due to bad health.I remember Winnie Anderton and her husband who were headmaster . I had some good times there and some not so good times , I remember a lad called LONGEY ! and also the you g lad with the bad astma i think he later died. ? We usted to go cannoing which i enjoyed , i remember a teatcher ...see more

Does anyone remember going on a school journey from Park County Primary School in Doncaster in about 1953/54? We stayed at Long Ashes Guest house and our mothers came on a visit by bus towards the end of the week. I remember lumpy porridge for breakfast and having to dry out our clothes because we all got so wet. One of the teachers took lots of photos, copies of which I still have. I was Avril Fifield then. ...see more