Langwith, High Street c.1950
Photo ref:
L295015E
Photo ref:
L295015E
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There are actually two Langwiths - Nether and Upper - in north-east Derbyshire, near the border with Nottinghamshire and not far from Mansfield. Like so many other north-east Derbyshire communities, Langwith depended on coal for its livelihood, as we can see from the huge coal tip, now gone, visible in this view of the High Street.
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Memories of Langwith, High Street c1950
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. These memories are of Langwith, High Street c.1950
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Memories of Langwith re Peggy Knight:
I think you lived at No. 24.We lived at No.29.
Was your husband named Hardy?
My name is Bowen.My wife has been trying to find friends from school who were evacuated to Langwith from Lowestoft.
Regards,
Idris (Taffy)
I grew up in Shirebrook and I can state without hesitation that it was a miserable place to live. Particularly during the miners strike when the whole community was polarised and full of hate and anger. I was only too pleased to leave home and get away..
My name is Peggy Knight (nee cook). I have fond memories of being evacuated to Langwith aged 14, it changed my whole life as I met a boy who later became my lovely husband, he lived with his parents in Devonshire Drive. We moved to Suffolk to live and my three children had some wonderful holidays in Langwith with their grandparents. I would love to share my memories with others.
Is there some sort of pavillion across from those shops? I used to go there to the St Johns Ambulance brigade with my sisters Ann and Roslyn in the 1960s before my family went back to Scotland. They were the best years of my life. I brought my sons down for a visit and they still talk about how friendly the Langwith people are.
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