Norton, St James Church c.1960
Photo ref: N286001
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Photo ref: N286001
Photo of Norton, St James Church c.1960

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A Selection of Memories from Norton

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 Norton

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My dad was born in Pontefract but moved to Norton around 1920. Their family name was Howcroft and they lived at 3 Mount Royde from 1929 -1957, when my grandma died. My grandfather was an ambulance driver in the 1914-18 war. He served in the transport division in France and Italy. He went missing for sometime and was found in a field hospital suffering the effects of mustard gas. ...see more
I remember staying at my uncles farm, I think his name was Jack Hope, my aunts name was Evelyn. They were really my cousins, but as they were older than me I called them Auntie and Uncle. Evelyn's mother, Sally, lived on Skellow Road and was my mother, Nellie's sister. I loved my holidays spent at the farm. They had two shops, a butchers and a general ...see more