Nostalgic memories of Poolsbrook's local history

Share your own memories of Poolsbrook 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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I lived in Poolsbrook from 1964-1981. We lived on Staveley Road after moving out of the doctors surgery up stairs I think, don't remember that bit to young. Poolsbrook had a good community in the 70's great school and play areas. My friends at Poolsbrook were Cheryl, Jane, Wendy,Vicki and Patricia. My dad played for the local bowling team and was a good player. I have one brother and two sisters. There used to ...see more
I was six years old (cannot remember much before) but later bonfire night squabbles with new villagers, swinging over blackies on ropes, riding carriages on railways was all fun. Spike itself was a fantastic village to live in. First we lived at 7 The Crescent then moved up to old village though cannot remember the number, we lived next door to Pat Frost. I went to Spike School then up to Shuttlewood by bus ...see more
i remember living with my grandma on The Avenue and playing near the railway lines, going for walks along the blackies - still dont know the real name of that river or was it a river - just remember the smell.
I served part of my carpentry and joinery apprentice with Jack Brown [Bolsover] and C E Gaunt [Chesterfield]. When the church burnt down C E Gaunt rebuilt it - what a fantastic job - but in those days no videos so does anyone have any pictures of the rebuilding as I also worked on the crooked spire after that fire.
I went to live in Huddersfield in 1964, having been in Poolsbrook fom being born in 1944. I went to school with Ann West, Mavis Bannister, Margo Frost and Barbara Budworth. We had happy times. Doing all the things that girls do. I would like to be able to contact them, but don't have their married names !!