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My family moved from Monks Kirby to the Kennels near Morgans farm, Newnham Paddox in 1958/59 dad John, mum Marjorie sister Margaret, brother Sean and me Paul. We walked to St Josephs RC School, about 3 miles each way, My ...Read more

A memory of Newnham Paddox by Paul Quirke

There at the time when Cawthorne was a tour operator and whether it was coincidence or not the tour operator was called Harry Cawthorne coach tours. I do believe that they were an established firm; it could well be that the village was ...Read more

A memory of Gawber in 1952 by Roland Mitchell

I lived in Kirby Hill for one year from 1965 to 66, I was a 13 year old boy. I absolutely  loved my time there and have many happy memories. My Mother and Father bought the Shoulder of Mutton in 1965 taking myself ...Read more

A memory of Kirby Hill in 1965 by John Wood

As a child brought up in Yorkshire, we spent holidays visiting family across the Pennines; mother's family in Liverpool and father's in Runcorn. Although he had done well, now a country doctor, father always seemed to think he was ...Read more

A memory of Runcorn by Rob Oldfield

The picture reminds of the year that my wife and I moved from Birmingham to Richmond and bought a house on what was then the new Shepherds Estate on the Darlington Road.  We soon came to love Richmond, N Yorkshire and that area for the ...Read more

A memory of Richmond in 1965 by Terry King

I have recently been making an album for my father of his life story and he was saddened that we had nothing we could put in it of my brother who was taken to Bradford childrens hospital in November 1947 and died in January ...Read more

A memory of Bradford in 1947 by Mavis Hunt

I was placed in an orphanage on 13th October 1943 together with my elder brother Brian.  My father had died on the infamous Siam (Thailand) Railway as a forced labour navvy. He was a regular soldier and had already been ...Read more

A memory of Tairgwaith in 1944 by Michael Lowdon

I have too many memories to many to go into - apprentice Elec; at Patent Shaft steelworks, left Wednesbury aged 20 for 2 years RAF National Service, lived in south Yorkshire since 1954 - think about standing with fire watchers ...Read more

A memory of Wednesbury by George Johnson

Born in Dunfermline 1951, initially lived in Cowdenbeath @ Terris Place wi parents / grandparents until 4/5. Moved to Union St and lived there until 1971 wi parents, 2 brothers, 2 sisters. When I married I moved to ...Read more

A memory of Cowdenbeath by tpg.theminerscfc24

Looking at the comments and photographs of South Yorkshire and its then thriving industries, remembering the comradeship and dare I say "culture" of its people based on their community spirit and the so frequently ...Read more

A memory of Goldthorpe in 1950 by Terence Flinders