Thurgoland, The Brow c.1955
Photo ref:
T132004
Photo ref:
T132004
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This farming village is not far from Silkstone. Most of the cottages were built in stone from the Greenmoor Quarry. The left foreground cottage has gone, but the small house (right) remains, which is connected to a converted barn and stable. The oldest building in the village is the farm cottage in the centre, with its wedge shaped dairy - both still in use.
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A Selection of Memories from Thurgoland
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 Thurgoland
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My mother and her family lived in Ramsden row in Thurgoland, and their name was Caswell. My mum was Dorothy Joan and her elder sister was Gertie, who became, I think, Heap when she married. I believe the Heaps lived further along the lane from Ramsden Row, but I was quite young when we last visited (I'm talking about the 1960s!). I just wonder if anyone has any photos or memories of Ramsden Row or perhaps know any of ...see more
First a little bit of history. There is a double cottage on Thurgoland Bank overlooking Cheesebottom, it was built by my Great Grandfather John Tufft around 1880. He was a Shingler at Wortley Lower Forge, having moved his family down from Tipton some years earlier. He brought up his family here, seven children in all. After he died in 1920 and my Great Grandmother died in 1921 the cottage was occupied ...see more
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