Oldcotes, Main Street c.1965
Photo ref: O141065
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Photo ref: O141065
Photo of Oldcotes, Main Street c.1965

More about this scene

Still close to the Yorkshire county boundary and south- west of Harworth, Oldcotes village is situated at the crossroads of the A634 and A60; Main Street runs east from the A60 Doncaster Road south of the Blyth Road. The house on the left, South Royd, with its attached barn, has now had the paint removed from the stonework. A stream runs along the right-hand side of the road, and at the end and out of sight is St Helen's Roman Catholic church of about 1870, and rather good.

A Selection of Memories from Oldcotes

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 Oldcotes

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I was born in Oldcotes and we emigrated to Australia in 1959. I remember people when I was young, there was Ms Bridgehams who used to be my teacher in Oldcoates School who I will always remember her with fond memories and then there was Mrs Brown who used to live in Main Street, I used to visit her as a little girl, and Father Athill. As I live in London now I visit Oldcotes and pay my respects. It brings back a ...see more