Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire

Old Photos , Historic Maps , Local History Books and Memories of Skelmanthorpe

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Old Photos of Skelmanthorpe
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Skelmanthorpe in 1955

Old Maps of Skelmanthorpe

Historic Maps of Skelmanthorpe and the local area.

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Map of Skelmanthorpe in 1896

Map of Skelmanthorpe in 1903

Map of Skelmanthorpe in 1924

Map of Skelmanthorpe in 1947

Map of Skelmanthorpe in 1892

Sheet Maps of Skelmanthorpe

Historic Folded Sheet Maps of Skelmanthorpe and the local area, matching current OS Landranger Sheet Maps.

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Shows Skelmanthorpe in 1840

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Shows Skelmanthorpe in 1923

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Books about Skelmanthorpe
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25 photo books on Skelmanthorpe and the surrounding area.

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Cover image of Did You Know? Huddersfield

Cover image of Huddersfield - A History & Celebration

Cover image of Wakefield and the Five Towns Living Memories

Cover image of Bradford Photographic Memories

Memories of Skelmanthorpe
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Post Office

I remember that postage stamp machine outside the post office. If you put a halfpenny in the penny slot & flicked it in forcefully you obtained a penny stamp. My mother made me & a friend, who shall remain nameless, return all the stamps back to the office. We got a rollicking from the postmaster, who said it would take him ages to sell these stamps. However he didn't return our halfpennies!! Karma x2!

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Christmases And Wwii Years In Skelmanthorpe

I was born in Leeds Yorkshire, but my maternal grandmother and other relatives lived in Skelmanthorpe. My earliest memories are of being the first grandchild and visiting grandma every Christmas to celebrate. Then in 1940 I was evacuated briefly to Skelmanthorpe to live with my grandmother and attend school there. When I knew her she always had a home on Station Road shared by her ...see more

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Added 02 January 2013

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