Cudworth, Village Club And Cinema c.1956
Photo ref: C279005
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Cudworth was never a pit village, although it is surrounded by collieries at Monk Bretton (opened in 1870), Carlton (1879), Grimethorpe (1897), Frickley (1905) and Ferrymoor (1917). The Rock Cinema, built on land once owned by the Rock House farm, opened in 1928 showing silent films. It premiered its first talkie on July 1930. It thrived as a village cinema until 1962, when 'Bingola' replaced films. This also faded away a few years ago, and the Rock is now a retail store. The village hall, left, is no longer here, and has been replaced by a nursing home. Dorothy Hyman the Olympic athlete was born in the town, and entered her first hop, skip and jump contest at school in 1953.

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A Selection of Memories from Cudworth

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I was born at 50 Nancy Road, Grimethorpe on the 12 December 1944. At this time this address was the White City police house and had the West Riding police crest attached to the front of the house. My dad, Robert Cox, had come down to Yorkshire in 1929 to join the police force from Durham where he had previously worked in the coal mines. He returned to Durham and married my mam Elsie and their first posting was ...see more
these were 2 of my best friends ....if any one knows them how about letting me know i am on facebook "jacqueline whincup terzian ''or at iwhincup@telus.net
It was a hot summers day and dad let me borrow his bicycle. It was a bit on the large side for me (I was 10 years old) he had taken the saddle from off the saddle-bar and had tied it to the crossbar. I rode the bike along the canal pathway, all the way from Royston towards Woodmoore 4&5 Colliery and beyond. I was training my eyes on the side of the canal, when I saw a coat near to the waters edge (it was ...see more
I recall going to the fairground which was on the Common; there were some stalls of which one could either test your skill trying to throw a hoop over a prize in order to win it; of course there was a catch and that catch was to make sure the hoop would drop dead flat on the stalls table. There was a square cube of which when throwing the hoop over the prize; in this case a bottle of Pompagne vintage cider (the ...see more