Nostalgic memories of Todhills's local history

Share your own memories of Todhills and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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My grandmother, Margeret Alice Derbyshire, lived at 1 Ivy Cottage, Todhills. My father, Maurice Derbyshire, was born 1904 at Lower Willington. I have a newspaper cutting dated 2 September telling of how my grandmother's father, J Glendenning, started work at nine years old! And eventually because of failing eyesight ended up as night foreman at Todhills railways. I think newspaper cutting may be from Durham ...see more