Nostalgic memories of Worksop's local history

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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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Hello, I am very interested in Worksop history since I've grown up here and me any my friend are intrigued to know whereabouts this pool was? If anybody could give directions for us to 'check out' whereabouts it was, that would be great! We have a rough idea about where we think it's located but we're not sure if it's accurate! Please contact me on abslovesymas@gmail.co.uk please, thank-you x
Used to go with my dad, he loved to swim.
I remember swimming in Langold Lake ! I wouldn't do it nowadays ! Anyone one else been rowing or swimming there ? Karen
I remember the various market stalls well, and the market cafe where you could be a greasy bacon cob, and a well stewed tea from the giant tea pot ! I used to buy a bundle of nylon stockings from a stall on the town hall corner. There was a stall that sold records too. Does anyone remember the tripe stall ? It sold chitlins, pigs chaps, rabbits and pheasants too - as a child I found it transfixing, and quite glad my ...see more
I remember it well, we fought to get a single cabin instead of what we called the Monkey Cabin at the end which was the communal cabin where people finished up going home wearing something they didn't arive in, but the pool was great, there was a diving board and a spring board then even though the depth was only 6 ft deep. When Sam came to open the iron gates outside there would be ...see more
Frank Pressley b.1885 Worksop Would like to know more about my grand-parents, Frank Pressley and Margaret Nellie Olle. Born in the early 20th century - 1900/1910. They had children called Frank and Reginald, born in late 1920s - this is all I know,
So I see it now again after so many years the shop on the corner with that sign Lofthouse's Newsagents above the entrance I went under many times to collect my comics hot from the presses of D.C.Thomson of Dundee: Beano (Thurs), Dandy (Tues), Beezer (Tues), Topper (Fri), though not The Wizard, that was mostly words not images paid for me by my dear late Grandmother Annie Turnill (nee Flint) of 15,Manvers ...see more
I used to work on the sweet stall on that corner of the market on Saturdays when I was 17 and 18. Boys could work from 17 but girls were supposed to be 18 which I didn't think was right but I was always a bit worried when a policeman came by. The was a flower stall right on the corner and I used to sell a few bunches if the lady had gone to the loo and asked me to keep an eye on the ...see more
I remember it being very cold when we had 8.30 swimming lessons before school. The teacher used to shout at us and I got my bronze certificate because I was too scared not to jump in the deep end when she told me. I struggled down the pool with her holding out a sort of rubber sling on a pole so she could fish me out if I looked like drowning but I made it! The experience ...see more
You can see the name Collards painted vertically on the side of a shop. This was my great-grandparents' haberdashery. The name can still be clearly seen there today.