Wath Upon Dearne, All Saints Church c.1950
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Photo of Wath Upon Dearne, All Saints Church c.1950

A Selection of Memories from Wath Upon Dearne

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 Wath Upon Dearne

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I lived in Wath until I enlisted in the RAF at the age of 19. The photographs of Wath on Dearne create a sense of enormous nostalgia and I vividly recall my childhood and teenage years. I attended the Grammar School 1947/52 and reflect upon the teachers, for whom I had great respect, and my fellow school students. Despite the two collieries and the second largest railway marshalling yard in the ...see more
I remember this building well, now destroyed.. I lived in the house attached to the "Pav", from the age of 9 to 21. There was cricket, football, bowls, tennis, track running outdoors. Badminton, table tennis and billiards indoors. Plus the Saturday night dances.. I used to catch the No.22 bus to Mexborough Tech. At the stop near the roundabout.. Now live in Plymouth aged 85....
This view looks from Newhill almost opposite to Newhill park across to west Melton, the sectioned off plot of land was controversial as the property being built there had to have the previous foot path moved to allow for the building of the bungalow that is now the Homestead, the rough land on the left foreground belongs to the Thacker family, the tree blocks out the view to Stacey mill house which had been the old Rockingham soap works.
I lived beside the canal on Doncaster Road Manvers for the first 15 years of my life, i have just returned after 50 years, big change! does anyone remember Saint James restaurant at the bottom of Sandy Mount where payment was made with bakerlite tags which were bought at the door? Remember the Malt Kilns, glass works, Mr Browns farm, Grand and majestic Cinemas, Empire Hall and many more.