Nostalgic memories of West Cornforth's local history

Share your own memories of West Cornforth 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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Growing Up

I was brought up in Doggie from the age of 3and1/2 and lived in 12 Oak Terrace with my Aunt and Uncle. I left at age 17 years and have many memories of growing up. Do you remember the hills and holes? we used to roll our hard boiled coloured easter eggs down there and jape them. We used to stay out until the street lights came on and used to play marbles on the tiny patch of grass near out house. I remember going to ...see more

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Added 01 July 2022

Family Tree

My grandmother was born in west cornforth in 1915, her father John Doran was killed in the 1st world war in 1916 , her mother was Rebecca ward, if anyone knows of them, would be very grateful to hear from you, as trying to find out much as I can about my nans family, they lived at 20 moor street

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Added 12 June 2019

West Cornforth

Can anyone remember the night the tar beds caught fire. I remember my parents waking me up and carrying me along to the bottom of the pit bank to watch. It was in the fifties as we lived in Moor Street until I was five.

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Added 15 January 2018

Distant Memories

I was born in Doggie in 1934. I remember playing football in Elm Rd refereed to by the person in one of your letters and was wondering if I went to school with that person. Although he/she may know my nephews John and Alfred Mould better. I left Doggie when I was 18 years old and now live in Australia, but have fond memories of my childhood in Cornforth and remember the very things mentioned by people on your ...see more