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Updates: Rymer St photos, and more memories

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Thanks to Jane Burrows from Tang Hall Local History Group we now have some photos of Rymer Street before it was demolished.

Thanks too to Andi Brigham for sending memories from Rose E Senior, who lived on Bilton Street.

Andi has also sent me two spreadsheet files containing … More … →

Update: Memories of Layerthorpe

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Just a note to say that I’ve just added a new page: Memories of Layerthorpe, sent to us by Sandra. It’s from discussions with her parents Kay and Dennis Durkin, and it’s fascinating. Please do have a read and add comments if it prompts further memories.

 

Updates: map and streets information

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There’s a new version of the map, with a few things added, and the WMC moved to where Trev suggested. Thanks to readers who completed the questionnaire I’ve been able to add your memories to the pages on Kidd’s Terrace (thanks to David), Bilton Street (thanks … More … →

Rymer Street added, Redeness St updated

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Thanks to responses to the questionnaire we’ve been able to add a page for Rymer Street, with Trev A’s description of his home, and we’ve added Trevor Keeler’s memories to accompany the images of Redeness Street.

 

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    • Kidd’s Terrace and Kidd family photos
    • Updates: Rymer St photos, and more memories
    • Update: Memories of Layerthorpe
    • Updates: map and streets information
    • Rymer Street added, Redeness St updated
    • Old Layerthorpe breaking through …
    • World War Two: camouflaged gasometer
    • Methodist mission rooms and meetings
    • Layerthorpe Working Men’s Club
  • Layerthorpe area info

    • Questionnaire: living in Layerthorpe
    • Rymer Street: photos before demolition
    • Memories of Layerthorpe
    • More memories of the Layerthorpe area
    • Mapping 20th century Layerthorpe
    • 1959 street directory
    • Frog Hall and nearby, 2004
    • Aerial photos
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  • Comments

    • Alan Freeman Hi Sandra I think I was at tang hall school about 1951/2 and burnholme school until about 1962...
      Memories of Layerthorpe
    • Dawn Langnead Linda Farmery was my aunt. Malcolm Farmery my Dad, both lived on Rymer Street.
      Rymer Street: photos before demolition
    • Andrea Skelton Hi my Great Great Grandfather Harry Skelton was born in 1 Down Hill Street in 1891 then within...
      Downhill Street
    • Andrea Skelton My Great Great Great Grandfather was born in NO: 1 Down Hill Street in 1891. Harry Skelton and...
      Downhill Street
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