Comments on: Questionnaire: living in Layerthorpe

By: Sue Hogarth

Sue Hogarth — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 12:01:57 +0000

My great gran called Ada Cattle lived at 7 Downhill Street in 1956 , wonder if anyone remembered her

By: Pauline Coldrick

Pauline Coldrick — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 13:14:29 +0000

I think that would be Watsons

By: Pauline Coldrick

Pauline Coldrick — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 13:13:18 +0000

I remember the shop very well. Your dad was a regular customer at the frog hall where I lived.

By: Tony Cole

Tony Cole — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:32:04 +0000

My Grandma Bessie Waudby ( nee Lethbridge ) lived at 32 Rymer Street for many years and I often visited and in fact moved in for a while with my mother during the war years. I have many happy memories of Layerthorpe, its local characters and shops. Happy days!

By: Vanora Hohmann

Vanora Hohmann — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 16:21:33 +0000

My grandma, Gertrude Maw, was born in 1897? at 19 Rymer street. Does anyone know anything about the Maw familie?

By: Eric Coates

Eric Coates — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:09:41 +0000

I went to BIlton street school,and remember when the teachers took us to St Cuthberts,after leaving the Army i was walking past,and noticed the door open,I don’t remember who was at the door but i i was allowed in, at that time Layerthorpe had gone as we remembered it. but it was nice to reminisce..

By: Eric Coates

Eric Coates — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:47:35 +0000

Sorry Rosie.no he wasn’t one of ours,the only one in our family of that name, died as a result of the first war and is buried in Strensall,my uncle,

By: Eric Coates

Eric Coates — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 23:29:41 +0000

My sister Lila married to Carlo the cobbler, she had a shop at 39 selling baby clothes, wool, a general drapery shop. Carlo took over the butchers shop,to the left of the pub.selling shoes ,and in the early 60s they started the post office in Brookfield.My brother Tom and his wife Doreen ran then little shop on the corner of Redness street.and on the others corner No 64, my mother and father lived, dad worked for Rowntrees. At one tiime Lila lived next door to Durkins.

By: Rosie

Rosie — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 08:54:02 +0000

Interested in the link with the Coates family. Are you related to William Coates the Joiner, who had a business opposite Walmgate Bar during the 19th century? I hope to hear from you.

By: Eric Coates

Eric Coates — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 23:37:23 +0000

I lived at 39 Layerthorpe,which is now the Hungry cafe.and at 64,till i left Parkgrove school and joined the army at 15. Reading the story’s here i was amazed how many people names came up that i could put faces to. I’m 80 next and the last of the Coates family.yes i remember the Masons, Deatons,Wilson’s, Chipchases, Jocky, Ferris and lots more.