tonio Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 G].photobucket.com/albums/cc164/toniosf/img010.jpg[/img] A couple of pics of Rawsons Infants for you Sycamore. Jimmy Gee leading ESP around Black Bull corner. I know some of the players and one of the bass players looks very much like Athol Higgins from CSPB.Are you on it? [/img]g[/img] Trying again with pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonio Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 Trying again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonio Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 ....and again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nigel Womersle Posted February 9, 2009 Share Posted February 9, 2009 (edited) Trying again I recognise John Blazey - front right. Also Rawsons Infants, old Police Station and Crown Works (Hague's). Went to Rawsons infants = Miss Rogers was the Headmistress. My favourite teachers were Mrs Whittington and Miss Higgins. Edited February 10, 2009 by Nigel Womersle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh01 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 The Reading Room stood (as you say)at the corner of Church Street and Priory Road. Until the 1850s, the Reading Room was the Feoffes School. The building was erected in 1722 and stood on the site of an earlier wooden structure. It was demolished in the early 1970's. It was on two levels. The downstairs had a large room, which could be adapted into two, by drawing back the wooden screen halfway down the room. It was used for many functions, especially by the local Toc H. At the time of its closure, the downstairs room was used by the Conservative Party (which perhaps owned it) - the upper room was used by the Jehovah's Witnesses. The entire building was very damp. There was a cottage at the back (entrance by Priory Road). I remember Bernard and Annie (Nee Higgins) Booker living there before they moved to Church Street. They were a real nice couple. Damp it may have been, but The Reading Room was very quaint, and certainly a part of 'Old Ecclesfield'. I doubt that it would have been allowed to be demolished today - but then half the village I knew as a kid has gone.thanks for that nigel, i remember bernard & annie living in the cottage very vaguely before moving onto church street. annie passed away 4-5 year ago and bernard passed away 5th of december last year. like you and a few others on this page say, there should have been preservation orders on quite a few old village buildings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh01 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) ....and again morning tonio great photo. i recognise athol, he lives 4 doors down from my parents. my grandmother nora shore was working at the black bull at the time the pic was taken as a barmaid and cleaner for pete and marlene hancock she worked there for around 25 years and also at the ex-service mens club for over 25 years some of it under the stewardship of harry wilkinson. some of you may know nora's husband bob shore he worked at arthur lees for over 40 years and was so im told probably the best darts player in the village, he played for the white bear, he was also on the commitee at the ex-service mens club for a good number of years Edited February 10, 2009 by mh01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh01 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Hiya, sorry can't think of who ya mean there was a Joanne but she wasn't from High Green. I left bout 3 years ago .................hiya lynblu joanne may have been living over hoyland way at the time of working at the library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mh01 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 (edited) hello again nigel did you say you use to be a bus driver on a previous page? annie and doreen higgins use to be conductors along with barry {billy} and robert was a bus driver Edited February 10, 2009 by mh01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade73 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 Does anyone have any knowledge on the Woffindin's/Woofindin (all sorts of variants on the spelling of the name). I believe the family lived round there and are buried at St Mary's. Also think there was a butcher's near Wheel Lane/Salt Box Lane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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