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  • Ann Newth Wood on Berry Hill Rehabilitation Centre

    08/05/2021
    If this photo was in Chad there may be a write up attached. On the upper photo, the man behind...

  • Ann Newth Wood on Debdale Hall Recovery Hospital

    08/05/2021
    It was about 1969 by the time I went as a young physiotherapist to check up on ladies who were...

  • Ann Newth Wood on Mansfield music scene in the sixties

    08/05/2021
    Your memories are my memories. The Palais was magic in that era. I wrote about it in my family history...

  • Stan Butcher on Church across from the Empire Picture place

    06/05/2021
    Gillian and I attended Rosemary Street 1961-1965 and our sons were dedicated there. We used to help with the Lifeboys...

  • Stephen Randall on Mansfield Woodhouse Amateur Cricket Team

    04/05/2021
    Just come across this website, ref Ronnie Deakin's article, my Dad Bernard Randall played for the Woodhouse team in the...

  • Stephen Randall on Saville House School

    03/05/2021
    I attended Saville House at Woodhouse in the late 60s, think I was there for 3 years? - its along...

  • noel newbury on Making the Christmas cake

    03/05/2021
    This picture taken was circa 1952 , I think the lady in the centre is Mrs Cupitt. There may have...

  • Roger Wharmby on Duke Street, Mansfield

    25/04/2021
    Hi l have just found this page about the Hudson family. My name is Roger Wharmby, the eldest son of...

  • Derek Brewer on QEGS

    24/04/2021
    Hi Graham, I might be wrong but I thought the goalie was someone called Kiddier. Your views?

  • Dawn on Demolition Newcastle Street

    22/04/2021
    Are there any photos of the houses before they were demolished? My Great Grandfather/Mother lived at 23 Newcastle St in...

  • Richard Ward on Carter Lane First School Plays

    21/04/2021
    Middle row far left, looking completely unimpressed with the whole show is me, Richard Ward.

  • Erin Baranski on Childhood on Lilac Grove

    21/04/2021
    Random comment I know, but I was scrolling through this page and came across this. Up until 3 years ago...

  • Mel oliver on Rainworth Footballers at Wembley

    18/04/2021
    So proud to be a player in this team. 6 seasons I played for Rainworth, first season league runners up,...

  • Chris Hall on Mansfield Colliery Welfare

    15/04/2021
    Yes, it is Derek. He won the "man of the match" award in Australia in the Centenary Test of March...

  • Chris Hall on Cricket a Mansfield Colliery Welfare Sports Ground

    15/04/2021
    The Blidworth batsman in pic 9 and 11 is Dave Donaldson, one of the best wicket keeper batsman to have...

  • Robert Spencer on Early days at Ethel Wainwright Junior School

    14/04/2021
    Ethel Wainwright school was opened in the early 1950's. I remember being in the photograph of the football team with...

  • Kate Miller on Mansfield General Hospital

    11/04/2021
    My late husband was rushed into Mansfield General in July 1983 following a serious road accident involving a fire engine...

  • Freda Stafford on St Edmunds, Mansfield Woodhouse, School Leavers Group 1950

    11/04/2021
    My brother who lives in Australia just sent me a link for the Chad newspaper, been looking through the school...

  • royvoce on Diving into a Tank of Water.

    11/04/2021
    My wife saw him do the dive many times at Wembley stadium at half time in the speedway circa 1949....

  • Edward Pogmore on Portland Training College

    10/04/2021
    Thanks for these pictures. Caught up with them after seeing archive footage of The Queen and Prince Philip visiting the...

  • Amanda Dutton on Windmill Ridge School Musical 1980

    08/04/2021
    Front row from left, 3rd Samantha Senior, 5th Helen Berry. Middle row from left, 2nd Lisa Wallhead, 4th Caroline Roe,...

  • Mary-Louise O'Neill on High Oakham School

    05/04/2021
    I am just writing to answer a query from Susan Sisson. She asked if anyone knew Sean O'Neill who was...

  • Susan Smith (formerly Johnson) on Brunts School Song

    05/04/2021
    That song brought back memories! I was there 1955-1959. My father, uncle and aunt had been pupils too.

  • Susan Smith (formerly Johnson) on Henley High School (A former private school in the days before Ofsted!)

    05/04/2021
    I was sent there, age 5, would have been 1949. It moved to Sutton, and a bit later I was...
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  • Clipstone Colliery

    08/05/2021
    I have been fortunate in recently acquiring a collection of photos of the Clipstone head stocks being built, here are ...

  • Festival of Britain 1951 - Forest Town

    06/05/2021
    Seventy years ago in 1951 Forest Town School children celebrated the Battle of Britain on the Welfare grounds. I wonder ...

  • Inter Office Match in late sixties

    20/04/2021
    This photo is of a joint Mansfield Post Office and Post Office Telephones (now B.T.) team taken at an inter ...

  • HRH Prince Philip 1921 - 2021

    10/04/2021
    It is with great sadness we have learnt of the death of HRH Prince Philip and our thoughts are with ...
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