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  • George and Joseph Hopewell

    George and Joseph Hopewell

    28/01/2020
    I hope you’ll find this article and the attached photo of George Hopewell interesting. Prior to World War II, George ...
  • HARLOW WOOD ORTHOPEADIC HOSPITAL REUNION

    HARLOW WOOD ORTHOPEADIC HOSPITAL REUNION

    21/01/2020
    Did you work at Harlow Wood? Were you a patient there? or maybe even a visitor if so you may ...
  • Clipstone Views from the Pit Headstocks

    Clipstone Views from the Pit Headstocks

    20/01/2020
    These photographs were taken by Donald Hickling  in 1952 when he worked on Clipstone headstocks. Note the open spaces, the ...
  • MY LADYBROOK AS I KNEW IT

    MY LADYBROOK AS I KNEW IT

    04/01/2020
    Although I was born in Tissington in Derbyshire I have lived in Mansfield from the age of 18 months. My ...
  • Darts presentation

    Darts presentation

    02/01/2020
    Two photos from the Mansfield and district works darts league in the seventies and eighties of two separate years presentation ...
  • The Charabanc - 1920

    The Charabanc - 1920

    18/12/2019
    This was the first bus to run into Blidworth. The idea came from Mr Hodgkiss, who as most  people will ...
  • Corporal Clarke's Country Cures

    Corporal Clarke's Country Cures

    17/12/2019
    This is a collection of cures from over 200 years ago. We strongly recommend that you do not try them!!!
  • The Sherwood Singers

    The Sherwood Singers

    15/12/2019
    Does anyone recall the Sherwood Singers and any concerts they gave? I believe they were connected to Forest Town can someone ...
  • Photos of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Harlow Wood.

    Photos of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Harlow Wood.

    09/12/2019
    This is when my grandpa, Jeff Clifton, brought Chitty Chitty Bang Bang to Harlow Wood Hospital in 1969. Thought you ...
  • New Co-operative Food Hall /store in the 70's

    New Co-operative Food Hall /store in the 70's

    26/11/2019
    New building for the Co-op Food Hall on Station Street across from then the Mansfield Police Station. This building were ...
  • Palace Theatre Programme

    Palace Theatre Programme

    25/11/2019
    This is a programme for a production at the Palace Theatre in 1950 that I recently found in some old ...
  • Old Church on Stockwell Gate.

    Old Church on Stockwell Gate.

    13/11/2019
    This old Church on Stockwell Gate was taken by myself in the early ’70s. Can anyone put a name to ...
  • The Conservative Club Mansfield

    The Conservative Club Mansfield

    11/11/2019
    This is another photo from Roger Brown. The photo was taken at the conservative club in 1977 during the queens ...
  • Roger Brown's Broomhill football Team

    Roger Brown's Broomhill football Team

    11/11/2019
    This is the Broomhill football team taken at the Mansfield Town (stags) ground in 1955. They represented Mansfield schools against Worksop ...
  • Sherwood Hall Technical Grammer School for Boys

    Sherwood Hall Technical Grammer School for Boys

    11/11/2019
    Sherwood Hall was my school from 1963 to 1969. I have in my possession three programmes for Gilbert & Sullivan ...
  • Broomhill and rosemary school's in the fifties

    Broomhill and rosemary school's in the fifties

    04/11/2019
    This is my dear late sister Pamala Bridges class photo at Broomhill Junior School in the early fifties, she is ...
  • Back room of the Dial Hotel in the 70's

    Back room of the Dial Hotel in the 70's

    21/10/2019
    My parents Peter and Dora Stevenson ran the Dial from 1957 to 1978 , anyone remember them? The picture is of ...
  • Forest Town Bus Outing

    Forest Town Bus Outing

    19/10/2019
    Hopefully someone will be able to add a date and more information about this photograph. It is a Forest Town ...
  • Memories of Thorpe and Hancock

    Memories of Thorpe and Hancock

    18/10/2019
    I recently came across this display of dancing program and I am sure that there are a lot of people ...
  • St Alban's Players Drama Group

    St Alban's Players Drama Group

    06/10/2019
    At one period in time the St Alban’s Players (Forest Town) were a well known Theatre Group.  Many (if not ...
  • Deputies Outing

    Deputies Outing

    06/10/2019
    This lovely old photograph (courtesy of J Baylis) was taken in the grounds of the Forest Town Institute, it is ...
  • Mystery Building at Forest Town Crossroads

    Mystery Building at Forest Town Crossroads

    18/09/2019
    Does anyone recall this building that was once situated at Forest Town Cross Roads? It was on the corner of ...
  • Rosemary infants school

    Rosemary infants school

    09/09/2019
    Does anyone recognise their classmates or themselves in this photo taken at rosemary infants school in the early fifties. I ...
  • 1940s at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    1940s at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School

    26/08/2019
    When a new batch of “rookie” students arrived at Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar School they were split alphabetically into three groups ...
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  • John Ainley on The CO-OP Dairy

    05/12/2023
    Hello all, I found this discussion by accident when looking for old photos of the dairy. My father, Eric Ainley,...
  • Trev on 20 Grove Street, Mansfield

    01/12/2023
    Went to York Street School 1979 til 81, old Hardin was still there, loved caning, as did tardy Edwards, but...
  • James Bircumshaw on Memories of cycle/motorbike training

    26/11/2023
    Hi My first job was with Frank Inger, servicing the motor bikes and doing odd jobs, in 1970. Frank was...
  • Dave Fell on Car in a bit of a Hole

    22/11/2023
    I worked at H Pye and Sons (fantastic place to work, thanks to Harry and Hardwick Pye). I was a...
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