BarnsleyandFamily

Hi there, I am Keith & I play Soprano Cornet for Northallerton Silver Band. Just thought that I would thank you for calling over to Masham to listen to us on the 19th Feb. I understand from Dave Prest that you enjoyed what you heard very nice. Thanks for singing the bands Guestbook as well, very kind of you. If you have any good photos of the band and wish them to go onto the bands website then don't hesitate to send them over to us and we will do our best to have them put onto the website for you. Thanks again for calling over to listen to us and we do hope to see you again at another concert.
Happy days. :-)
Keith.

Thank you for signing my guest book. If you would care to email me, my address is barnsleyandfamily@msn.com
I shall be only too pleased to help (if I can) with any questions.

Hi Mary

Happy New Year! Hope you and Stan are well and alarmingly happy. I do love in reflective moments to have a another look at your website and be reminded again of lovely times and memories, lots of which we share (we were but kids tell Stan). I was particularly taken again with the school production of 'Bluebeard' photo. See the slave? - early Brando do you think? Maybe not. Also about the '46 flood. You think Lang Avenue had it rough. You ought to have seen my Grandma's house on the corner of Friar's Road and Pontefract Road. She learned to swim at age 67.
keep well love,

Barry

Subject: BGHS and Mary Feeley
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:07:52 +0000


Hi There Mary

What a pleasant surprise I had after I tapped in to 'Barnsley Girls High School' the other day, I was expecting maybe to find a bit of history about the building, to say I was amazed would be nearer the truth.

What a brilliant record you have put together it makes really interesting reading, also all the family history too, no doubt it has prompted quite a number of people to contact you either to sing your praises or of course ask questions about their schooldays.

I hope to do both because as I have already said I think you have done a great job! Inevitably I too have a question because I also have that school photograph taken in 1954 and mine is autographed on the back as is yours. What a shock I had on seeing my own photograph on the screen, it is one I would rather not have made public though but as it is so long ago who cares!

It would be really good if it was possble to either get in touch with or even meet up with some of the girls on the photo though I realise this could be difficult to arrange. I would really like to get in touch with Susan Margaret Ward as she was then, she lived at Monk Bretton in those days but of course marriage made several moves for both her and me too,
obviously we lost touch and I would be delighted to make contact again with her or anyone else from that year for that matter.

I hope this finds you well and I wish you and your family a magical Christmas.
Best Wishes Gillian Maplethorpe (nee Shaw)

This has been a fascinating read. The memories have come tumbling back as if it were only yesterday.

Hi Mary. Thought I'd email you as I just stumbled on your great site whilst Googling for old photos of Barnsley. I was born in Barnsley in 1960 and lived on Longman Road, off Old Mill Lane, first down on the left.There was a Butcher's shop at the top which is now a photographers I think, or used to be.Then in 1971 we moved to Honeywell Lane, then Monk Bretton in 1987. I now live in East Ham, London though, came down here in 1994. What I want to ask you is was your husband a lecturer in Computing at Barnsley College? I did a C&G computer programming course in 1983 and Stan Lipscombe was a lecturer, head of Dept. I think actually. Looks very like your Stan but apologies if I'm wrong. Going to look at some more pics on your site now. I remember Beckett Hospital as my mum was in there once. She's 83 now but my dad died in 2001. I went to Holgate School.
Regards and look forward to hearing from you. Chris English.

an email received from Denis Davey.

Dear Barnsley Historians

From time to time I Google various names originating from my youth. As a result I have discovered your web site and find it fascinating reading. Various bits of information remind of my boyhood days in Barnsley, where I attended Gawber School, Wilthorpe Primary School, and Holgate Grammar School between 1945 and 1950.

Several of your photographs include photos of Geoffrey Wainwright who was in my form at BHGS. You are probably not aware of what he has achieved since leaving school in 1957. If you look him up in Wikipedia you will discover the following information contained in the first paragraph

"Born in Yorkshire in 1939, Geoffrey Wainwright is an ordained minister of the British Methodist Church. He received his University education in Cambridge, Geneva, and Rome, and holds the Dr. Theology degree from Geneva and the Doctor of Divinity from Cambridge. He served as a circuit minister in Liverpool [1964-66] and then as a missionary teacher and pastor in Cameroon, West Africa [1967-1973]. Returning to England, he taught Scripture and Theology at the Queen's College, Birmingham [1973-1979]. In 1979 he moved to Union Theological Seminary, New York, where he becamet he Roosevelt professor of Systematic Theology. Since 1983 he has taught at Duke Divinity School, a part of Duke University in North Carolina, where he occupies the Robert Earl Cushman chair of Christian Theology. Dr. Wainwright has held visiting professorships at the University of Notre Dame, the Gregorian University in Rome and the United Faculty of Theology in Melbourne, Australia."

You will discover many more fascinating facts In the later paragraphs, including other positions of responsibility he has held and the many books he has written, most notably perhaps having edited the Oxford History of Christian Worship [2006].

Well done Littleworth, BHGS and especially well done Geoff.

I would be grateful if you would acknowledge receipt of this e-mail and look forward to finding a feature article on Geoff on your web site.

Denis Davey
[ now married to Catherine Waddington , former head of Dodworth Junor School, and living in Heanton Punchardon, North Devon ].

Hi, I love your website, it brought back lots of memories of my childhood in the 50's. I will come back and read some more later :-) Sue
www.suetobin.com

Hi
My ancestors come to live in Worsbrough there names are George Moore kitching born about 1865 Keadby Lincs his daughter Jane Elizabeth Kitching born 1884 Crowle nick name Jinny wed a William Tasker born 1881 Feathersone fathers name Titus .

Hi there. I love the site! I am from the US and was just in Barnsley in March. My relatives come from there (William Edmond Gooch/Ann Birkinshaw). I was able to meet Peter and Margret Stratford who still have a connection to Hill Top Farm and graciously show me around there as well as where Gawber Hall used to stand. Peter also gave me a piece of "Gawber Glass" which I shall always treasure.

I am still searching out my family lines and am focusing on the Gooch line at the moment. I have hit a dead end and would love some help.Thomas Gooch (1732-180) is the first of the family I see that came up from Tasburgh Norwich and married Elizabeth Belton from Wakefield in 1769. His son John (1773-1853) married Ann Ellison (1772-1840) from Drax Yorkshire in 1802. Their son William Edmond married Ann Birkinshaw and brought all of his family to the US except John William and Joseph.

So. . .I am looking for anyone who has more information on the Gooch line. I would be very sad if that line died out in England. It is flourishing here.

I loved Barnsley. I am sure my ancestors pined for it often.
Thank you

Hi Mary,
Love your website. I lived in Pogmoor 1945-1967 so your photos & memories have brought back lots of memories for me. I still live in the Barnsley area so everything is really interesting. Many Thanks on allowing me to read your memories.
Kind Regards, Dorothy

I really enjoyed looking at your site. It provided a welcome break when I was trying to find out if Barnsley had a Bon Marche shop in the 40's or 50's. Mum insists it existed and was situated approximately where the Alhambra is today.
Thanks again
Karen

Mary Lipscombe

oops, I can't even spell my own name. says...
Thanks Roger, how's things?

Mary

Roger Whittingham says...
really enjoyed your site, specially the old photos of our Kieron

Thanks Roger, how's things?

Mary

really enjoyed your site, specially the old photos of our Kieron

Hi I spent a lot of time in Barnsley I left London in1956 aged 13 went to Newcastle /Tyne left in 1963 to live in Ardsley .Shaw lane Willowbank ,Stairfoot, worked a Barnsley Canister co., Freemans Wakefield road . potters plumbing park road set up Barnsley catering Services Ltd with Stewart Briggs 1979 sold out 25 years later Moved to Spain early 2007
any way I am my boat on the Mar Menor and we go to a small island Sardine Island sitting on the beach (yes it's February and we can site on a beach) other boats join us
one has a greyhound we start talking she racemes her other dogs at Owlerton Sheffield and lives in Wakefield
I ask if she remembers the dog track in Barnsley ( a flapping track I think) she did not she asks where it was , all I can remember is some ware off Sheffield road and Park road
Can you help me out what was it called and where was it
For the record My Wife Rita and I had season tickets at Barnsley FC for many years ( I think they could do with our support right now)

Hi, Fantastic website, congratulations on making a site that is so informative. As I am a keen family history researcher, and as my mother was born in Barnsley, one of 9 children, this website is so helpful.
Many thanks
Sue

I have thoroughly enjoyed looking at your site.I am looking for pictures of Harborough hills rd, would you have any

many thanks

Janette

hi ,just thought id let you know what an interesting web site,iam, from barnsley ,and from burton grange,i would like to know anything on bygone barnsley hangings where they were hung if possible, thanks ,keep up the good work,and a happy new year.