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Beckett Hospital in the late 1960's

 

Lads who worked at Cinesmith Television

St Mary's Church and Barnsley Girls' High School.

Church Street, Barnsley, from the roof of Barnsley Town Hall.

John, Me, our cousin David who lives in America and our cousin Tony, who like me has never left Barnsley.

 

The above photos were taken on New Year's Day 1989.

I have included these, because, my dad is on the second one and it is the last photo he had taken, he died on the 9th May 1989.  It is not a very clear photo, Stan is at the front to the left, next my mum, then me with my dad, my brother John and Joy, Tony and Anne's daughter.

Elizabeth and Me at Mum and Dad's retirement party July 1976

Many ex-students of the then, Barnsley Technical College will remember Dr. Walkden, Head of the Business Studies Dept;, this photograph was take at his retirement "do".  From left to right "Doc" Walkden, Mrs Walkden, Mrs Joan Spanjer, Mr Derek Spanjer (lecturer) me, (just look at the hairdo), Mrs. Edna Cooke and Stan standing behind.

2nd May 1969

My little brother John, who was dressed as a miner, in the Coronation Fancy Dress competition - June 1953.  He was 6 years old.

John walking down to the Fancy Dress Competition - June 1953

 Coronation Fancy Dress, Edwin Williamson, Elizabeth Feeley, Myra Williamson, Jean Townend, I shall have to rack my brains for the other names.

Fancy Dress no.2 , Margaret Lawy, Maureen ? Ronnie Law, John Feeley, Eric Boothroyd and Sheila Ives, the lady in the background is Mrs. Green.  The photos were taken on "The Green"  at the bottom of Wilthorpe Crescent, where we lived.

Proud Mum and Day - May 1964

 Our baby, Janet, I put this photo on to the website to show the type of home we had in in the 1960's.  The fire was laid, but not lit, that is why there is no fire guard in front of the fire.

 Janet, choosing a record to play on my mum and dad's radiogram.

Michael's Baptism Day - June 1967,  This photo includes from left to right, my brother John, (kneeling), my dad, my cousin David, my auntie Mary, my mum, a friend, me, my sister Elizabeth holding Michael and Janet who was aged three.

John Lloyd, Janet and Elizabeth Weston. - 1967.  Janet would have gone to bed in her little red wellies if she had been allowed to.

 

Louise Cawthrow, Michael Lipscombe, Kathryn Welford and Michael Cawthrow, ready for practising their cricket.