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South Humberside memories
Greenside
I used to live in the house to the right of this photo [not shown] in the 1960s. It was a big river to a 9yr old and the fun my sisters and I used to have was in my mind a lot better than p/stations. It was a super village and I hope it still is. Best regards - Bill.
A memory of Barbon contributed by bill morton
The Bridge Inn Brough
I was born in the Bridge Inn, Main Street, Brough, Westmorland, on December 6, 1927. My mother recalls the weather to have been very stormy with heavy falls of snow. My father, William Norman Stell, was the manager of the inn & the licencee was his mother, Elizabeth Ann Stell. My mother was Sarah Martha Stell & had two other sons, John Walter Stell & William Norman Stell ,aged 6 & 4, who went to the local school. My father was a talented pianist & also ran a band. We moved to Durham City in 1930 where my father & mother were stewards of the Conservative Club.
In both photographs the very substantial building on the left is clearly the Bridge ...read more here
A memory of Brough contributed by Gerald Stell
Warm Bread.
I lived in Burton with my parents Stan & Hilda Hailey in the bakers shop in the square from 1956. I can remember my dad making fresh bread & cakes with the smell wafting through the house. I played football for Burton Thistle and helped run the club with many great friends. I moved away when I got married and my parents moved after retiring from the bakers shop, but I know my Dad missed making the bread for the village, he had a passion for it.
Geoff Hailey
A memory of Burton In Kendal contributed by Geoff Hailey
Church where grandparents married
My grandparents, William Delaney and Phoebe Heighton were married here. The Delaney family lived in Burton for several generations. I believe Phoebe worked for the Misses Wilson prior to her marriage. They moved to Australia a few years after their marriage. I visited from Australia in 1980s and was delighted to find charming little church intact and loved.
A memory of Burton In Kendal contributed by Meryll Wodetzki
Extracts From Appleby & South Humberside books
The Furness Railway
Company once
owned the Hazelwood
Hydro. Originally it
was known as Brown
Robin Mansion, and
was built as a private
residence. It became
a hydropathic hotel
in 1887 following its
enlargement. It was not
licensed, and guests
had to order their
own drink a week in
advance of their stay.
This view shows the
back of the building.
An extract from from"Grange-over-Sands Photographic Memories".
Two toddlers (left) are
playing with a toy cart,
something they could
probably still do, as
this steep road leading
up to Hampsfell is
little used by traffic.
At the top are paths
leading to Hampsfell
Hospice, a viewpoint.
An extract from from"Grange-over-Sands Photographic Memories".
The Hydro looks out
over marshy ground
occupied by cattle of
Grange Marsh Farm.
In 1891 the residents
could enjoy whist,
concerts, dancing and
games, and they played
billiards. Did the Frith
photographer stay here,
and use their darkroom
to produce his pictures?
An extract from from"Grange-over-Sands Photographic Memories".
The Hydro had become
the Grand Hotel by this
date, and it had been
extended. It had also
been known as the Golf
Hotel - a golf course
had been constructed
on the land occupied by
the cattle in No 54235.
During the Second World
War it was a training
centre for RAF officers.
An extract from from"Grange-over-Sands Photographic Memories".
The plaque in the centre
of Hazelwood Terrace
bears the date 1889. The
house at the right has a
sign for W A Tattersall,
a coal merchant. The
iron fence and bushes
in the foreground at the
junction with Meathop
Road have now gone,
and the old street lamp
at its end has been
replaced by a modern
one by the side of the
road. The terrace beyond
is Berriedale Terrace.
An extract from from"Grange-over-Sands Photographic Memories".