Armthorpe

Read and share memories of Armthorpe and South Yorkshire inspired by Frith photos

Be the first to add a memory of Armthorpe.

You can also read memories of nearby places in South Yorkshire below.

Before the Motorway

We lived in Branton upto 1978 for 15yrs in St Vincent's Ave. As children we played in the Windmill at the top of the road, there was a staircase that ran to the top floor and then you went through a hatch onto this top level. The house in front of it was a working farm and was then demolished, a builder called Jack Moss built the present one.

The road to Doncaster out of this side of the village was a little winding one with a ditch on the left side and the school was just to the right of the present roundabout going into Old Cantley. One winter mum took us to school in dad's new car, a ...read more here
A memory of Branton contributed by paul dougan

Memories of my childhood in Rossington.

My story starts on the 1st of March 1950, the date of my birth at Doncaster Royal Infirmary.  My parents Jack & Mary Flather lived in Old Rossington at 65 Haigh Crescent, living with relatives (Guy) until a house became available for our family to move into. We then moved to 57 Gattison Lane one of the many council houses built for mining families in this area.  My father (Jack) worked firstly as a miner and then a deputy at the pit.  My mother did many jobs such as working in the fields picking vegetables which were in season at the time of year, and we as children used to pick peas and beans to supplement our pocket money in the ...read more here
A memory of New Rossington contributed by sandra faulkner

My Family

My grandad was at the airbase in WW2, Jack Anstock, his family had a farm in Misson, a haulage firm, and other interests in the area. We still have a lot of family in Finningley today. My mum and dad, John and Kathleen, were both at the base and met there about 1960. Dad was from Glasgow.
A memory of Finningley contributed by paul dougan

war time

During the WW2 war my dad was posted at R A F Finningley and we his family lived in the village at a small holding across the road from the school. I can still see in my mind Wilf the owner who lived there too with his wife. Also the geese and poultry and that we had to take a brush shaft when we went to the outside privy to keep them at bay. Also going to the local market and abattoir with the stock. Also the night lit up at night when the planes returned home from a raid. I may have been a small child but I remember bits of my childhood and that is some of them.
A memory of Finningley contributed by andrew darling