Born School Street in 1944 to Ruth and Harold Walker, I started school in 1949. My first teacher was Mrs Clayton in the church institute. My later teachers included Mrs Woodhead Mrs Pearce, her sister I believe was known as Miss Audrey the School Secretary for headmaster Mr Morse. Other teachers included Mr David English, Miss Land, Mr Nix, Mr Evans and finely Mr Marshall.
My mates in the early years were John Plant, William Clayton, Stuart Bright who later came to live next door to us Frank Topley John (flirts) Richards, John Hough and Geoff Cooper. In these early years I can remember having The Count for the General Election in our front room.
In 1955 l went to Killamarsh school and travelled for the first year on Booth and Fisher bus and for the remaining 3 years I cycled and came home for my lunch.
In 1958 we moved to live in the Farm cottage at Mosborough Hall Farm. In our teens most of my mates spent our leisure time playing snooker at Mosborough Trinity Institute after which we would go to Ada Buxton fish & Chip chips 5d and fish 10d. Also, at that time we would go to Harry Rowbotham and buy single cigarettes (because we could not afford a packet) for 1d each.
At that time Eric Heeley and I were caught by PC Bearpark for knocking over a youngster on our bikes in the jitty at the bottom of (Piecesteel)/ Peasteel (Stone Street) next to the Vine Pub and were fined a few shillings each I think 10. Also sledging down High Street onto School Street in the dark. At that time there was very little traffic on the road, how times change.
A Farm Sale at Mosborough Hall Farm
In our middle teens Herbert Streets, Alan Price and I were trained by Les Willaby (Cross Country running) who had the Vine Tavern for Sheffield United Harriers. In 1961/62 we all ran in the North of England (Blackpool) and National Championships (Parliament Hill Fields. Played cricket for Mosborough Trinity Under 18s with most of my mates mentioned (not very good I’m afraid). Worked at home on the Farm with my dad and Uncle Len for 3 years. In 1963 I went to work near Worksop. In the 1950s Mr Thacker had was Landlord of the George & Dragon. At that time Mr Spafford would ask me if I would go on the flat lead roof of Mosborough Hall with a wooden shovel to clear off the snow. Good days but hard work was threshing days with Wright & John Plant who had an old lady Isaline Booth at nearly 80 years old from Killamarsh, she would feed the threshing drum all day, would be at work at 7-30 am through until 5 pm, she was a star. I married Christine Bright at Mosborough Trinity Chapel in 1966 we have two children Karen & David and four grandsons and one granddaughter.
Photograph of Uncle Len, Aunt Angus, my brother John, mum Ruth and dad Harold Walker.
Eckington Agricultral Show at Renishaw 1955 Harold Walker with sons Graham and John Walker.
John and Graham Walker outside Mosborough Trinity 1966.
Bad times were1984 when it is believed that someone set fire to the Dutch Barn, my uncle Len went to tell my mum in the cottage and had a heart attack at the back door and died. My dad died in 1986 and then in 1987 my brother John who had previously done well in the National Ploughing Championships died suddenly at age of 40 years old, that was the lowest point of my life. After that I would go to see my cousin Fred Walker at Elmwood Farm to get updates on the village. Christine and I have been left Mosborough 51 years, but I would say we both class Mosborough as home. I hope that I have not bored you to tears. Most were great and good memories.
