Lydia Jane Plant was born at 25 Cadman Street in 1905 to Elizabeth and James Plant with her sisters Janet Edith Plant (17) and Nellie Plant (16), plus her brothers George Albert Plant (11), James Ivan Plant (9), and Ernest … Read More
Saturday, November 23, 1861 As it is our mournful duty to record in our columns, the death of a gentleman, long most useful and ever most highly esteemed in Sheffield, who has just terminated his mortal career, in the 90th … Read More
The History of Air Vice-Marshal E Plumtree (83716) Eric Plumtree Born 30 March 1919 Died 11 June 1990 CB 1 Jan 1974, OBE 1 Jan 1946, DFC 12 Nov 1940, MiD – 14 Jun 1945. (RAFVR) Sgt xx xxx xxxx, … Read More
Old Doctors Surgery – Queen Street David Lee’s comments: The terrace of 3 properties, a 2 up 2 down each end with the shop in the middle. My grandparents Arthur & Lucy Lee bought them for a total of £600 … Read More
The Peat family of Mosborough are thought to be descended from an ancient line of the same name from Duffield in Derbyshire (John Peat of Duffield, 1555-1597). Maurice “Moggy” Peat (1915-1995) was born on 14th June 1915, the youngest son … Read More
My dad’s name was Arthur Booth, eldest of five children with younger brothers John, Des and Brew and a sister, Pat. My dad started work at 13 down the coal mines, after the first day he said, I am not … Read More
Memories of Lillie Askew (was Keeton) wrote: I was born at 4 Stone Street, Mosborough, on 1 May 1916. From 5 years old I attended Mosborough Church School, which later changed to Mosborough Endowed School. On my first day we … Read More
This coach trip was attempted as amateurs to Continental travelling. No of us wanted to drive ourselves as this means that the one driving misses all the scenery, especially in the Alps, where all the breath-taking views are on the … Read More
I was only four years old when the Second World War ended, so for me it is difficult to separate what are my real memories from what is information that I have picked up listening to my family recalling those … Read More
The origins of Booth & Fisher can be traced back to 1919, when Joseph Booth, who worked at West Kiveton Colliery offices, purchased a second-hand Langham lorry with which to operate a miners’ home coal delivery service. As the business … Read More