Memory Bank

George and Ruth had moved to the south of England, and Ruth had been very busy unpacking most of the day.  After making herself a cup of coffee she settled down for a well-earned rest.  Lifting up her legs and … Read More

SPECIAL EDITION. ” Telegraph ” Office, 3 p.m. (by Telegraph) THE LIVERPOOL SACK MURDER ACCUSED AT THE POLICE COURT. George Ball, alias Sumner and Samuel Angeles Eltoft, were before the Stipendiary at Liverpool to-day on a charge of the wilful … Read More

Final Effort of Mr. Smith. – Mr. John Smith, the attorney for Palmer, applied to Sir George Grey for a postponement of the execution, grounding his application   First: Upon the character of Charles Newton, who was the principal witness … Read More

Candy Wilson wrote these are my grandparents Evelyn and Lawrence Batty, they were married in 1940 at Mosborough Chapel. When Lol (as he was most commonly known) went to serve in the Royal Marines, he sent a letter home to … Read More

Betty was born on 3 January 1934 to Edna Netta and William Greaves, they lived next door but one to the Duke of William on Duke Street, then moved to 38 Elm Crescent when the evacuees came to Mosborough, next … Read More

Children murdered while asleep – Family Tragedy – Harrowing bedroom scene – Wife seriously injured.  Husband commits suicide – Bowman’s life at Whittington Moor – His gambling speculations Special enquiries and interviews   The unexpected happened at Mosbro’ on the … Read More

THE OAKS COLLIERY. Saturday December 12th, 1868 was the second anniversary the moat fatal colliery catastrophe known in the mining history of the world. Two years ago an explosion gas in the Oaks Colliery, near Barnsley, the most fiery mining … Read More

The following are various particulars connected with the last moments of this extraordinary man – Extract of a Private Letter, dated St. Helena, May 15.   Bonaparte was buried on the 9th in the Sane Valley, a spot selected by … Read More

George H Taylor was in the 22nd battalion Royal Fusiliers, (Kensington Palls Regiment) and he was sent immediately to the Kensington Palls Battalion.   In 1916 round about April time, the Regiment were at Vimy Ridge and at 8 O’clock … Read More

FRED ROTHERHAM Hi, I’m Fred Rotherham I was born in Mosborough in 1927 (I’m one of dinosaurs), I lived in Cadman street, and in them days the street lighting was Gas, house lighting was gas or oil lamp or carbid … Read More