Photograph
number:
People 102
Circa 1960s
Matthew
Hobson
Matthew
was one of the three founders of the Spiritualist Church. At the time
this photograph was taken he was living in Hilltop
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Photograph
number:
People
103
Circa
1962
Arthur Hobson
Arthur
is seen here on a trip to London
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Photograph
number:
People
104
Circa
early 1930s
Lilly Hobson
Lilly
was one of the three founders of the Spiritualist Church
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Photograph
number:
People
105
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1949
Tom Grimes
The
photograph shows Tom in his nursery at Common Road
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Photograph
number:
People 106
Circa
1980s
Norman
Edgley and Johnny (Trapper) Leyland
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Photograph
number:
People
107
July
2000
Winifred
Goulding (nee Walker)
Seen
here at St Paul's Church strawberry tea identifying herself as a young
girl on an old school photograph from the Baipip archives
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Photograph
number: People 108
1998
Jeff
Ennis MP Labour
Jeff
can be seen on the right with the Chancellor Gordon Brown. Jeff was born in
Grimethorpe but grew up on the Hillside estate where his mother Jean was the
warden. Later his parents Bill and Jean were stewards of Brierley Ex
Servicemen’s club
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Photograph
number:
People
109
Circa
1963
Keith
Dyson
Keith
riding his bike on Park Avenue
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Photograph
number:
People
110
1998
Jeff
Ennis MP
Jeff
was born in Grimethorpe but as a young lad lived on the Hillside Crescent
estate where is mother was the warden. His parents Bill and Jean later moved
into Brierley Ex servicemen’s club where they were the first and only
steward and stewardess. Jeff later married Margaret Knight and for a while
lived on Church Street. Before becoming our local MP, Jeff was leader of
Barnsley council and also a teacher at a school in Hillsborough. He now lives
with his family on Cross Hill (September 2005)
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Photograph
number:
People
111
Date
unknown possibly mid 1960s
Roy
and May Beaumont Schofield
Lindley
House. Roy is on the left and the chap stood with May is unknown
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Photograph
number:
People
112
1969
May
Beaumont Schofield
In
the grounds of her home Lindley House
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Photograph
number:
People
113
1978
Tom
Ward with his daughter Pat
At
this time Tom tenanted Violet Farm. This photograph shows Tom and Pat riding
away from the Park estate towards Brierley Common
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Photograph
number:
People
114
Date
unknown
Mother
and daughter in law Messrs Lovett
Rose
Cottage Church Street
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Photograph
number:
People
115
Date
unknown possibly 1920s
Captain
Rowland Addy
Brierley
Hall and Managing Director of Brierley Colliery
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Photograph
number:
People
116
Date
unknown
James
Addy date unknown
Father
to Roland who resided at Brierley Hall and was Managing Director of Brierley
Colliery
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Photograph
number:
People
117
Date unknown
Sidney
Oldall Addy date unknown
Brother
to Rowland who resided at Brierley Hall and was Managing Director of Brierley
Colliery
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Photograph
number:
People
118
Date unknown
Alan
Vamplew
This
photograph was taken on the doorstep at Pear Tree farm where he used to live
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Photograph
number:
People
119
Date
unknown
Ida
Weaver
Posing
on the old well, which was situated in the orchard of Violet Farm. Ida later
became Mrs Swinbank and in the 1960s, with her husband Alf, ran the old petrol
station which was situated next door at Orchard House
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Photograph
number:
People
120
1962
Billy
Richards
Seen
here haymaking with Bob the horse. The school in the background is Willowgarth
High school. This photograph would have been taken from the field at the top
of Windmill Avenue, Grimethorpe. The Willowgarth nursery is now built where
the old caretakers house can be seen
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Photograph
number:
People
121
1978
Alf
Swinbank
Alf
will be remembered for running the petrol station from Orchard House at the
top of Brierley Hill. The Ward family
who tenanted Violet Farm at this time can be seen in the background of this
photograph taken overlooking Pudding Hill
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Photograph
number:
People
122
Circa
1940s
Clem
Pickering
Clem
is seen in the photograph working on Violet Farm. The barn in the back of this
photograph has now been demolished and Violet Farm Court stands here now
(September 2005)
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Photograph
number:
People
123
Pre
1939
Reg
Sheridan and Ida Weaver
This
photograph was taken in the orchard of Violet Farm
Ida
later became Mrs Swinbank and in the 1960s, with her husband Alf, ran the old
petrol station which was situated next door at Orchard House
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Photograph
number: People
124
Circa
late 1930s early 1940s
Arthur
Thorpe and William Fox jnr
Arthur
is on the left and William on the right. This field is where the Hillside
estate is now built (September 2005)
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Photograph
number:
People 125
Date unknown
Mrs
Heppinstall and Mrs Turner
Mrs Heppinstall (18
Hilltop) seen here on the left was married to Tarby who, I am told, was
tragically killed at Monkton Colliery. Mrs Turner (17 Hilltop) was a Parish
Councillor for about 10 years in the late 1920s early 1930s. She was also a
staunch member of the Labour party and was on the Hemsworth Parliamentary
Executive committee. I am also informed that she was one of the founder
members of the Brierley branch of the Toc H
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