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| Name: | june green |
| E-mail address: | jgreen106@googlemail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.googlemail.com |
| Comments: | Hello my name is June Green(Poulton). I was evacuated to Sowerby in 1944 along with my brother Ron. I was 9years old & and he was six We were billeted with a Mr&Mrs Haigh they ran the local grocers shop in the small village of Soweby. Mr haigh was also a Lay Preacher but can,t remember for which church. They had two children Mary & Stuart. I think stuart would have been about 12 in 1944 & Mary was the same age as me. The one thing that sticks in my mind is while we were there v1 bomb (or doodle bug) as we called them came off course and landed in a field, and the whole village turned out to take a look. If anyone has any recollection of the family or friends I would be delighted to hear from them I intend making a visit in the near future . |
| Name: | catherine haigh (southan} |
| E-mail address: | colhaighscpt@mcmedia.com.au |
| Comments: | hi still waiting from anyone who knew me sent to australia in 1958, lived on st. peter avenue, before then on newlands avenue . friends were janet horsefield, ruth wheelwright, heather holroyd. hoping to hear from anyone. mum and dad worked at humphreys woolen mills i went to newlands avenue school. |
| Name: | Margaret Nunn nee Bradley |
| E-mail address: | brackenone@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | Hi I am trying to get in contact with Bill Hawksford. His story about him and the duck is on this site under stories.Can anyone help, his email address is not responding. Regards Margaret |
| Name: | Margaret Nunn nee Bradley |
| E-mail address: | brackenone@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | Hi I am trying to get in touch with Bill Hawksford, his story him and the duck is on this site, under stories. The email address for him is not responding. Can anyone help? Regards Margaret |
| Name: | John Lacey |
| E-mail address: | jdlacey@mweb.co.za |
| Comments: | Read about Sowerby in a book by Andrew Martin "The Blackpool Flyer" |
| Name: | Sonya Blackburn |
| E-mail address: | sspurway@sympatico.ca |
| Comments: | My father was born and raised in Sowerby Bridge. He was a left rear gunner in the 2nd World War and came to Canada after the war and married my mother, a Canadian. My family here has visted Sowerby several times. I just love it there. I live in northern Ontario Canada. My daughter is actually named after my father's house where he was raised. Ashleigh House -Willow Hall Lane. She is getting married next year and wants to get married in a castle in Yorkshire or a big house like Ashleigh. We are just strating our serach. Any tips would be gretly apprciaited. |
| Name: | Margaret Nunn nee Bradley |
| E-mail address: | brackenone@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | My Mothers came from Sowerby Bridge, she was the youngest of a large family. Mother was born in 1919, so the family go back a long time, most of the brothers and sisters worked in the mills, My Grand father was the local knocker up.It was his job to go around the streets with a long pole and knock on folks bedroom windows to get them up in the morning, he also put out the gas lamps on his way. I moved to Sowerby Bridge in about 1967/8, but moved away a short while after, but then in 1971 I returned and have lived in and around ever since.My Mothers name was Crothers, and if any one knows anything about the family I dearly love to hear from them. |
| Name: | christopher senior |
| E-mail address: | c.senior@clear.net.nz |
| Comments: | i was born in sowerby bridge 1945 and went to tuel lane ,i remember the air raid shelters on the rec.and the old mans shelter it was such a great place to live lots to explore we were never bored.We moved to sowerby and i went to triangle,and then to the new school in sowerby. wemoved to nz in 1960 but have been back a couple of times and always go to sowerbybridge, |
| Name: | Alex McNee |
| E-mail address: | alex13@talktalk.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.musicstoreuk.com |
| Comments: | Message for Barry Jones: Eyup Barry, I read your post and wondered if you knew John Mchugh, he lived opposite Bentley Royd, by the field which was a short cut to Beechwood,just by Mary Sparks wooden hut where she sold green groceries, I don't know when you last visited the old place Barry,but i can tell you that the wooden hut still stands,although a little worse for wear now,and Sheperds rest is still open for business, and is my local to this day. |
| Name: | Alex McNee |
| E-mail address: | alex13@talktalk.net |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.musicstoreuk.com |
| Comments: | This is a fantastic sight for anyone with connections to Sowerby Bridge. I would be interested to here from anyone who was at the Railway Station when mallard came through in 1961, it was a big day, and the Station was packed, so there must be someone that was there, come on, get in touch,and we can have a chat. |
| Name: | Ronald Ryburn |
| E-mail address: | ronryburn@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | My family history has stated that we came from the Ryburn Valley, I've had family visit their but know little about it myself. |
| Name: | Petra |
| E-mail address: | petramtk@gmail.com |
| Comments: | Obitelji Martinovic sretan Bozic i puno zdravlja i srece zele Beba i Tomo Pranjic.Pozdrav iz Hrvatske! Merry Christmas! |
| Name: | Ed (edmund) Matejak |
| E-mail address: | ematejak@aol.com |
| Comments: | Lived and was brought up in this town untill I was 16.I'm 57 now. The friends I had the memories I have will last forever.My mum and dad came over from Poland after the war and we lived on Union Street, a house which my parents shared with a Polish family and then on Peel Street on our own from 1950 for 16 years.Back to back house with our own outside bog and the street was cobbled.No through traffic Mon,Weds&Sat as thesse were washdays and lines streched the street with poles and wodden props. We used to play in and explore the air raid shelters at Tuel Lane School and on the rec before the nursery was demolished. We were all poor then but none of us knew because we were all the same. I still live in Calderdale - Illingworth but Sowerby bridge will always be my spiritual home.Please feel free to contact me. |
| Name: | Ed (edmund) Matejak |
| E-mail address: | ematejak@aol.com |
| Comments: | Lived and was brought up in this town untill I was 16.I'm 57 now. The friends I had the memories I have will last forever.My mum and dad came over from Poland after the war and we lived on Union Street, a house which my parents shared with a Polish family and then on Peel Street on our own from 1950 for 16 years.Back to back house with our own outside bog and the street was cobbled.No through traffic Mon,Weds&Sat as thesse were washdays and lines streched the street with poles and wodden props. We used to play in and explore the air raid shelters at Tuel Lane School and on the rec before the nursery was demolished. We were all poor then but none of us knew because we were all the same. I still live in Calderdale - Illingworth but Sowerby bridge will always be my spiritual home.Please feel free to contact me. |
| Name: | cath rowe |
| E-mail address: | cathrowe@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | hi seen your comments think you could have gone to school with my brother Robert Bottomley let me no thanks |
| Name: | CATH ROWE |
| E-mail address: | cathrowe@btinternet.com |
| Comments: | just been told about this web site by my brother paul bottomley we were a big familey growing up on the west end estate we were nown as the bottomleys mom pauline .dad jim .also nown as big jim .brother jimmy ..robert sister maria .. catherine . paul . and twin sisters janet .susan anyone remembers us please get in touch cath bottomley |
| Name: | Cathy Mackwell |
| E-mail address: | gemcat@bigpond.com |
| Comments: | Beautiful! I am looking for my lost family history on the Mackwells Can anyne help? in fact, I would love to hear from all the Mackwells please! |
| Name: | PHILLIP ACKERS |
| E-mail address: | phillackers@tiscali.cz |
| Comments: | keep up the good work dreambook i used to live in sowerby bridge and went to ryburn 72/76 would be nice to know what has happend to a few class mates |
| Name: | wendy horne |
| E-mail address: | wendyhorne@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Message to Paul Bottomley or anyone with the surname Bottomley. Looking on the Sowerby Bridge site today saw your message from 2006 saying you have lived in this area all your life there must be a family connection. Ethel Bottomley married Clement Harris they had a daughter Lilian she married Leonard Horace Smith professional boxer "Tiger Smith" from Birmingham he boxed a lot in Yorkshire 1930s probably where he meet Lilian in 1934 they married had a daughter called Mary. Lilian died at 23 Leonard set sail for South Africa taking baby Mary with him he has since passed away Mary (now 73 years old) never knew her Mom or the family in Sowerby Bridge. Amazingly enough only yesterday I found census records going back generations of the bottomley families all from Sowerby Bridge Yorkshire At the moment I'm currently researching the family tree, for the family out in South Africa. I know she needs closure just to find family I am hoping maybe someone can help with a connection.Last known address Edward street Sowerby Bridge, Mary was born there 1935. Many thanks. |
| Name: | Hebden Bridge List |
| E-mail address: | submissions@hebdenbridgelist.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.hebdenbridgelist.com |
| Comments: | Hi, Just like to introduce <a href="http://www.hebdenbridgelist.com" title="Visit The Hebden Bridge List">The Hebden Bridge List</a>, a brand new website for Hebden Bridge. This is a great website by the way! |
| Name: | Peter wade |
| E-mail address: | labtad@yahoo.com.au |
| Comments: | I would like to contact Harold Beverley, married to Shirley. Last known address somewhere in Ripponden |
| Name: | Barry Jones |
| E-mail address: | barryjones@freeuk.com |
| Comments: | Nice site, brings back memories of SB (left in '77 & moved south). Lived in Rosedale house, west end, for a few years, sad to see it has been demolished. Was born in the front room of 32 Lower Bentley Royd in 1951 when they where the prefabs (my mum still lives in Bentley Royd) so my playground was the cemetary, the rec, Dixie wood, Tunnel top and trainspotting down at the sheds (got a £5 fine for trespassing there one Sunday waiting for the double header to come through, was only 14) In the archives Alex McNee's comment is exactly as I remember,Cyril sands, watching them build the coop bakery up Sowerby new road and even down to the Rum truffles at the Nook, I could have written that myself. I seem to recall once walking across County bridge on raised walkways because the Calder was flowing over the top after heavy rain, my uncles cobblers on the bridge was flooded, last time I saw the shop it was a wine bar but that was a several years ago. I lived in Beechwood for a few years on Bates Avenue, then Margate street then moved up to the smoke, Halifax! Of course I went to Ryburn in the '60's, had a fight on my first day protecting one of my mates and got the cane from Mr Miles (Bonn)had a few slaps round the ears of Johnny Thwaites as well(he was good at that) but my favorite was Papa Lumb, he was my form and history teacher for my last 2 years and I got on well with him. I try to get back at least once a year but how it as changed, when I left it was still a working town but now all the mills have been turned into housing, it is good to see them preserved. Did a pub crawl on my 18th, started at the Royal Oak in Quarry Hill,the west end, and managed to get as far as the Shepherds Rest in Bolton Brow absolutly legless, lots of pubs in Sowerby Bridge in those days, I assume that most of them are closed now in this healthy era, the Puzzle used to be my local. Are the swimming baths still open? used to spend a lot of time there most evenings but the attendent had a habit of throwing chlorine bags in when he wanted to leave early. Had my first kiss in the Essoldo cinema, well nearly, in the dark I missed and felt such a fool, I really fancied her but after that embarresment I could not continue. Names that I remember from my childhood: Brian Garner, Eddy Ayeres, Susan Sperka, Michael Moore, Angela Sharp, Warren Fletcher, David Gray, Danny Whipp, Hazel Brook, Tony Charity, Stuart Hought, Rosemary Mellor, Richard Lodge, Julie Powell, Peter Baraclough and Linda Greenwood to name but a few, I sometimes wonder what are they are doing now. |
| Name: | Sam roberts |
| Comments: | I enjoy this very much |
| Name: | Sam roberts |
| Comments: | I enjoy this very much |
| Name: | Jim crossan |
| E-mail address: | crossanjames@hotmail.com |
| Comments: | Hi - I'm trying to ocntact Robin N Burness who stays or stayed in Sowerby Bridge. He is a direct descendant of Mary Kyle Welsh, who was the sister of my wife's grandfather, William Welsh, who was killed in action in 1916. We do not have any photographs and very little background - there may be some with Mary's family. Any help will be appreciated. Thanks Jim |
| Name: | Monica Sekulka |
| E-mail address: | monica.sekulka@exxonmobil.com |
| Comments: | I was born just above Triangle village on the Norland side of the valley - went to Triangle Primary School in the 50s and then to Ryburn Secondary Modern School in the 60s. I moved to the U.S. in the 70s and now live in Houston, Texas (since 1982). I have fond memories of Sowerby Bridge - the old market place and I even remember when we had 2 cinema houses (the Roxy and the Essoldo)those were the days. I do miss the hills - Houston is very flat. |
| Name: | catherine southan |
| E-mail address: | colhaighscpt@mcmedia.com.au |
| Comments: | hi i left sowerby bridge in 1969 as a 11 year old to emigrate to australia. would love to hear from anyone who knew me |
| Name: | Jeri Pryor |
| E-mail address: | Miss_Belle49@Yahoo.com |
| Comments: | I live in the USA state of Michigan, my Great Grandfather John Whitehead,he was a cabinet maker and came to Michigan Calhoun county in 1909, born in SB 1871, Son of William Whitehead Married to Lilly Fawthrop born 1874 daughter of John Fawthrop Sarah Ann Whitely My Great Great Aunt was Alice Whitehead Lowe I am in hopes someone will read this post and have some information on my family, and if I am really blessed find some realatives. Thank You Jeri |
| Name: | antonio Fiorentino |
| E-mail address: | filomenafiorentino@libero.it |
| Comments: | I livedin sowerby went to Ryburn school what a great country. I am from Naples Italy but I must say long live ENGLAND To my ex friends ring +390818201612. |
| Name: | Phil Watkins |
| E-mail address: | prwatk@aol.com |
| Comments: | I love the place I am from South Wales and I booked a holiday with shire cruisers. Excellent town I wish I could live there. Lots to do and I recommend tyhe Hobbit to anyone |
| Name: | Brian Shoesmith |
| E-mail address: | shoesmith4173@shaw.ca |
| Comments: | Moved to Toronto, Canada in 1957 after serving in the Duke of Wellingtons Regt. on National Service. Now live in Vancouver, BC. Have visited SB many times over the years, 2006 was the last time. Will probably continue to visit until I am unable to. Grew up during the second world war, have lots of memories of those times. Anyone wanting to remenice do not hesitate to email me. |
| Name: | Hildegard Armitage ( Keenan ) |
| E-mail address: | hildegardA@hotmail.de |
| Comments: | It brought back many memories visiting your site. I lived in Lower Bentley Royd as a teenager before moving to Germany in 1981. Thanks, and regards to all who still may remember me |
| Name: | Jill Fairbank |
| E-mail address: | cheyboots2002@yahoo.com |
| Comments: | Great site! Hope to visit your lovely village in the near future. My earliest ancestor came to the North American area from Sowerby in 1632 and I am looking forward to seeing the land of his birth. |
| Name: | Linda pearson |
| E-mail address: | lindapearson64@msn.com |
| Comments: | I have just spent the day looking round the cemetries of Sowerby and Cottonstones. I have never lived there but my mum was born in Norland ,and also lived in Triangle, they used to call my mum fairy of the hills. My grandfather and great grandfathers used to work in the mills round the area , my grandfathers name was Fred Riley, he met my grandmother in Sowerby . My grandmother was called Lucy Thomas , she moved to Sowerby from Middlesborugh, she was a servant to a mill owner. They moved away to Pudsey where I was born ,for work reasons , I have fond memories of visits ther with my mother . I am researching my ancesters ,so I have lots of reasons to keep visiting. Linda |
| Name: | Thomas Wood |
| E-mail address: | vena-tom@shaw.ca |
| Comments: | I believe I am the great grandson of Nathaniel Wood of the Wood Brothers Engineers. My grandfather was Thomas Liston Wood, who I believe lived for some time in Australia. I am Thomas Frank Wood and I live in Canada. I would love to visit your area and wonder who would be able to give me some information about my family.Can anyone help me? Thanking you in advance, I remain, Thomas F.Wood |
| Name: | mancmonkey |
| E-mail address: | mancmonkey@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | Top sorted and defo buzzin fella, enjoyed!! |
| Name: | Hazel Gallimore |
| E-mail address: | hazel@egallimore.freeserve.co.uk |
| Comments: | Still looking for any information on Madge Smith nee Beeby a pen pal from 1946-1953 adress Oak Avenue, Albert Rd Sowerby Bridge Thanking You Hazel Nee Brown Gallimore |
| Name: | graham |
| E-mail address: | frombubblegumtosky@googlemail.com |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.myspace.com/wileyrocker |
| Comments: | nice site :P |
| Name: | Sue Lovett |
| E-mail address: | suelovett@blueyonder.co.uk |
| Comments: | Born in Halifax in 1950 and then lived in Montague St and later Chapel St, Sowerby Bridge for the next seven years. Then moved to the South East but still a frequent visitor to Yorkshire. As a five year old went to the Ellison Memorial C.E. School - does anybody know if the school still exists? Have a class photo taken 2nd April 1955 - anybody else out there a pupil around that time - we were a handsome bunch!! |
| Name: | MAGA |
| E-mail address: | MAGA@YAHOO.COM |
| Comments: | I PASS HERE OOO GUYS HOMEBOY |
| Name: | antonette howe |
| E-mail address: | wkd_lass_2005@hotmail.co.uk |
| Name: | Gerard Hilton |
| E-mail address: | gerardhilton1@hotmail.co.uk |
| Comments: | Fond memories of Sowerby Bridge from the 1950s |
| Name: | Christopher Edward Ryburn |
| E-mail address: | cryburn01@sprintpcs.com |
| Comments: | The best to one and and all. |
| Name: | john greenwood |
| E-mail address: | jsg@pris.ca |
| Comments: | Hi, From Northern British Columbia. I left Sowerby Bridge as a young teen in or around 1957. As I grown ever older I am thinking back to the days when I wandered the hills and canals and hidden places of the area. I had a particularly fond interest in the railway system. I recall playing in the railway tunnel, I believe called the Cemetery Tunnel. No one back then could tell me when it was constructed and how. I would be interested in knowing, strange how these memories continue after such a long time. Thanks and looking forward to hearing back. JG |
| Name: | Malcolm Street - Administrator |
| E-mail address: | info@sowerby-bridge.org.uk |
| Homepage URL: | http://www.ryburnvalley.org.uk |
| Comments: | I didn't intend archiving the old messages so soon, but spammers found the address and loads of junk leading you to Belgian sites which were mainly pornographic. So I've had to create a new guestbook. Sorry for any inconvenience. |