O/T Threads

[Brin]

Its not greasbro' though brin its thornhill near the clough..youd have to walk a good half hour or so over the fields to get to greasbro'

Just revisiting and catching up on added posts from a few days ago.

Millavanilla, I stand corrected as you clearly point out to me it is the 'Thornhill' area of town I was born in and not Greasbro'.
I don't know what prompted me to think of that.

As for fishing in the dam, I too have many fond memories of a gang of 15+ kids meandering from East Herrinthorpe on a warm Sunday morning. Why always Sunday to the dam? Some of us went off bird nesting, some fished with bits of rods and line while others just dove in and swam around like floundering ducklings and were lucky to get out at times. Happy times and memories.

[monty_rhodes]

Just revisiting and catching up on added posts from a few days ago.

Millavanilla, I stand corrected as you clearly point out to me it is the 'Thornhill' area of town I was born in and not Greasbro'.
I don't know what prompted me to think of that.

As for fishing in the dam, I too have many fond memories of a gang of 15+ kids meandering from East Herrinthorpe on a warm Sunday morning. Why always Sunday to the dam? Some of us went off bird nesting, some fished with bits of rods and line while others just dove in and swam around like floundering ducklings and were lucky to get out at times. Happy times and memories.

15+!!!!!!!!!! Enough for a war party, Brin. Don't remember going that far when I lived on Ridgeway but it became a regular haunt after we moved to Bridge Street, so I would have been up there lots at weekends and holidays from around 1964 to 1969. Used to take that little path from Church Street down to the first dam but quite often just fished that little stream. Sometimes carried on through the park, past Wentworth Woodhouse and on to fish the lake at Elsecar. Never caught a thing at Elsecar though.

[tom12026]

15+!!!!!!!!!! Enough for a war party, Brin. Don't remember going that far when I lived on Ridgeway but it became a regular haunt after we moved to Bridge Street, so I would have been up there lots at weekends and holidays from around 1964 to 1969. Used to take that little path from Church Street down to the first dam but quite often just fished that little stream. Sometimes carried on through the park, past Wentworth Woodhouse and on to fish the lake at Elsecar. Never caught a thing at Elsecar though.

you were lucky-I was under the impression that you could catch alsorts round Barnsley.

[Brin]

15+!!!!!!!!!! Enough for a war party, Brin. Don't remember going that far when I lived on Ridgeway but it became a regular haunt after we moved to Bridge Street, so I would have been up there lots at weekends and holidays from around 1964 to 1969. Used to take that little path from Church Street down to the first dam but quite often just fished that little stream. Sometimes carried on through the park, past Wentworth Woodhouse and on to fish the lake at Elsecar. Never caught a thing at Elsecar though.

. Monty it was a case of 'Where tha going?'...'We're off to dam a tha cumin?' and before you knew it half the street of kids had joined in. Apple raiding as we made our way to the dam, always sent the youngest over a wall/hedge to raid the apples as they very rarely got told off if caught!

We usually used the run down from Church Street as the gates off the main road were often locked. Recall once where the game keeper caught us climbing the mausoleum. Shot his bloody hand held air pistol a foot off my feet, as a warning to get down. Frightened the s.hite out of us.

Seemed an age to get there but two minutes coming back home. Back home we came having enjoyed our day out like foot soldiers for Kitchener.

[CAMiller]

15+!!!!!!!!!! Enough for a war party, Brin. Don't remember going that far when I lived on Ridgeway but it became a regular haunt after we moved to Bridge Street, so I would have been up there lots at weekends and holidays from around 1964 to 1969. Used to take that little path from Church Street down to the first dam but quite often just fished that little stream. Sometimes carried on through the park, past Wentworth Woodhouse and on to fish the lake at Elsecar. Never caught a thing at Elsecar though.

Destinations were the same for me in the late 60s/early 70s but coming from the opposite direction, Rawmarsh. Dams were via Stubbin and Elsecar via Wentworth, usually on a Sunday walk with Mum + Dad plus aunts, uncles and cousins who all lived within a stones throw of each other. Getting kids to walk for 3-4 hours these days might be a challenge. Trips to Greasborough always ended in the beer garden here, bottle of fizzy orange and bag of crisps with the little blue salt packet.

[monty_rhodes]

Destinations were the same for me in the late 60s/early 70s but coming from the opposite direction, Rawmarsh. Dams were via Stubbin and Elsecar via Wentworth, usually on a Sunday walk with Mum + Dad plus aunts, uncles and cousins who all lived within a stones throw of each other. Getting kids to walk for 3-4 hours these days might be a challenge. Trips to Greasborough always ended in the beer garden here, bottle of fizzy orange and bag of crisps with the little blue salt packet.

Lovely photo, Cam. Fizzy orange and crisps with the little blue salt wrap - seems like yesterday.