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I grew up in Eckington and was just having a reminisce about things from my chilhood can people remember:

 

The sandy bottoms

 

Para Bank

 

The Planting

 

The Canners

 

Ray Walkleys

 

Morgans

 

Davey's

 

Jack Woodheads

 

Carters Chipshop

 

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I grew up in Eckington and was just having a reminisce about things from my chilhood can people remember:

 

The sandy bottoms

 

Para Bank

 

The Planting

 

The Canners

 

Ray Walkleys

 

Morgans

 

Davey's

 

Jack Woodheads

 

Carters Chipshop

 

Add your own memories/stories.

 

I'm not from Eckington but worked (16 years) for a company that was, well since 1967, located at the 'Manor House' on Church Street : Simpkin Machin.

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I'm not from Eckington but worked (16 years) for a company that was, well since 1967, located at the 'Manor House' on Church Street : Simpkin Machin.

 

Yeah I remember Simpkin & Machin, never knew much about what they did though.

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Yeah I remember Simpkin & Machin, never knew much about what they did though.

 

They were an Insulation company and basically that was the main office as most of their work was around Sheffield, Rotherham, Chesterfield or north east Derbyshire. The office staff were local -well Killamarsh and Renishaw also.

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Baumforth & Garfitt - got our first tele from there. There was also a wallpaper shop - Bradshaws. And two cinemas the "Electra" and what we always referred to as the "bottom" cinema. Courtnalls shop. And not forgetting "the flats" - the road from Renishaw to Eckington, alongside the golf course where the young uns paraded and many courtships started.

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Looking for information about Manor House Farm Eckington. It's mentioned in the 1901 census.

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I was born in eckington in 61 my mum worked for simpkin machin

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I was born in eckington in 61 my mum worked for simpkin machin

 

If I may ask, what was her name ?

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it was pat tory

 

Thank you, did not know the lady. What happened to that company (the premises are still there) ?

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Not from Eckington, lived in Mosboro area for 29 years. Seen lots of pubs go by the wayside over the years. Shambles, White Hart (anyone remember the barbershop singers?), Bird in Hand, Angel, the one that looks like a detached house on the main rd, West End. Don't bother going for a drink there anymore, not worth it.

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I grew up in Eckington and was just having a reminisce about things from my chilhood can people remember:

 

The sandy bottoms

 

Para Bank

 

The Planting

 

The Canners

 

Ray Walkleys

 

Morgans

 

Davey's

 

Jack Woodheads

 

Carters Chipshop

 

Add your own memories/stories.

 

SandyBottoms looking for bullheads and crayfish under the stones

Para bank with sledges in winter and cardboard slides in summer

The Canners -nicking carrots from the sacks outside and the foul smelling pea slime

Mr Carter from the chippy giving us a free fishcake to get us to clear off

 

Also

 

Porky Rowlands the best shop in Eckington ( umm I thang yew)

Billy French's the second best

The bottom end being better than the top end (undisputed fact)

Camms school (the old one with Mr Kennon and Mr Woodhead)

Walking to Mosborough to get the 2p bus fare into town

Running back from Mosborough to get the last half hour in the Mossbrook

Charlie Jessop and Frankie (have you got any on missus ) Lowbridge

The day they opened the by pass away from the centre of the village

The feast

Eckington Show with Jackie Fox as Lady Godiva

Eckington Gala and the shop window competition

 

There are loads more from some very happy days

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