<![CDATA[Dinnington Guardian - Those Were The Days]]> Feed http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/community/those-were-the-days Copyright 2012, Johnston Press Plc http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/community/those-were-the-days/ndig-community-dynmc-thosewerethedays-feed-1-3598262 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:25:24 +0100 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 <![CDATA[Grocery store staff on show]]> http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/grocery-store-staff-on-show-1-4568222

THIS week’s Archive Corner picture shows Mr W Greatorex’s grocery store on Newcastle Avenue.

]]> 1.4568222 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:25:22 +0100 <![CDATA[God save the King!]]> http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/god-save-the-king-1-4561021

The Silver Jubilee of King George V was celebrated on May 6th 1935. Mr Garbett, being Chairman of the Kiveton Park Rural District Council sent the following wire to His Majesty.

]]> 1.4561021 Fri, 18 May 2012 11:04:09 +0100 <![CDATA[Worksop shoppers in 1900s]]> http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/worksop-shoppers-in-1900s-1-4545156

THIS week’s Archive Corner picture shows Bridge Street in Worksop.

]]> 1.4545156 Mon, 14 May 2012 09:34:47 +0100 <![CDATA[Meaning of street names]]> http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/meaning-of-street-names-1-4537624

IT IS of interest to record why certain of the newly-made streets were so named. When the Kiveton Park Colliery Rows were first built, no names were given to them, but the houses were numbered consecutively as they were erected.

]]> 1.4537624 Fri, 11 May 2012 09:46:46 +0100 <![CDATA[Market shoppers in 1900]]> http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/market-shoppers-in-1900-1-4524862

THIS week’s Archive Corner shows the Market Square in Retford around 1900.

]]> 1.4524862 Tue, 8 May 2012 09:05:24 +0100 <![CDATA[Colliery School]]> http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/colliery-school-1-4515390

a very interesting ceremony took place at the Colliery School in Kiveton Park last Friday.

]]> 1.4515390 Fri, 4 May 2012 10:18:17 +0100 <![CDATA[Mill workers’ sitting proud]]> http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/mill-workers-sitting-proud-1-4515378

WITH arms crossed, the football team of Smith’s Flour Mills on Stubbing Lane proudly pose for their team photo.

]]> 1.4515378 Fri, 4 May 2012 10:16:45 +0100 <![CDATA[Harworth blacksmith on green]]> http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/harworth-blacksmith-on-green-1-4499478

THIS week’s Archive Corner picture shows The Green at Harworth in about 1880.

]]> 1.4499478 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:28:38 +0100 <![CDATA[West Park Cottage]]> http://www.dinningtontoday.co.uk/west-park-cottage-1-4492812

West Park Cottage was a large country house built on Park Lane (later renamed Chesterfield Road), just south of Park Hill near the crossroads at Swallownest.

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