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Mar 31, 2009 · Posted March 31, 2009. Michael Wood in both his book and TV series regarding the Dark Ages states that South Yorkshire was somewhat of a no mans land in those times with an ever changing overlordhip between the (largely) Viking north and the (largely) Saxon south. Although one of, if not the, largest battle ever on English soil took place at ...
Jul 11, 2005 · viking. Members. 2.8k. Location: Dinnington. Posted July 11, 2005. The reservoir at westwood is "Westwood Dam". Years ago the westwood rows housing was there at the side. Newbigin, Was a small pond accessed only through the woods. THIS will tell you more about the history of Westwood.
Jan 20, 2006 · 1.3k. Location: Kuala Lumpur. Posted March 4, 2006. I worked at the Moore and Wrights factory in around 1968, contracting as an apprentice electrician working on a large extension they were bulding. One Firday afternoon there was a a real heavy blizzard and we decided to pack up early and get home before the snow got too deep.
Jan 19, 2005 · Originally posted by viking. Closer to Parson cross was the POW camp at bracken hill at High green. We lived on Heries Rd in the 50s right hand side comming from Southey Green, over a fence at the bottom of our garden there was some kind of a wooded area, we could watch the Germans buiding pre Fabs, no idea where there camp was or what that ...
Apr 15, 2005 · Albatross. Members. 283. Location: Surrey, British Columbia. Posted April 17, 2005. I was there at Jordanthorpe from 1962 to 1966. Adams was headmaster then, Rooks deputy head.My form teachers as I moved through were Biggin, Copley, Sibley and Wragg. Jim Kirkwood (music)
Apr 21, 2005 · 579. Location: Norton, Stockton on Tees. Posted April 21, 2005. If your talking about the coal mine situated within the Thorncliffe works, I remember it was a Drift mine and Colliers used to walk down to the coal face and the coal left the pit in a bucket chain that went all the way to the Woodall Duckams coke ovens..
Sep 13, 2006 · viking. Members. 2.8k. Location: Dinnington. Posted September 14, 2006. One of the best classics is the Flugel horn solo performed by the Grimethorpe (Colliery) band named En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor composed by Rodrigo. It was performed in the film "Brassed off" by a female flugel horn player.
Aug 11, 2010 · Thorpe is the Viking for settlement so presumably Nether or what the original name was is the man who started the settlement. other Viking names are Osgathorpe,Hackenthorpe, Woodthorpe. Nottingham comes from the farm owned by Snots no joke its true, Scarborough is named after another Viking (I cant for the life of me remember his original name) it sounds like Scardaborg which means hare-lip.
Sep 11, 2024 · Sheffield Forums. Sheffield History & Expats. Sheffield family surnames. Mine are Robinson and Parkinson.
Oct 4, 2010 · 13.8k. Location: Sheffield. Posted October 4, 2010. boysheff said: I have an Audi A3 on 2002 plate with 67,000 miles. All the sudden the brake pedal has gone hard and does not brake as it should, the engine management light has come on. I have checked this on the web and a number of people are saying its the servo (whatever that is) thats gone.
