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Normanton, The Grammar School c.1955
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The small section with the bell tower is the only remaining part of the old Freeston High School; it was built in 1592 with an endowment from John Freeston, who lived at Altofts Hall. In 1867 the Church School was built opposite, and the Grammar School began to struggle - fee-paying students were sent to the cheaper option. The Grammar School was then rebuilt on its three-acre site and opened on 25 October 1897 by the Earl of Crewe. Most of the structure in the picture has gone, but the present Normanton Junior School is still looked over by the old bell tower.

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A Selection of Memories from Normanton

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Normanton

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Happy Days
I remember being taken into youngs shop as a small child where they sold more than drapery. Upstairs there were rolls of lino and the whole shop smelled of it. Downstairs I was fascinated by the cash cups that ran up tubes to the cashier and came back on overhead wires with change for the customer. No till in this shop in the days of the 1940's. Grandmother lived opposite the grammar school and during visits i was taken for walks through the churchyard and on to the park to feed the ducks.
Normanton, Market Place, Young's Drapery Shop c1955
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Added 21 August 2024

Benson Lane

We lived in the last house at the bottom of benson Lane, next to the fields, great memory's, attended normanton infants school and normanton Common, my brother Frank went to normanton grammar school. Remember living in the back to back terraces, the outside toilets at home and at the school. Playing in the fields next to our house, also playing in haw Hill Park, lots of times, my sister wendy falling in the pond one ...see more
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Mackinnon Avenue
I lived on pontefract road at the top of goodhope row and moved to Mackinnon Avenue when compulsory purchase of the loscoe village was made for the build of the M62. The Creswells lived about half way down Mackinnon and i can remember a Gail Williams visiting them with her parents amd a younger sister who had extra an finger on each hand, I thought they emigrated to Malaysia.
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The Bowling Green, Haw Hill Park, Normanton.
I remember my Grand-dad taking me to the park in my push chair when I was about 3 years old. I used to sit and watch him play bowls with his friends. We might then go and feed the ducks in the pond before returning home.
Normanton, Haw Hill Park, Bowling Green c1965
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