This was somewhere in Oakthorpe. Canal Street I believe. No idea who the lady is. Anyone have any information please feel free to add a comment or e-mail me direct.
I was also born in the Steam Mill, in 1944, my Granddad George Bertram Banton was the landlord, he was married to his second wife Hilda Brodribb. After he died "Aunt" Hilda took over the licence and ran the pub with the help of Bernard Evans until its demise.
Through the early 1950s the pub right next to the canal always seemed busy. I can remember canal boats tying up overnight on their way to and from the "cut end" at Donisthorpe transporting coal from the pit.
In the early 1960s the Canal Street/New Street area was decimated by mining subsidence, the pub and a few houses in New Street including ours had to be demolished, and we moved to Ashby.
The lady in the picture was known as "Mrs Harvey".
ReplyDeleteat the top of the hill on the right before you walk down to the ponds
ReplyDeletemy dad was born at the pub & he said mrs harvey lived next door the landlord at the time was my great grandfarther george banton
ReplyDeleteI was also born in the Steam Mill, in 1944, my Granddad George Bertram Banton was the landlord, he was married to his second wife Hilda Brodribb. After he died "Aunt" Hilda
ReplyDeletetook over the licence and ran the pub with the help of Bernard Evans until its demise.
Through the early 1950s the pub right next to the canal always seemed busy. I can remember canal boats tying up overnight on their way to and from the "cut end" at Donisthorpe transporting coal from the pit.
In the early 1960s the Canal Street/New Street area was
decimated by mining subsidence, the pub and a few houses in New Street including ours had to be demolished, and we moved to Ashby.
My dad is harry ruscoe the son of ada banton the daughter of george banton he was born at the steam mill in 1934
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ReplyDeleteDoes anybody know where Mill House was in Donisthorpe please,
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