As it's quiet. Hoyland in the olden days....

As requested by Dragon and others, some highlights from my newly scanned postcard collection. Enjoy, good people. :smile:

First up, the old Town Hall shortly before the Great War. Featuring Martha, the clock.

These are big files, so have a good zoom in. It's amazing how much detail a photographic postcard can hold, that you simply can't see with the naked eye. :smile:

 

Yep spent my early childhood in Hoyland. Memories.

 

Brilliant place to live happy memories from the sixties before I moved away.still remember the lads at the fire station turning up on bikes etc and in pyjamas. B

 

King Street looking down hill. A lot of these buildings are still standing, following the 'authorised' vandalism of the early 70's.

 

Not as many pizza places in those days

Gives a funny perspective on that one....these first few on the right are the car park next to the bank aren't they, and the building on the left is the furniture shop.

 

Market Street looking towards the town hall. The Fire Station was there at this time, just behind you on the left. Horse **** in the road is a common feature.

 

It's an absolute disgrace what they did to Hoyland. I can never understand why they knocked that Town Hall down.

 

Aye, those have gone. There's a gap now until the paint shop. There were plans to build on that land but the greedy *******s ran out of money.

 

Still is mate

 

Usual reasons - council contracts, demolition firms, construction firms, secret handshakes and chunky brown paper envelopes changing hands.

Skoooyerll. Dunt panic Shenk, we're alreight narrr!!

These were fantastic buildings n'all. Me & Shenk were in the central bit with the raised roof, that were our from room. Great buildings, identical quadrangles, north and south block. This is south block, near the war memorial. Here's another later card from the 50s.

 

Any pictures of Colditz ?By , I've got shivers running down my spine

 

Nice little hand coloured series from the early 60s.

 

That first pic

Taken from outside what was or became Rowland Cross store on the corner of Market Street.

He sold the best bacon in Hoyland, cut off the joint with a slicing machine in front of you as you waited. Pristine spotless marble worktops and counter.

Sugar weighed up in blue bags in the corner.

Opposite was the National Provincial Bank and next to the Town Hall on the left was the Globe Tea Company.

Behind the camera is what was then the Strafford Arms pub, and most importantly the old Hoyland Cinema House.

Gentle days.

 

Kirk balk bucket bangers

 

That's a phrase I'd long forgotten!

A moody one of Law Stand, before the water board let it fall into ruin. Taken around 1910.

 

I think I was in the middle bit as well - certainly had some lessons there, History and Geography come to mind. But I'm blank on where my form room was. Only remember the early days and 6th form.

 

The centre room of this side of the south block was Mr. Brocklehurst's jogger room.

 

I was one of the pork pie'rs riding past on the bus each morning

I didn't realise law stand had been in such good order up until so recently (relatively speaking)

 

These photos

Are wonderful, Paul. Thank you, mate. As the majority of Crystal's work is in the Hoyland/Elsecar area, she recognises the areas photographed. As I've rarely ventured outside Dodworth, I don't recognise any of the photos or drawings.

 

Got any of Bolton, Wath, Goldthorpe or Thurnscoe?

I'd love to see them.