Drop-Down Navigation Menu Menu Amy Morgan - Memories by her niece Mrs June Moore Arnold, Derek and Mary Hawley Bacon, Frank Historian and Head Ranger at Shipley Bamford, Rita and John Birkin, Tim Brown, Frederick Matthew, Colliery Manager for the Mapperley Colliery Burrows Family of Mapperley Connie Wood Remembered Czypak, Pauline - Family and Mapperley Dibb, Marlene and Enid Kemp Davis, Alan AKA 'Dallan' Remembered Doctor Peter Enoch And The Skinner Doctors Practice In Mapperley Durow Family and Helen's Memories Durow Family - Trevor Durow's Memories Greatorex, John - The Greatorex Family and Their Connection With Mapperley Village Harrison Family of Park Hall Hart, Cllr John, November 1995 Hartley, Thomas and Ann Remembered Harper, Peter Hartshorne, Albert Hawley, Bob Heywood, Peter Hill, Charles and Mary of Mapperley Farm Hobson Family Of Manor House Mapperley Hodgkinson, Pat (nee Wood) John O'Groats to Lands End Jones, David Nicholas Kershaw (nee Haynes), Ros Law, Joan Lodge, Alan - My Memories Lowe, Lois Untimely Death Marsden, Aubrey Martin, John Martin, Judith and Jean Millard, Philip Morgan, Amy - Psychic Medium Moss (nee Redgate), Christine Ogden, Bill and Kathleen Overton, Bob Former Evacuee in Mapperley now living in Australia Pearson - George and Edith Porter Family Memories by Alison Marion Cantrell, Daughter of Roy Porter. Reeve (nee Pearson), Lyn Richards, Christine Richardson, Bob Richardson, Ron remembered - Landlord of The Olde Black Horse 1946 - 1978 Richardson, Joyce Madeline (nee Renshaw) and her family remembered. Roy, From Canada Sarson, Alan Sarson, Elaine Saxtons Of Mapperley, by Andrew Saxton Shaw, Alf of Park Farm Mapperley Skinner, Bill and Mollie Skinner, Richard Spencer, George Memories Steele, Brian and Roy (connected to the Wint family) Taylor, Marie Thornley, Jesse Tooley, Sheila Treseder, Tony Trueman Family Photo Album Trueman, Janet remembered Warren, Astra (née Bancroft) now living in Western Australia Warrington, Vanessa Washington, Ella Wathey, Ray and Ann - Memories of West Hallam Weston, Hedley - Series of West Hallam in the 1920's taken from WHM Magazines 1992 -94 Wint, Harry and Gladys Woods(nee Norman), Sarah

I would love to receive your memories. Just Click Here

Memories of the Harrison Family of Park Hall

The following information has been received from David Harrison whose father and grandparents lived at Park Hall in the cottage next door to The Royal Oak, more commonly known as The Candlestick.

David remembers fetching pop from the pub as a child and he recalls the house being lit by gas light.  His grandparents were George and Ellen Harrison, his father was also named George (B 1925) and his Aunt who lived there was Kathleen (B. c1922)

Albert Hartshorne (92 years of age) of The Coachways remembers the family as he lived with his own family in the end cottage next to Shaw’s Farm. At one time there were 13 living in the Hartshorne household. Also living in the same row of cottages were the Watchorne family.

David’s grandfather George worked regular nights at Mapperley Pit on a cutting machine. Albert remembers George Snr. being a very good gardener, something which David has inherited from him and his father.

After George Snr. retired from the pit, around 1959, he bought a house on St Wilfrid’s Road, West Hallam. Kathleen lived there for the rest of her life and never married.

The photographs shown below are from a collection of Kathleen’s very kindly sent in from David. David currently lives in the Lincolnshire Wolds.

Thank you for your contribution David and I look forward to receiving anything else you may come across in due course.

If you remember the Harrison family we would love to hear from you.

Elaine

Mrs Ellen Harrison, David's Grandmother, outside their cottage at Park Hall, next door to The Candlesticks pub

Mr George Harrison in his allotment opposite his cottage at Park Hall

Kathleen centre ( David's aunt) - George Jnr right (David's father) standing at the front of their cottage at Park Hall.
The boy on the left is unknown, can anyone help name him please?

Kathleen, far right with glasses C 1930 with her friends Does anyone know who the other girls might be?

A postcard sent from Bournemouth 14th August 1930 to Mr & Mrs Watchorne, Park Hall, neighbours of George Snr & Ellen.

Hand written 1851 Census which may have been written by Kathleen in more modern times as it was written in biro

 

Disclaimer - Copyright - Is this page correct?   Something wrong or missing?   Please let me know.   Also contributions very welcome