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Some of the articles in
Issue 69 - Spring 2024
  • The 84-85 Miners' strike 40 years on
  • George Orwell and the working man
  • Frank Newman's WW2 experience
  • World War One family history story
  • A life on the railways - Wombwell Midland station
  • Growing up in Great Houghton 50s
  • Remembering the Three Cranes Hotel
  • News from 1924
Home Memories of Barnsley is a quarterly magazine which looks back over Barnsley’s past, filled with history, photos and stories of old Barnsley. With information researched from the Barnsley Chronicle and other sources, it recounts the events that shaped the lives of our ancestors.

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The Pinfold in Cudworth was located at the junction of Snydale Road, White Cross Road and Darfield Road. This circular stone construction was used to keep stray animals safe until they were claimed.
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