I recognise the schools; it’s a little bit of Barnsley where Athersley South, Smithies, New Lodge and (just about) Athersley North all come together. When I was a lad there were four school there, all together: Richard Newman Infant School, Athersley South Junior, St Hilda’s - a girls school - and St Edwins - a boys school. One entrance was at the junction of Wakefield and Rotherham Road, another way in was from the top of Laithes Lane and another was via Ashbourne Road.
From 37 seconds to 1 minute 09 it's the playground of Athersley Junior Mixed School (Athersley South) and a little bit of the access road that led up between St Hilda's girls school and St Edwin's boys' school up towards the Richard Newman Infants' School and the gate from the school grounds on to Laithes Lane whene my granddad, Tommy Bennett (a retired miner) was the first Barnsley 'lollipop man.'
I recognise the schools; it’s a little bit of Barnsley where Athersley South, Smithies, New Lodge and (just about) Athersley North all come together.
When I was a lad there were four school there, all together: Richard Newman Infant School, Athersley South Junior, St Hilda’s - a girls school - and St Edwins - a boys school.
One entrance was at the junction of Wakefield and Rotherham Road, another way in was from the top of Laithes Lane and another was via Ashbourne Road.
From 37 seconds to 1 minute 09 it's the playground of Athersley Junior Mixed School (Athersley South) and a little bit of the access road that led up between St Hilda's girls school and St Edwin's boys' school up towards the Richard Newman Infants' School and the gate from the school grounds on to Laithes Lane whene my granddad, Tommy Bennett (a retired miner) was the first Barnsley 'lollipop man.'
I didn't know that I was in for Barnsley's version of Gotham with Batman swinging down his pole.
How do I turn off the subtitles? They are all wrong!
The woman in the fire station sounded a bit posh for Barnsley
A brilliant page with loads of nostalgic "BARNSLEY" pictures can be found at
.facebook.com/old.barnsley