General Chat

Hiya all, Thanks for cotinuing with your replies to my thread. Just bee catching up on last few to post here. Pussycat, Sculcoats? I am having a mental block, can you just remind me where that is? James from Bristol, Surely you are'nt refering to the 'Harwoods of Harwood House'?. You are almost royalty if you are decended from them. LOL. Also Goathland, Great place. For those who dont know thats where 'Heartbeat' was filmed as well as Whitby. Sue in Otley, Must have passed at least one of your stalls at York FHF. LoL. Hi Patricia, Blimey!!! You lived just about everwhere in Yorkshire. Most of them only a few miles from me. Linda, Sheffield!!!! Used to do alot of walking around Sheffield on the moors etc and Snake Pass. Also (already mentioned) Meadowhall Shopping centre. LL

Thanks for that Joan, I had heard of Sculcoats, but couldn't remember where it was. And Yes we do say 'arewood (unless were posh) LOL. LL

just going to catch some rare Yorkshire sunshine. May be back later. Please keep posting/nudging.. LL

I was born in Orsett but moved to Yorkshire when I was one and live in guiseley which is part of Leeds. Mother's side are all Yorkshire.

Where near Gt Yarmouth are you Linda - I'm in Lowestoft ? Stella

Hiya Tom, Ossett and Guisley, both nr Leeds.I believe Ossett is nearer Wakefield tho. LL

Sorry LL, Orsett as in Essex. lol.

Sorry Tom, When I looked again I realised you had put ORsett and not OSSett, my appologies. LL

Nudged for anyone else who wants to add.

Hi Lady lucan Sorry for late reply. Yes there is a garden centre which as a train which goes round it, its called Savilles. Its on Garforth Cliff from where you can see over Kippax. Pat

Born and bred in Bridlington, met and married a lad from Berkshire where I live - that National Service has a lot to answer for! Still feel Brid is my home though and have asked 'em to scatter my ashes off Flamborough Head.

I too am proud to be a Yorkshire lass! Born and bred in Bridlington, E. Yorks. now living in Lincolnshire, but I still call Yorkshire 'home', the people are much friendlier there! Jean

Hello Everyone!!! Glad that this thread is still being used. I was going to delete as I thought it was going stale...I see now its not. Please feel free to add and nudge as you please. I will look in on it from time to time :) LL

I am 1/4 Yorkshire. My gt grandfather John Woodhead was b in Kirkburton, his wife Annie nee Baynes was b in Otley, my grandmother their daughter Jane Elizabeth was b in Hunslett. I loved YKS when I visited it. But then I loved a lot of other places too.

Scruffs mum can I ask what the prob is with local council - just out of interest as we are moving back to Donny next year. We get free-press delivered down south every week but just in case i missed it Tracy x

I was born and bred in the Midlands, but I moved to Halifax later, and lived there for 10 years. Strangely enough, when I started researching the Australian side of my family recently, I found out that my great-grandfather came from Bradford. I've been there loads of times, and I had no idea I had roots there.

Huia, Hunslet and Holbeck areas of Leeds are where most of my ancestors were from (and Ireland). LL

Hi Mary, So as your name suggests..Do you live in Italy now? Bradford is not far from where I live and is famouse and infamous for a variety of reasons...All of which I am sure you will know. LL

Yes, I've been in Italy since 1982. I used to work at Halifax Town Hall, back in the early Seventies. Later on I worked in Hebden Bridge. My great-grandfather and his family lived in the Calverley area before emigrating to Australia. His ancestors were from Kildwick, which I shall have to visit next time I'm in the UK.

Mary, Have you ever been to Hebden Bridge? Its beutiful around there...Canals and Long boats, Nice walks etc. Went to a beer festival there last year. LL