A period of massive change in Worksop and the whole country with the depression of the 30s, then WW2 and finally the clearance and rebuilding of the 50s
I was born in Worksop in 1965 in Aldred Street, wherever that was, then moving to Sherwood Road, then to Canal Terrace from 1967 to 1979, and i have lived here all my life so far. So many changes long before the Worksop that I remember. What is now the tyre shop, that can be seen being constructed on the corner of Clarence Street in the 1938 photo of Carlton Road at 1:06, was a Honda motorcycle dealer when I first became aware of it in the early 1970's. It was called Kings Of Oxford, and I think at the time the manager was a Mr Black. It may have been a motorcycle dealer through the 1960's and maybe even earlier. I can remember from the mid to late 1970's spending many a time in Kings Of Oxford drooling over the Honda range of motorcycles. They also sold Reliant cars, and I think Lada as well, but they declined as a motorcycle dealer throughout the 1980's.
I was born in Worksop in 1965 in Aldred Street, wherever that was, then moving to Sherwood Road, then to Canal Terrace from 1967 to 1979, and i have lived here all my life so far. So many changes long before the Worksop that I remember.
What is now the tyre shop, that can be seen being constructed on the corner of Clarence Street in the 1938 photo of Carlton Road at 1:06, was a Honda motorcycle dealer when I first became aware of it in the early 1970's. It was called Kings Of Oxford, and I think at the time the manager was a Mr Black. It may have been a motorcycle dealer through the 1960's and maybe even earlier.
I can remember from the mid to late 1970's spending many a time in Kings Of Oxford drooling over the Honda range of motorcycles. They also sold Reliant cars, and I think Lada as well, but they declined as a motorcycle dealer throughout the 1980's.
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A lot of people don’t realise That Worksop was decimated by German bombers during the war. The damage caused cost £2.50
so good those photos thanks very much for the chance to se them .
Glad you like them!
I moved to Worksop in 2014, and I've never seen any photos of Worksop from it's early days.
Plenty more on the channel as far back as 1875, hope you enjoy.
Wonderful. Thank you so much. Does anyone remember Higgins icecream. Vernon street?.
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Very good remember, let me to see long time ago…….. Taiwan chen : ) : O