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Stories

Did you celebrate on Armistice Day?

Saturday, September 04, 2010

ONCE again, thoughts are turning to autumn and that means that Armistice Day is drawing nearer.

We at Bygones would love to hear stories about the war-time experiences of readers or their family and friends, and to receive photographs for our pages so we can remember...

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Historic uniform destined for skip

Saturday, September 04, 2010

RESEARCH is an important aspect of my work as an auctioneer and a recent find was quite revealing. A rare uniform, which dated back to the early reign...

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Neal's love affair with cricket inspires book on club's history

Saturday, September 04, 2010

NEAL Wilson can still remember the summer he fell in love with the sport of cricket. It was 1966, he was ten years old and the great West Indies team,...

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Monk Street kid was quick on the draw with trusty cap gun

When David Kirkman was little he was mad about cowboys and could frequently be spotted playing out in Stockbrook Street and Monk Street dressed in his cowboy hat, with his toy gun and belt. He is pictured, above, outside his grandfather James Haynes' shop at 17 Stockbrook Street and, left, in the hat with some playmates in the yard of his parents' shop in Monk Street.

Friday, September 03, 2010

I WAS born in 1945 at 24 Monk Street, Derby, a greengrocer's and fishmonger's run by my parents, Stan and Edna Kirkman. The shop was first rented by...

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Can anyone tell me about my 1930s trophy?

Friday, September 03, 2010

ABOUT 15 years ago I bought a small football trophy with Derby and District Amateur League inscribed on the front and the words D.I. Ben. Cup 1937-38...

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Couple worked for Trent buses

Friday, September 03, 2010

BYGONES has received an appeal from a woman keen to find out more about her grandparents' years working for Trent buses in Derby. The couple were...

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Georgian house and estate is open for visitors

Thursday, September 02, 2010

WHEN Irene Thomas spotted an article on our Bygonederbyshire.co.uk website which mentioned Eborn House, at the Leylands Estate Retirement Village, she...

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Reunion call goes out to early pupils of Noel-Baker School

Thursday, September 02, 2010

IN September 1960, Noel-Baker Community School and Language College opened its doors to staff and pupils for the first time. Today, the school, on...

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Memory book photos wanted

Thursday, September 02, 2010

BYGONES has received an appeal for help in tracking down some photographs of one of its most famous motor companies. Lisa Bennett is trying to compile...

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Arthur conjures up more circle names

Wednesday, September 01, 2010

A PHOTOGRAPH featuring Derby Magic Circle members at their annual dinner in 1961 prompted former member Arthur Blood to contact Bygones. Mr Blood, 85,...

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