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Barton upon Humber

Priest Hole In Baysgarth House by Brian Moss from Tamworth	Around Maltby Lane by Maurice Willis from Hull	Reunion of 1963 Gramar School Pupils Held in 2003 by Derek Wright	Traffic Congestion, Fitness and Mrs Brown by Nigel Land	THE CRIES OF NOT SO OLD BARTON by Charles Watkinson	Barton Cycling Club(s) by Nigel Land
Sloop Amy Howsen and Humber Keel Comrade	The Coasguard Station In Barton by John Pullen	Civil Cemetery by Richard Clark	The Printing Works in Barton by Barrie Newton	A Fish and Chip Shop in Your Front Room by Charles Watkinson	A Child in the Sixties by Andrew Robinson
The Ambulances In Barton Over The Years by John Pullen	The Other Humber Bridge by Charles Watkinson	Pilot Officer Thomas George Cottier RCAF PER ARDUA AD ASTRA By Mrs. J. Holmes	Reads Island by John Pullen	Waterside From Bartonian	Hot Cakes and Tracle Charles Watkinson
Barton, Maryland, USA	Attempted Wife Murder Mr C Watkinson, Bartonian	The National and Infant Schools Friends of Queen Street School	The History of Queen Street and the School Friends of Queen Street School	Barton Novelists Jim Robertson	Henry Weston Alcock A story about this gentleman who owned a tile works in the town By. Don Alcock
Another Story About The Ambulance Servce in Barton Tom Barker	Grans Rabbit Pies Mr C Watkinson, Bartonian	Rev. Richard Watson	Barton Beck Terry Clipson	Barton in the Late 1940's Terry Clipson	Extracts From Diary Of William Burton 1860--1864
HMS Goatfell David Hand	Childhood Memories From The Bartonian Aprill'11

Stories from Tom Barker

These stories are by Tom Barker who has very kindly allowed me to include them on this site. ( Sadly Tom died on 1st october'08 but his stories and memories will live on )

Tom lived in the Barton area as a boy around the time of the Seconde World War. After living in Barton for some time he moved to Thornton Curtis. He later made a much bigger move as he now lives in Australia. Tom is very interested in writing and through this passing on memories of town and country life around Barton. there are more examples of his work on http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/7745/tom/page1.html .

This edited story is about Tom's life as a boy when he was living in the Corner Cafe at 11 Market Place.

A story about the Star Cinema which was on the corner of High Street and Fleetgate.

Edited Story about life in the late 1920's living near to the Railway station at Thornton Abey.

Edited Story about life in the late 1920's about the Butchery off Barton Market Place

Edited Story about life in the late 1920's on the Banks of the River Humber

These full stories and more can be downloaded as pdf files here

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