Presents that I remember from childhood include ones made by my dad – a wooden doll’s house, ironing board, and metal slide. Other presents were farm animals from Precious’s’ toy shop down Petergate, York, a bike, a blue rabbit, a …

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My great uncle Derrick Gosley’s family was from the West Cottingwith/Holme on Spalding Moor area. Many of his relatives were in the pub trade. The Gosleys married into the Hairsine family. Charles William Hairsine was publican at the Anchor Inn, …

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One of Terry’s chairmen was Noel Goddard Terry. He was badly wounded in the First World War (5th West Yorkshire Regiment) but survived. He had a house built in 1927 near the racecourse, called Goddards. It is now owned by …

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