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A Royal Tribute in Forest Town
This wonderful post box topping has been created by Debbie ? in recognition of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II Platinum ...
A-Z of Forest Town History
Many months ago an idea for a book on the A-Z of Forest Town History was put to members of ...
Champion Walker at Mansfield Colliery Institute 1918
David Lee discovered this photograph in his fathers ( who was a sapper in the Royal Engineers) photo album. He ...
Cycling at Forest Town Track
Past & Present
December 2005 - A Happy Event in Forest Town Welfare
As you can see from the photographs this was a very happy and memorable occasion.
Easter Sunday - Forest Town Methodist Church
The cross before the Easter service in church and afterwards as everyone came out with flowers to decorate it, singing ...
Festival of Britain 1951 - Forest Town
Seventy years ago in 1951 Forest Town School children celebrated the Battle of Britain on the Welfare grounds. I wonder ...
Football on Queensway Park
The back ground shows this was on Queensway Park, Forest Town, possibly between 1990 and 1995. In the second photo ...
Forest Town Methodist Church - Photographs
Below are some photographs that have just been added to my Forest Town History collection. Picture 1 is dated August ...
Forest Town Methodist Church Garden
The Methodist church garden is always worth stopping to admire. If you are able to go out in this difficult time ...
Forest Town Postmen
I am sure many people in this time of the Corona Virus isolation are pleased to see that postmen are ...
FOREST TOWNS HERITAGE - TWO NEW BOOKS
FOREST TOWN in PHOTOGRAPHS £10 – this book takes you round the village along Clipstone Road West, down Old Mill ...
Hill Crest & Fields near Old Mill Lane
These photographs were taken in November 1991. The property ‘Hill Crest’ is still there today situated up Stinting Lane, off of Old ...
Mansfield Colliery Nursing Cadets 1957/8
This photo was recently sent to the Heritage Group by Pam Jones who named most of the people. We also ...
Mystery Building at Forest Town Crossroads
Does anyone recall this building that was once situated at Forest Town Cross Roads? It was on the corner of ...
Photo of the Girls Brigade in 1934/5
Forest Town Girls Brigade 1934/5 Back Row. left to right, Muriel Musson stood behind flag pole. Marjorie Underwood stood next to ...
Pierrots
Pierrots – Hand written on back of this photo it says ‘St Alban’s Church Hall after we had raised stage and built ...
Police Training Centre 1946, Forest Town Hostel
The Forest Town Miners Hostel was first built for Bevin Boys in 1944. It compromised of rows of Nissen huts ...
Poppy Display, Forest Town
These photographs reveal how members of Forest Town community helped to make the remembrance poppy display in the church garden
Queensway Park, Forest Town
This park at Forest Town was originally established as a children’s recreation ground around 1930/31. It became known as Queensway ...
Remembrance Parade, Forest Town circa 1938
These photos show the parade marching along from Forest Town Welfare, then down Main Avenue and possibly up Pump Hollow, ...
Royal British Legion -100 Years
It is 100 years today, on the 15th May since the British Legion (now the Royal British Legion) was formed, ...
The British Restaurant - Does anyone remember these?
The British Restaurants were established around 1941 for people to purchase a substantial meal for 9d.
The Changing Face of Forest Town's Village Pub
Forest Town’s first public house opened in December 1952, the building which had previously been the village stores and beer ...
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