The following stories were submitted to our sister website, toowrite.com. They were written by people from Rotherham or are about Rotherham itself.
The Story Of How I Became Secretary to Sir John Barbirolli
Author:
Judy Smith
of Doncaster
I was hooked from that moment, and I became a groupie, and, I am ashamed to say, even a stalker as a few years later I followed Barbirolli into the Valley Gardens in Harrogate to have my first chat with him, and to get his autograph.
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Mud And Mementoes
Author:
Sarah Frame
of Norwich
We tapped at his door several times but there was no answer. We would have given up had it not been for the sounds of deep grunting and snoring that came from his room and echoed down the hallway. Taking two pans from the kitchen I walked straight into his room, banging the two of them together. BANG! BANG!
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Albert's Cross
Author:
John Sales
of Rotherham
His sister Mary was nice, but nowhere near as pretty as my mum. Albert was very old; he was sitting in the corner with one arm leaning on a table, a crutch propped against the wall, one leg shaped as normal, straight out from the bottom of his body, turning at the knee and down to the floor. The other came out from his body like its twin but then it just stopped where his knee should be and was resting on a stool.
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Lost in a Crowd
Author:
Nana Louise Nielsen
of Rotherham
How mad is Mum going to be? I haven’t got any money for the ticket. Should I find a policeman? What if he finds out I did in on purpose? The police can see when you’re lying. He won’t help me then, he’ll just be angry. Angry for wasting his time.
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The Light Of Uther
Author:
Patrick Naughton
of Rotherham
The story of how the oldest and most famous building in England came to be built...
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The Beacon
Author:
Brian Webster
of Rotherham
Some hidden things are best left hidden...
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