Photos: Mystery over Mansfield woman's retro photo find
A Mansfield woman has shared photos from the past, featuring “forgotten faces” – hoping the community can help fill in the blanks.
Marrianna Humphries, née Walters, who will turn 84 in a couple of weeks, has shared some photos taking 70 years ago.
Mansfield-born Mrs Humphries, who lost her husband 10 years ago and lives with her dog in Mansfield, said she was hoping to know more about the images from older readers.
The mother of two sons and a daughtersaid: “I left school aged 15 on the Friday and started work on the Monday at Turners Hosiery Factory on Sheepbridge Lane, Mansfield.
“I remember in my early years when the streets were lit by gaslight, and the market was packed with stalls. Stall holders were turned away despite the market extending up West Gate.
“Us kids had a choice of Saturday morning cinema, Granada or Empire all for a few pennies.
“I recall the end of the war when there was a big dance on the market square, and later on that year we enjoyed the end of the war street parties.”
Mrs Humphries said the mixed class photo was at Moor Lane school, with her on the top row, third from the left.
She said the girls’ class was either Rosemary School or Nursing cadets, with Mrs Humphries on the bottom row, fourth from left.
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