Reflections on Goole

[@punky3007]

Fantastic video that brought back loads of great memories of growing up in Goole. Although I now live in Cornwall I will always be a "Gooly" at heart.

[@elviredrury6974]

Lovely to watch.i was on the school photo of Alexander school with miss marwood. She was a lovely teacher I adored her.i was on the bottom row in the middle. Bring back the old days those were the best and the happiest.

[@spursnut56]

Thank you for the trip down memory lane I really enjoyed it I left in the eighties and still miss it

[@steffiebee5224]

I used to live here. Used to be a bustling town, then someone had a brainfart and pedestrianised the top end of Boothferry Road, which in my view killed the heart of the town.

[@voicesfromtheshed9221]

Used to work in Goole at Glews Garage - fascinating town and what a lovely film showing it at its best

[@tedmarston7560]

As as Policeman in Goole I used to visit the Garage at night to check it out.

[@abbywaddingham362]

what a lovely video thanks for the feature x

[@tedmarston7560]

In June 1959 Goole was in the West Riding of Yorkshire and I arrived there as a young Police Officer. I didn't know what to expect but after serving there on the foot patrol in Goole Town and later as a Road Traffic patrol officer after serving 30 years in there police Goole is the one place full of happy memories. I married my first wife at Goole Parish church in June 1960, and had my bachelors party at the Lowther Hotel. My daughter Deborah was born at Goole Maternity Home . I lived in Henry Street and my memories of 1960s Goole was brought home to me with this Video. On Saturday mornings my job was to walk from the Police Station 8am and walk down Boothferry road, up Pasture Road and back with my helmet on checking that all of the shops sun blinds were are the correct level. On cold mornings I would call in Bill Kitwoods cafe in Mariners Street for a bacon sandwich. I used to go to the Carleton Cinema and knew Billy King who run it very well. I had the sad job of finding Billy lying at the side of the road after being knocked off his cycle dead and dealing with his death. In those days Constables covered the area on cycles and I would cycle to Glews garage, through Airmyn and Hook back along West field banks to the Police Station. On Saturdays when Goole Town was at home, I would be the only Police on duty to escort the referee off the pitch at the end of matches and patrol the ground during the match. Claud Bamforth had a cycle shop on Pasture Road where the Police bought their cycles and paid 3/6 a week to buy the cycle as that was the cycle allowance for us. Goole Baths on Saturday in the winter was turned into a dance hall and when yobbos from Howden came to cause trouble we would put them in the van and drop them off just over Boothferry Bridge.Two locals in those days were the ones to have on our side in a fight was Tippy Gill and Walter Hattersley who would help us out when seamen from ships decided they wanted to be awkward. I had some very happy times in Goole and some sad ones when we had to deal with fatalities on the Docks and drownings in the river. Best wishes to the Goolies,

[@darrenmoore2401]

well said easty. daz. good vid.

[@yulaludlow4291]

Miss Heth.

[@yulaludlow4291]

Miss the place..

[@bowless9584]

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[@albertatlock]

I live in Old goole, on beverley Street.