These pages are the beginning
of a series about the history of Goole drawn from my own archives.
I've been writing and teaching about the town's history for over
30 years and have gathered a large amount of information, booklets,
maps and pictures about most aspects of Goole's history.
I also provide a professional
genealogy research service for Yorkshire and the whole UK, as
well as a large collection of Goole old
photographs.
I regularly undertake local
archive research and can search records based in Goole and elsewhere
in Yorkshire on request. Please contact me
to inquire further.
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On these pages you can read about:
-
Goole's People
- a lot of information has been gathered about a wide range
of people who lived in Goole over the past two centuries and
made their own contribution to the life and history of the town.
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Boothferry
Road, Goole - find out more about the changing face of Boothferry
Road, Goole over the years, including shop and family memories.
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History of the Lowther
Hotel, Goole - read about the Lowther's special place in
Goole's history. From its origins as the Banks' Arms Hotel to
details of past landlords, 19th century riots at the Lowther,
Zeppelin raids and more.
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Goole in 1810 -
a description of how the young Susanna Storr visited the new
town and her first impressions of early Goole.
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Goole census of
1828 - see if your ancestor was on this very early Aire
and Calder Company census of Goole.

Above: Looking down Boothferry Road showng
the Clock Tower and Cinema Palace
Below: Hackforth's, which was one of Goole's
favourite grocer's shops and where many a wedding reception was
held in its popular upstairs cafe

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