Introduction
In the 1990s some recollections were recorded of people who had connections to Temple Newsam.
People who Worked at Temple Newsam
People who Lived at Temple Newsam
People who Visited Temple Newsam
People who worked at Temple Newsam
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Glynn Jones : "Smokies" (3 minutes)
Glynn Jones worked as a Gardener in Temple Newsam's Walled Garden between 1961 and 1964. He tells what happened when he lost his
keys one day while he was fumigating the Greenhouses.
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John Pawson : "Joe Cole" (3 minutes)
John Pawson worked as a Gardener at Temple Newsam between 1960 and 2004. He tells a story about Garden Superintendant Joe Cole
and a secret game of chess.
John Pawson : "Percy Thrower's Medal" (2 minutes)
Here John tells how he met famous gardener Percy Thrower.
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People who lived at Temple Newsam
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Robert Cooper : "Trams" (3 minutes)
Bob Cooper lived in the old Dovecote in Home Farm between 1928 and the 1940s. He tells the story of how ten thousand summer
visitors a day came by tram and how the buses were stored here during the war for safe–keeping.
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Wendy Atkinson : "Holidays on the Farm" (3 minutes)
Wendy talks about staying on the Farm during her school holidays and playing family party games, including eating Mars Bars with
hats and gloves on!
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Christine Gibbs : "At The Lodge" (2 minutes)
Christine talks about when she used to visit her Great Aunt and Uncle who lived at the North Lodges. She tells the story of the
weekly ritual of Monday washday, "dolly-blue", hens in the yard and playing in the magical wood.
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People who visited Temple Newsam
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Reverend John Hamilton : "Discovering The Crypt" (5 minutes)
Reverend John Hamilton worked as Curate at Whitkirk between 1980 and 1983. He tells the story of the discovery of the
long–forgotten great crypt of Whitkirk Church.
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Alan Bennett : "On my Bike" (3 minutes)
The Leeds–born world famous playwright and author reminisces about his childhood visits to Temple Newsam and his memories
of the smell of furniture polish!
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