Last Saturday on our way home from Doncaster we called in at Conisbrough.
The cast iron water trough and gas lamp was erected for the coronation of King George V.
22nd June 1911.
The war memorial at Conisbrough, the original bayonet was stolen then the replacement was stolen
so it was decided to leave it as is.
Conisbrough Castle the home of Sir Walter Scots Ivanhoe from the book of the same name. Though it's not quite true there are many references to Ivanhoe in the area.
Childhood memories; the castle is 5 miles from home we would go there on our push bikes with bread and jam sandwiches and a bottle of water picnic on the banks, spend the day playing knights in shining armour then home before dark.
The castle was in constant state of repair when we were kids the keep had no floors or a roof. The walls were all crumbled away, there was no fence surrounding it, it is much more impressive now than it was then.
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