1672 – Petition by Old Soldiers of Methley for Payment for Past Services
This is a document held at the West Yorks Archives Wakefield written on behalf of 11 men of Methley who did service for the Royalist cause 1642 – 1650. … Continue Reading →
Author: Bill Thackray
The Remarkable Life of Jane Vigor
Qualities of equable temper, understanding and wit stood Jane in good stead when, in 1728, she was whisked from her quiet home to the deep snows and treacherous politics of … Continue Reading →
17th and 18th Century
The Acts of Enclosure and the Civil War were to be the start of many changes in England, the Restoration and the transition of power from the Monarchy to Parliament. … Continue Reading →
Rogerthorpe Manor – Badsworth
Samuel Saltenstal who in 1610 started to build the house which later was to become known as Rogerthorpe Manor. The Manor was passed to his son, Samuel Jnr. who married … Continue Reading →
Murder at the Rose and Crown
On Monday evening 28th March, 1670, an affray took place in Methley which ended with fatal consequences. Adam Bland, the son of Sir Thomas Bland of Kippax, quarrelled with a … Continue Reading →
Wars of the Roses
1455 – 1485 Background A series of civil wars was brought about as a result of weak leadership by the Monarch Henry VI. Involving the two rival Plantagenet houses – … Continue Reading →
Manorial Rolls
A Manor Court was often known as a Turn Court or Court Baron and was held every three weeks. The Leet Court where more serious matters were heard at the … Continue Reading →
Attempt at Atlantic Flight – September 1927
Methley is considerably interested in the latest attempt to fly the Atlantic to America. Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim (Lady Anne Savile), a daughter of the fourth Earl of Mexborough and sister of … Continue Reading →
Lords of the Manor
Ilbert de Lacy was awarded the Manor of Methley along with many others as a reward for services rendered by William the Conqueror. The land had previously been held by … Continue Reading →
The Manor Walk
As walks go, its the big one in Methley, it is of course the walk round the parish boundary. Starting at the waterbridge over the Calder at Three Lane Ends … Continue Reading →