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Author: Bill Thackray

Ivor Cookman

  • By Bill Thackray
  • March 24, 2017
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I suppose everyone in the age range 20 – 50 who has lived in the village will remember Mr. Cookman, Sir.   I didn’t know him as teacher.  However, I did … Continue Reading →

Barry Seage

  • By Bill Thackray
  • March 24, 2017
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Born in 1935, a Mill Laner. Barry and his family were re-housed in The  Hollings in the early 1950’s.  Always a great lover of the outdoors, he as much as … Continue Reading →

A Bridge too Far

  • By Bill Thackray
  • March 24, 2017
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Travellers on the A639 to Leeds cannot have missed the metal track laid parallel to the railway line at ground level (Feb 2009). It would appear that Railtrack, or is … Continue Reading →

Hannah Hyatt

  • By Bill Thackray
  • March 24, 2017
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Hannah Firth came to this village as a 4 year old with her family in 1905, educated at Mickletown School and then on to Castleford Grammar School before taking her … Continue Reading →

Walter and Nellie Minett

  • By Bill Thackray
  • March 24, 2017
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A hobby which started in1980 has developed over 20 years (2000) into a comprehensive collection of photographic slides portraying Methley’s past. At which point they decided to keep a record … Continue Reading →

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