Aerial View
1993 and unbeknown to me the kids had clubbed together to pay for a one hour flying lesson out of Leeds/Bradford airport for my birthday. Well they did keep it … Continue Reading →
Author: Bill Thackray
View from the Headgear
Savile Pit Headgear Not the most aesthetic structure in Methley, but certainly the most visible, even more than St Oswalds Church or Methley Hall. One of the things it also … Continue Reading →
Harry Fenwick Moore
September 1948, and Harry of 63 Savile Road was admitted as a Serving Brother of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, after having been actively involved in first aid … Continue Reading →
Ronald Lewis
Born in Methley at St Margarets Road, the family later moving to the ‘newer’ houses on Savile Road. Ron attended Mickletown School from 1931 to 1937 and then on to … Continue Reading →
St Aidan’s Nature Reserve
What better way to dispose of an unwanted opencast coal mining excavation can there be than to convert it into a nature reserve with associated trails and view points. Opencast … Continue Reading →
Geology
It all started a long time ago – some 4.5 billion years ago, when the earth was formed, with a single mass of land and the rest, ocean. Over … Continue Reading →
SSSI
the Ings are the left overs from the early river systems before the building up of the river banks, hardly ever have they been of arable value.The physical features are … Continue Reading →
Trans Pennine Trail
It is the first purpose built national route for walkers and cyclists and it runs coast to coast between the ports of Hull and Liverpool. These cities, in turn … Continue Reading →
The Fleet Lane Walk – 1950/56
It was always a dirt track, the only vehicles to use it were the farm tractors and carts, and the rubbish disposal trucks. In earlier times it would be … Continue Reading →
Swillington Walk 1950s
This route commenced at the Commercial (pub) and led down Pit Lane with the Ings and wildlife on both sides. The field on the right was always spoiled with the … Continue Reading →