Category: Characters

Amos Illingworth

Amos Illingworth, builder of Woodrow, Methley followed on in the family tradition of building, his father William had built the kitchen wing of Methley Hall. Amos built many properties in … Continue Reading →

Cllr Arthur Wright BEM

 Reported in the Pontefract and Castleford Express When Cllr Arthur Wright, of Leeds Road, Methley, handed his riding check in at Savile Colliery last Friday, he ended 52 years of … Continue Reading →

John Willie Firth

Local Headmaster and outstanding sportsman both at soccer and cricket where he was to enjoy representative selection in both sports. In 1929 he was runner up in the Methley CC … Continue Reading →

Alma Wright

Alma came to prominence in this village when he became opening bowler for the cricket team in 1929. In his first season he took 56 wickets at 9.5 runs conceded … Continue Reading →

Ernest Wagstaff

His first football experience honed on the irregular nature of Clayton’s Yard and Billy’s field, no doubt led to his mastery of the game enabling representation of the Mickletown school … Continue Reading →

Granville Tinker

Drawn to Methley to play for the developing United team by the mercurial football manager Haydn Duggan. Little could he have thought that one day his present home would be … Continue Reading →

Haydn Duggan

Former RN radar operator at the grand age of 75 received a commemorative war medal from the Russian GovernWH Duggan RNment for Arctic duty on the supply runs to Murmansk. … Continue Reading →

George William Savory

Born Bermuda West Indies 1905 to 1988. If ever you needed to know anything relating to Whitwood or Methley Junction Collieries, if you needed to know where the Undermanager was, … Continue Reading →

Grace Causier

“Amazing Grace”, Cliff Hawes affectionately called her as she was so regarded by many in Methley.     Grace Causier (Moore) was probably better known than the Rector or the Doctor  … Continue Reading →