Charlie Bentley – Methley Perceverance
Charlie Bentley Perseverance was the name of the football side captained by Charlie in those successful years in between the wars. And perseverance was just one of the many qualities … Continue Reading →
Category: Farming
Harry Veal WWI
Harry was born in 1880 at Otley a son of Thomas and Mary Veal of that town. He took farming work and was employed there as a farm cattleman. At … Continue Reading →
Commons and Enclosure – Methley Land Survey 1773
As with all villages, common land in the Manor of Methley was sub divided into strips probably based on the mediaeval ‘Three Field System’ of farming (1 year corn crop, … Continue Reading →