Earth Stood Hard as Iron
December 2017 Mid 1950’s and three of us were trying to earn some spending brass and bring good cheer to local residents with our carol singing in the run up … Continue Reading →
Category: 20th Century
Rationing Post War
Staple diet to be sure and during the war years, bread was not subject to the ration book. So, when hungry, an older generation will well remember the term ‘fill … Continue Reading →
WW1 Sergeant Charles Dowson
Sergeant Charles Dowson Charles Dowson was one of the men who after enlisting in the colours in August 1914 was to survive the whole of the Great War. His … Continue Reading →
Maps over the Years
There are plenty of maps available in both Castleford and Rothwell libraries, these are mostly large scale plans and maps from the local authority and the coal mining industry. … Continue Reading →
Savile Pit Reunion 28th Dec 2012
Closure in 1985 has brought about a number of gettogethers. This time the meet was in the Commercial Hotel. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″]
Passchendaele Centenary Tyne Cott Visit
An application to attend the Remembrance Service on the 31st of July 2017 gained approval sometime in March. So, after after a few days in Brussels myself and Steve (No … Continue Reading →
Wilfred Howson – Letters of Condolence
Wilfred lost his life during the battle of Paschendaele (3rd Ypres) on the 6th October, 1917. This after being wounded in July, 1916 during the battle of the Somme and … Continue Reading →
2nd Lieutenant Smith Green
This account is in memory of Second Lieutenant Smith Green, 70th Squadron of the Royal Air Force who died aged 28 on the 18th February 1919, in Germany. Smith was … Continue Reading →
Wilfred Howson
My mother was Ellen Hazel Howson born in the Foxholes Cottages in Methley Parish in 1910. Her brother Wilfred Howson is commemorated on the war memorial in Methley churchyard (however … Continue Reading →
Bringing Home the Bacon
Pre-war public health legislation was framed to improve hygiene by preventing the local slaughter of animals from allotments and ordering that such action should take place in approved slaughter houses. … Continue Reading →