Laura Crewe – Reminiscences
Laura Crewe born Methley 25th September, 1887 Laura was one of five siblings who emigrated from Methley to Canada after their parents Samuel and Hannah Crewe had resettled in Methley … Continue Reading →
Laura Crewe born Methley 25th September, 1887 Laura was one of five siblings who emigrated from Methley to Canada after their parents Samuel and Hannah Crewe had resettled in Methley … Continue Reading →
Friday Aug. 13th – Five Whitwood youths fined for stealing beetroots from Huddlestones farm, despite the presence of a watchman. Ladies at Cricket – The Low End Ladies entertained the … Continue Reading →
19th November, 1937 Scholey Hill’s Victory :- As was anticipated, Scholey Hill gained another easy victory by seven goals to nil, when they entertained Leeds Fireclay. The visitors never once … Continue Reading →
Extracts – May to September 1938 13th May – DID NOT STOP – At the Leeds West Riding Crown Court, two Methley men, John Hickson (31) miner and Jack Banham … Continue Reading →
Peter Sanderson E-mailed this from Pretoria SA 08.07.09 I was born in Methley in January 1949 in a typical colliery house in 5, Low Green Terrace which has long since … Continue Reading →
E-mail from Len Townsley in North Wales 2nd August 2010 Having lived in Guernsey for many years and now retired to North Wales, I was delighted to find the Methley … Continue Reading →
I lived at 56 or 86? Savile Road from June 1941 to about 1946/47 having been born in Pontefract. Grandad Benjamin Walters and Gran Mary Elizabeth Walters (Yates) were the … Continue Reading →
E-mail from Orcadian Mick Braddock formerly of Low Common Methley 2nd March, 2012 Hi Bill Hope you are keeping well. Hoping to get down to Yorkshire for a holiday at … Continue Reading →
My first recollection of Methley is of a Saturday in November 1949, when along with my parents and dog ‘Lady’ we arrived at No 87 The Hollings,I was in my … Continue Reading →
Earliest memories are immediate post war and of an overgrown irregular, uneven field with a grass worn area which was the goalmouth in the football season and served as a … Continue Reading →