War Memorial WW1
Unveiling of the War Memorial– Sunday April 10th, 1921 at 3.00pm A simple but very impressive ceremony was witnessed in St Oswald’s churchyard on Sunday afternoon, when the memorial which … Continue Reading →
Unveiling of the War Memorial– Sunday April 10th, 1921 at 3.00pm A simple but very impressive ceremony was witnessed in St Oswald’s churchyard on Sunday afternoon, when the memorial which … Continue Reading →
Local Councillor and Chairman of Methley UDC at the critical time of amalgamation in 1929, Donald Briggs was able to make his analytical presence felt when he turned round a … Continue Reading →
He was to become the day shift overman at Savile Pit supervising day shift operations until the later arrival of the colliery manager. He applied himself to the task with … Continue Reading →
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 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
“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 →