17th and 18th Century
The Acts of Enclosure and the Civil War were to be the start of many changes in England, the Restoration and the transition of power from the Monarchy to Parliament. … Continue Reading →
Category: History
Rogerthorpe Manor – Badsworth
Samuel Saltenstal who in 1610 started to build the house which later was to become known as Rogerthorpe Manor. The Manor was passed to his son, Samuel Jnr. who married … Continue Reading →
Murder at the Rose and Crown
On Monday evening 28th March, 1670, an affray took place in Methley which ended with fatal consequences. Adam Bland, the son of Sir Thomas Bland of Kippax, quarrelled with a … Continue Reading →
Wars of the Roses
1455 – 1485 Background A series of civil wars was brought about as a result of weak leadership by the Monarch Henry VI. Involving the two rival Plantagenet houses – … Continue Reading →
Manorial Rolls
A Manor Court was often known as a Turn Court or Court Baron and was held every three weeks. The Leet Court where more serious matters were heard at the … Continue Reading →
Attempt at Atlantic Flight – September 1927
Methley is considerably interested in the latest attempt to fly the Atlantic to America. Princess Lowenstein-Wertheim (Lady Anne Savile), a daughter of the fourth Earl of Mexborough and sister of … Continue Reading →
Lords of the Manor
Ilbert de Lacy was awarded the Manor of Methley along with many others as a reward for services rendered by William the Conqueror. The land had previously been held by … Continue Reading →
Methley Urban District Council Amalgamation Process 1929/30
Meetings had been held with both Castleford and Rothwell District Councils with a view to possible amalgamation as other mergers were taking place elsewhere in order to consolidate essential services. … Continue Reading →
History of Methley an Overview
This village has a comprehensive history dating back to before the Romans. Little of that period is in evidence but its advantageous and possibly defensive position between the two rivers, … Continue Reading →
Ghost Story
Death of a Wellington Veteran The landlady exasperatedly sighed ‘you put something down here and it disappears – we must have a ghost’. For some time after, the words remained, … Continue Reading →