Cyril Leeman – Reminiscences
The Beards Family William Beards and Emily Beards (nee Whittaker) William was a miner who moved up to this part of the country to find work from Staffordshire. William Beards … Continue Reading →
Category: History
On Line Shopping
Taking orders and door to door delivery is nothing new. Looking back to Methley in the 40’s and 50’s you would remember a surprisingly large number of retail deliveries being … Continue Reading →
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 →
Pontefract and Castleford Express Extracts – 1926
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 →
Pontefract and Castleford Express – Extracts 1937
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 →
Pontefract and Castleford Express – Extracts 1938
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 – Reminiscences
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 →
Len Townley – Reminiscences
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 →
J Graham Feather – Reminiscences
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 →
Mick Braddock – Reminiscences
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 →