George William Savory

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 →

Harry Wright (Flash)

More affectionately known as Flash. I first remember him as a coal humper delivering sacks of coal (half cwt) with Neville Thompson. Hard and thirsty work filling the sacks at … Continue Reading →

Ronald Lewis

Born in Methley at St Margarets Road, the family later moving to the ‘newer’ houses on Savile Road.   Ron attended Mickletown School from 1931 to 1937 and then on to … Continue Reading →

Potato Picking

Now this was hard work.   School half term holidays again but this time we would be set in groups/relays to follow the tractor which went along the furrows and the … Continue Reading →

Pea Pulling

There was always plenty of opportunity for earning some cash during the school holidays  –  a number of Methley farms specialised in the crop and organising casual labour for picking. … Continue Reading →

Manure Heap

Manure Heap You couldn’t miss it if you travelled down Lower Mickletown on to Green Lane. Indeed if you were blind you would find it impossible to miss it. This … Continue Reading →

Road Transport

Savile Transport operated out of the yard subsequently used by Morrison Contractors and now private housing where the old police station was sited. The business went bankrupt in about 1967 … Continue Reading →