Barry Robbins – Reminiscences
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 →
Category: Social
St Oswald’s Church
Robert Nalson was buried 28th November, 1599. The said Robert did break his fast that same day and was in good health and came to the Church to the … Continue Reading →
John Willie Firth
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 Wright
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 →
Haydn Duggan
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 →
Grace Causier
“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 →
Nora Cox
They presented Nora with a beautiful inscribed cut glass bowl at the Banqueting Suite at Leeds Civic Centre in November, 2002. Nora had earlier been nominated for Supervisor of the … Continue Reading →
Dorothy Masterman MBE
Congratulations Dot Seage (that’s to those of us who were school classmates) on being awarded the MBE – that is being appointed a member of the Order of the British … Continue Reading →
Wesleyan Chapel
In Vera Garland’s book Echoes and Reflections, amateur historian and staunch elder of the Wesleyan Chapel, Nellie Minett, wrote that Methodism had made a great impact on Methley. There indeed … Continue Reading →
Kelly’s Directories
In 1835 Frederic Festus Kelly was appointed HM Inspector of Letter Carriers, a post that could have been quite demanding as it would have covered the build up to the … Continue Reading →