Methley Census
In his book Methley 2000, Jim Melvin publishes census details from 1841 to 1891. For reasons of space, Jim elects to display only selected records from the returns. … Continue Reading →
Category: Social
Family History
I have had quite a number of enquiries over the life of the web site requesting information on relatives and potential family connections. Useful information may be obtained from … Continue Reading →
Heritage Archive
The group meet on Mondays at the Community Centre, Main Street from 10am to 1200. Evening sessions planned to commence but this has still to get off the ground. They … Continue Reading →
Riversmeet Craft Café.
A transformation has taken place in the tiny hamlet of Woodrow where the once mighty Royal Oak public house has finally succumbed to the commercial realities of licensed life and finally … Continue Reading →
Licensed Victualler given another Chance (Sept 1926)
At the Wakefield West Riding Court, application was made for the temporary transfer of the licence of the United Kingdom Hotel, from George Ayres to Thomas Holmes. Mr J Burrows … Continue Reading →
The Top Club
January 2009 – Rumours abound at the possible closure of that once so important social centre of this village – The Top Club. It would be difficult to describe how … Continue Reading →
Transformation of the Former Rose and Crown
Methley is set for the launch of a brand new independent pub and restaurant to be located on the site of the former Rose and Crown pub. Situated in a … Continue Reading →
Methley Lido
I suppose the people of Methley have used Fleet Beck for all manner of reasons over the years. Its not difficult to remember the wartime trips with the whole … 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 →
Bay Horse RIP
As an alehouse and local inn the Old Bay Horse played an integral part in many social aspects of this village. It also had important historical aspects too, especially … Continue Reading →