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A Bridge too Far
A Bridge too Far: Travellers on the A639 to Leeds cannot have missed the metal track laid parallel to the railway line at ground level (Feb 2009). It would appear that Railtrack, or is … Continue Reading →
The Manor Walk
The Manor Walk: As walks go, its the big one in Methley, it is of course the walk round the parish boundary. Starting at the waterbridge over the Calder at Three Lane Ends … Continue Reading →
Waterways
Waterways: Little change would be evident to the rivers Aire and Calder from the iron age to the advent of the Romans.   Perhaps both rivers would have been smaller and more … Continue Reading →
Lost Buildings of Methley
Lost Buildings of Methley: Buildings that have disappeared include :- Methley Grange, Carr Hall presumably demolished for the construction of Savile Colliery and West Hall, similarly demolished for Newmarket  Colliery.  Further enquiries to be … Continue Reading →
Former Opencast Workings St Aidans
Former Opencast Workings St Aidans: RSPB Nature Reserve – like a phoenix from the ashes of the opencast mine the now restored site will be officially open from 9.30am on Saturday 25th May. It looks … Continue Reading →

Charlie Bentley – Methley Perceverance

  • By Bill Thackray
  • January 24, 2018
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Charlie Bentley Perseverance was the name of the football side captained by Charlie in those successful years in between the wars. And perseverance was just one of the many qualities … Continue Reading →

Joe Sidebottom – Foreman Blacksmith

  • By Bill Thackray
  • January 24, 2018
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Joe Sidebottom Blacksmith Savile Colliery Imagine, it’s 5.40am on a winter Sunday in the 1960’s, and Joe the foreman blacksmith is already igniting the forge prior to starting work at … Continue Reading →

Revd. Thomas Dawson Lumb – Curate

  • By Bill Thackray
  • January 11, 2018
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Thomas Dawson Lumb Curate 1821 -1843 The Leeds Intelligencer reported the recovery of the body of Dawson Lumb of Methley on the 17th December, 1843 from the river Aire at … Continue Reading →

Lord Welles Lord of the Manor

  • By Bill Thackray
  • January 7, 2018
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Cecelia, one of the daughters of  the young Sir Robert Waterton had married into the Welles family of Lincolnshire – her husband Sir Lionel Welles was later to be killed … Continue Reading →

Governance in Methley 1931 to 1936

  • By Bill Thackray
  • December 4, 2017
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Local Governent in Methley    Page 5 In 1931 the rate dropped to 7s. The road estimate having been cut, census figures indicated a population of 4,506. Difficulties with water supply … Continue Reading →

Governance in Methley 1923 to 1930

  • By Bill Thackray
  • December 4, 2017
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Local Government in Methley    Page 4 At the January meeting in 1923 a proposal to purchase the Institute and grounds out of Miner’s Welfare funds was mentioned.  The annual … Continue Reading →

Governance in Methley 1909 to 1922

  • By Bill Thackray
  • December 4, 2017
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  Local Government in Methley       Page 3   Mr TW Embleton was elected chairman in 1907 and that year plans and estimates were submitted by MR JS Richardson and approved for … Continue Reading →

Governance in Methley 1882 to 1908

  • By Bill Thackray
  • December 4, 2017
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Local Government in Methley   Page 2 Mr. North resigned as clerk of the Board in 1882 and Mr RS Wigin who had been admitted a solicitor in December 1875 and … Continue Reading →

Governance in Methley 1876 to 1881

  • By Bill Thackray
  • December 4, 2017
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Page 1 Local Government in Methley  1876 to 1881 When Rates were 1/3d in the £ Methley Urban Council was to lose its identity following the rearrangement of areas under … Continue Reading →

Earth Stood Hard as Iron

  • By Bill Thackray
  • November 30, 2017
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December 2017 Mid 1950’s and three of us were trying to earn some spending brass and bring good cheer to local residents with our carol singing in the run up … Continue Reading →

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