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 →
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 →
Billy’s Field
Earliest memories are immediate post war and of an overgrown irregular, uneven field with a grass worn area which was the goalmouth in the football season and served as a … Continue Reading →
Timothy Bright Rector
Priest for 24 years from 1591 to 1615, although the village wouldn’t have been very sure of that, because he wasn’t there very often, he was described by the later … Continue Reading →
David Dunderdale 1771 – 1824
Son of the founder of the Castleford Pottery. Dunderdale Junior was to wed Anne Bramley of Methley which led to their move to Dunford House. The property described as … Continue Reading →
William Prann
Rogue or what? Certainly a character – from 1348 to 1375 William, or would he be Billy to his friends, figured about a dozen times in the Court Baron … Continue Reading →
Edward Shippen
Edward Shippen 1639 – 1712 Baptized at St Oswalds Church 0n the 5th March, 1639 – Edward Shippen was the sixth child of William and Mary Shippen (Nunnes). His … Continue Reading →
WWI Leading Seaman Geo Webster DSM
The appeal for information relating to the inscription ‘George Webster MM’ on the churchyard war memorial was widely advertised locally. The objective was to apply for grant aid to help … Continue Reading →
WWI The Green Family
Mr and Mrs Albert Green and their involvement in the Great War. Private Thomas Richard Green (1-5 KOYLI), Private Harry Shillito Green (Royal Munster Fusiliers), Private Walter Green (1-5 KOYLI), … Continue Reading →
WWI The Bell Family
When servicemen and women died in action in the Great War, next of kin were given a commemorative medal. Made from brass measuring about four and a half inches … Continue Reading →
WWII – Reginald Arthur Elliott
A Diary of Events: 6thBn: The York and Lancaster Regiment during the Campaigns in North Africa and Italy 1943 to 1945. This book as the title suggests contains a record … Continue Reading →