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Clayton West photos

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Clayton West maps

Historic maps of Clayton West and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Clayton West maps

Clayton West map

Historic map of Clayton West

West Yorkshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of West Yorkshire

Clayton West map

Historic Map of any Clayton West postcode

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Clayton West books

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Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories
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Ilkley Town and City Memories
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Yorkshire County Memories
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Clayton West books
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Memories of Clayton West

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Childhood Memories

I was born in Huddersfield and lived in Clayton West until I got married in 1973. I lived in The Royds with my parent where my father was the local postman, in fact many of my relations lived in The Royds or near by.
My fondest memories of the village are fishing in the dams which were located just of Bilham... [more]

Shared on 31 August 2009

Ackroyd coffee bar

Just down the road from the Shoulder of Mutton pub was Ackroyds coffee bar. In the 60s we young ones would meet, listen to the juke box, drinking frothy coffee.
The horse and cart outside the pub belonged to Herman Wood the local milkman. The cart was a daily sight outside the pub.

Shared on 11 November 2006 by David Johnson.

West Yorkshire memories

Scissett school

This was my school transported from Birdsedge to school each day, quite a trip. Lots of great memories, 1949-50-51- those were the years I attended. I remember the school flat we got to play house for a whole week and miss the regular classes.
Doreen Osborne

Shared on 11 February 2009 by Doreen Page.

Childhood memories

I was born 1949 in Huddersfield and lived in Skelmanthorpe until 1970. I was delighted to see the photos of Skelmanthorpe taken in the fifties. It brought back wonderful childhood memories of things that I'd already forgotten. I remembered going to Bower's Newsagent to pay for our papers once every week, the chemist shop next door and then there was a... [more]

Shared on 23 March 2008 by Angela Reichert.

Lived there

Denby Dale is where I use to live untill 1994.

Shared on 06 May 2009 by Jonathan Milnes.

Birth

This is not actually a memory, I was born at 26 BARUGH LANE, BARUGH, DARTON in 1942. I only have one vague memory, that is of a flat face bus. We moved to Wales about 1946, I have written to the above address but the letter was returned 'no such address', although seeing a map of Barugh Lane the street does... [more]

Shared on 02 February 2009 by Graham Sanders.

Old Times

I was born in Station Rd, went to school there, went to Empire picture house Sat mat.

Shared on 02 August 2008 by Lesley Wainwright.

The Howard brothers

I am trying to source information, or hopefully copy of documentary, concerning the Howard brothers' fight to prevent their cottage being demolished, to make way for new houses. I believe the docu was titled: A Fight for Rose Cottage. It was made in the late 1970s, early 1980s, perhaps made by Jack Rosenthall, the late celebrated playwright. Any information greatly app.... [more]

Shared on 15 October 2008 by Christine Camichel.

Extracts From Clayton West & West Yorkshire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Clayton West, inspired by Frith photos.

Yorkshire Living Memories

Clayton West was typical of many South Yorkshire coalfield villages in the 1950s, when this photograph was taken. The village was a mixture of a rural and industrial landscapes; to the left, corn is stacked up in stooks ready for harvesting, while to the right, behind the houses, a chimney and the huge shape of the spoil tip of the pit... [more]

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Villages of Yorkshire Photographic Memories

This is how we lived forty years ago: a quiet road, milk delivery by pony and trap to the pub, schoolchildren waiting for a bus - all bathed in sunshine. The Shoulder of Mutton still nestles next to All Saints' parish church in this old mill village. The Clayton West railway station operated between 1879 and 1983; it was later reopened,... [more]

Wakefield and the Five Towns Living Memories

Looking towards the Bull Ring from Union Street, we see (right) the rebuilt Strafford Hotel and the former shops, now a café bar. At the centre is the magnificent Cloth Hall building at the head of Cross Street. The Bull Ring is now partly pedestrianised, offering a relaxed starting point for a walk to the cathedral.

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