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Heckmondwike, Market Street c1955
Heckmondwike, the Market Square c1955
Heckmondwike, Market Place and Westgate c1960
Historic maps of Heckmondwike and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Heckmondwike maps
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Yorkshire Coastal Memories Photographic Memories
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In the 1950s there were two cinemas, 'The Pavilion' and 'The Palace' and every Christmas there was the famous Heckmondwike Illuminations which ran for the full length of the town and attracted thousands of visitors from a wide area. For many years my grandfather George Arthur Fisher ran a greengrocer's stall on the market.
Shared on 28 October 2008
Heckmondwike in the early 1960s
I remember the market so well, it was the heart of Heckmondwike. You could buy anything from it, including clothes, meat and veg. The pork pies sold there were beautiful, and the beef dripping. I remember buying a dress from Rothery's stall, she let me take it home to try on. It was the height of fashion for me then, in black and white and very short too. I loved it.
So many memories oh Heckmondwike when I was growing up.
Shared on 16 January 2009
Does anyone remember the Royal Hotel in Batley, it was on a corner I think of Bradford Road and a road that went up a very steep hill to a village. Lived there from 1963-1965 and went to Park Road School. Looking for a photo of the pub if anyone has one. Remember traffic lights being outside on the corner and a man that used to keep ferrets down his shirt and trousers when he came in for a pint.
Shared on 21 January 2009
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Shared on 06 January 2008
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Heckmondwike, inspired by Frith photos.
West Yorkshire Photographic Memories
Long the centre of the town’s social and political life, the Market Square contained many inns, including the George and Dragon, the Woodman, the Red Lion and the Brown Cow. Another popular place in the winter months was George Scott’s blacksmiths shop. The forge lit up the whole street at night-time.
West Yorkshire Photographic Memories
This main road through the town used to be the Wakefield to Halifax road, originally built by the Romans. Business in the town was not only concentrated on blanket making. Much trade came for the dyeing facilities, especially for one major landowning family, the Beevors. King George and Queen Mary visited the town in May 1918 to thank all the townspeople for their sterling war effort.
West Yorkshire Photographic Memories
Heckmondwike lies just two miles from Dewsbury in the heart of the heavy woollen district; its speciality was blanket making. Two market halls were built exclusively for this trade, the first in the 17th century and the second in 1840. The original hall was behind the George and Dragon Inn, and part of it still stands.
