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Historic maps of Newmillerdam and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Newmillerdam maps
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Walton Colliery
My name is Roland Mitchell. I worked at Walton colliery as a haulage hand. I worked alongside Percy Heckles, Alan Jennings, Phillip Casgoin and Phillip Redmond and a young lad by the name of George Bernard Shaw. We would take supplies up the tailgate of Berkwood. The tailgate was uneven and also had a very low roof where one would crouch down and walk for fifty yards. The haulage engine driver was an old man whose name was Dan, he had worked down the mine since he was fourteen. He'd only a few weeks before his retiring date and was racked with arthritis in his hands and feet. It would take him all of his time to walk fifty yards to the engine. why he was allowed to stay on at the pit was simply out of pity. The haulage engine had one lever and a button to operate it which was child's play in the right hands. there was an electric bell which would give instructions either to go... Read more
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its a small village with great past dick turpin jim_morrison@hotmail.co.ukin hood battle of the roses
Cold Hiendley And The Blanchard Family
I understand my father's parents were farmers in Cold Hiendley. There was a large family and my father was born there in 1879. I would like to visit one day and to find the place where this family lived. My father's education was at a Dame School and I think the religion of the day in those parts was Methodist. I would be gratful for any links anyone can provide. Thank you, Best wishes.
Stay in 2010
I stayed in Horbury in 2010 and went shopping with my sister in High St. The Co-op is now a big shop.
Visit in 2010
I stayed in Horbury in 2010 and went shopping with my sister in High St. The Co-op is now a big shop.
The Cluntergate Man
This old bloke used to haul this massive horse-wagon up Cluntergate, on a regular basis. I mean Cluntergate was this hill... 1 in 12 about... and this bloke used to haul this massive horse-drawn wagon up to the top and beyond. I never knew where he went, or where he came from. He wasn't very big, only a small, scrawny feller, but he never ceased to amaze me.
When I think I'm not getting a fair deal, I remember him... he was inspirational.
The House of Mercy - Horbury
My mother in law was sent from Herefordshire to the House of Mercy (later the Convent of St. Peter) in about 1925 (aged 12/13). She left in 1927 and was put into service in London. I have traced some documents in the Wakefield Archives but I am unable to understand the reason why she was sent to Horbury from Hereford. Her name was Bessie Eileen Jones. Her grandmother surname was Prosser. Could she have been sent to be near members of the family? Could her estranged father (William John Jones (Jack)) have lived in Horbury. I would be grateful for any information. Jennifer
