You are here:
Whitley
Whitley maps
Historic maps of Whitley and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Whitley maps
Whitley photos
We have no photos of Whitley, although we do have photos of these nearby places:
Kirkheaton| Dewsbury| Roberttown| Kirkburton| Heckmondwike| Ossett| Batley| Horbury| Skelmanthorpe| Clayton West| Huddersfield| Shepley| Cleckheaton| Birstall| Denby Dale| Morley| Kexborough| Darton| Hipperholme| Holmfirth
Whitley area books
Displaying 1 of 28 books about Whitley and the local area. View all books for this area
You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Whitley
No memories of Whitley have been shared yet - be the first!
Add your memory of Whitley
or of a photo of Whitley.
West Yorkshire memories
Tops
It was great sliding down the Tops on pieces of cardboard or a washer top, we went so fast hoping not to hit a car on the low road. When I used to go to school in the morning on the way to pick up my friend I would get a twig from the privets, bend it and start collecting spider webs with dew on them, by the time we got to school we had a beautiful pattern, it became a ritual in the cold mornings on the way to school. This was in Thornhill. We were never afraid of exploring the countryside around the area as it was quite safe then used to go out and get tar balls from the freshly tarred roads and chew on them, we thought that this was the greatest thing. If you have any memories please post. Jean Bremner (nee Brown)
Devils Pond
To all the young 'ens of that era or anyone else - who remembers walking down and up the self beaten footpath behind the long established fish & chip shop opposite the old Heppinstall's general store (long since gone), to the Devils Pond to catch what we thought were Terrapines! Or catching frogs etc, and making home made carts to pull up 3 Boy Hill at the top of Ouzelwell or Pit Lane at the top of King Edward Street then free wheel down, usually out of control!
Whit Tuesday Walk And Yetton Rant
All of us who attended Kirkheaton Church and Sunday School looked forward to the Whit Tuesday Walk around the village behind the Grange Moor Band. We would all contribute cakes or sandwiches for tea, to be eaten in the school room. Then we would all arrive in our new clothes to march behind the Rector - Dr Dawson - clutching our hymn sheets. It was always a beautiful day and the streets were lined with proud parents or passers-by to wave at us. We would stop at strategic points to sing some well-known rousing hymns and the continue. We would all ram into the school room at the end to demolish our curly sandwiches, jelly and assorted cakes, some lovingly made by our mums. The off we would all go up to the cricket field to listen to the band and join in the sports. After that came the wonderful finale to the day - a visit to Yetton Rant.
Many young romances were formed that day, and each... Read more
My Memories of Kirkheaton
Kirkheaton was such a great place to live, I went to infant school at the bottom of Fields Way (I lived on Fields Way till I was 19 years old), I also went to Kirkheaton C of E School and can remember most of the teachers there. The Headmaster was Mr Easingwood. I loved growing up there. I can remember potato picking etc. and also Yeaton Fair which was great to go to when it came every year. Such great times were had by all. I remember the cricket field too, where my dad used to go bowling on Saturdays. I was born in Kirkheaton and lived on Stoney Ford. Outside toilets! But they were happy days. I have been back since I left to see how much it has all changed, but hey, the great memories are still there. My eldest son was christened in the church by the school in 1971. Some old school friends still live there, old neigbours too, and a relation who has been there... Read more
Evacuation During The Second World War
During the early years of the Second World War my father was posted to the Royal Artillery camp in Almondbury and when we were bombed in our home in Hull he found a small house for my mother, sisiter and I in a small group of houses in St Marys Fold (?). The house was one up and one down with a central common outside toilet block in the 'fold'. I started infants school (1942/43) there and our youngest sister was born there. Obviously being so young I have little recollections but do recall that coming out of S Marys Fold we turned left to the school and across the road were hilled fields were we sledged when it snowed. I recall turning right out of the fold and going up the hill to shops to but gas mantles for the lighting. On the way up I think there was a church on the right and one day a dog ran out and bit me on the calf. I also recall... Read more
The Market And Caddy's
My memories of Dewsbury as a girl in the late 1960s, early 1970s. The market. The butcher my mum used (who flirted outrageously with her, and most likely every housewife in town, which she loved and I'm sure always made her buy extra sausage!). Traipsing round while my mum bought everything we needed for Sunday dinner, and some mid week meals until my legs ached! If my nanna was in tow, she wanted tripe, which after trying myself I never understood her love of it. (Yuk!) Then after going to a shop to pay money on furniture and telly, OFF TO CADDY'S - YIPEEE! My beautiful big sister Julie carried on the tradition of the Saturday Dewsbury trip and cut out the boring bits and filled it with coffee and a vanilla slice in a cafe, Toffee Smiths on the market for sweeties then OFF TO CADDY'S - for an organge ice, tall glass, fizzy orange, scoop of Caddy's, long spoon and straw! Bliss! Do you remember the foamy bubbles... Read more
Delivering Bread in Dewsbury
When I was in my teens I had a Saturday and school holiday job on Newboulds bread van, and although I went to other areas of Yorkshire, I was more often than not on the Dewsbury journey. Our major customer was Knights, who had several shops next door to one another on Ravenhouse Road. They used to take four /five trays of sliced bread - twenty four loaved per tray, plus loads of other types of bread and confectionery. Another customer was Manns, who also took large amounts and they were up near Staincliffe Hospital. We also delivered to Hepworth and Whittle's bakery in Ravensthorpe and to most of their shops in and around Dewsbury, including the one in the market. Also in the market, was Collier's Market Cafe, who took large numbers of plain teacakes. We'd deliver there and then have our dinner at the cafe. Another long gone Dewsbury institution that we delivered to was the Bon Bon, in the bus station -... Read more
