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Nostalgic memories of Menston's local history

Share your own memories of Menston and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Norway Lodge School
I attended Norway Lodge School in Menston in the early 1960s. It was so called because it was built exactly like a Norwegian chalet. The younger girls were taught by Little Miss Maunder and the older girls by Big Miss Maunder. The former was short and dumpy, the latter tall and lean. We all sat at big Victorian wooden desks with lids that opened, and had to climb up to the bench seat that was integral to the desk. ...see more
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Added 21 June 2024

Menston Schools 1940s
There was Norway Lodge opposite the Fox & Hounds and the primary school on Main Street but I have a memory of another. This was situated on Main Street just before the row of semi detached houses nearly next to the Co-op and then Menston Primary. It was on the same side of the road and I remember seeing children coming out as I was standing at the bus stop opposite waiting for the bus home after school. The ...see more
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Added 24 January 2021

Maurice Garforth Pot Man
Does anyone remember the red wagon laden with pots and pans?
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Added 08 February 2011

Menston Fire Station
I had heard that there was a fire station, probably in the area of the Fox and Hounds public house. I recall a conversation with my father, sadly no longer with us, and he gave me an old set of keys, telling me they were for the fire station next to the Fox and Hounds. Information on the keys indicate that my father was a fireman prior to call up in the Second World War. I would just like to know if anyone can recall this or even has a photo of it.
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Added 23 March 2010

Mrs Cladd
Anyone remember Mrs Cladd who lived in a converted railway carriage - at least I think thats what it was - just up from Fairfax Hall, opposite the house called Farthings? She was an old lady who grew what we now call cherry tomatoes, but they were a delicious novelty then, and she sold them for a shilling a pound. Am I right in thinking her house was replaced by the working mens club? We left Menston in 1964 to move ...see more
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Added 21 July 2008