Keighley, Skipton Road 1951

Photo ref: K60002

In 1945 I attended the Junior Art Department of Keighley. Our school badge was an anagram of J.A.D. the uniform was Burgandy. This was a small school of 40 to 50 mixed pupils. The reason I refer to this picture is, the facade of the building housed this school.I new it well. The head master was Colonel Llewelyn. Over the years when required to supply my ...see more

Does any one remember Mariners mill burning down in Keighley it was in the early eighties. That day was a very sad day for all us workers as we thought it would put us all out of work, but it did not and three months later we were all back at work in the big mill on South street, they were happy times Susan and Pamela Margret Lilian Josie Anne Judith Janet and many more worked in the balling department ,our overlooker Joe ...see more

Jerry's was the all purpose, pre £ shop store below the market where he also had a stall. Household products, hardware, notably buckets and a few low cost gifts... Jerry had a larger than life personality with a girth to match. I also remember Ropers for furniture, Smiths pets and Hoggs pots. My personal favourite was the pop-ex stall where you could buy ex juke box records with the middles missing for a few 'bob' ...see more

Looking at that photo I remember my father taking me to James Berry for my hair cut. It said on the sign, 'James Berry gentlemans hairdresser'. He used to sit me on a plank which he put across the arms of the chair. When I was 16 I started my apprenticeship at Prince Smith and Stells. James' son Jeffrey was also there but a few years older than me.