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Title: Featherstone pictures Post by: yetion1 on June 26, 2008, 08:38:42 pm just had this picture given of Ackton Hall brick yard. the man on the trailer is Eddie Robson and the man on the ground is Urbot Thompson or DARB as he was known.
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/yetion1/Picture179.jpg) Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: fevlad on July 01, 2008, 02:34:28 pm Don't kno wether you've seen these before, but here they are
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff76/tuutafev/PONTY-ROAD-1930.jpg) (http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff76/tuutafev/railway-fev.jpg) (http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff76/tuutafev/STATION-LANE-1900.jpg) Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: yetion1 on July 01, 2008, 06:57:00 pm oh i like the first 2. not seen them before. the old bookies site on the 1st picture has a barn type thing on it. was this part of the brewery does anyone know?
Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: karen on July 01, 2008, 07:07:06 pm the one at the railway looks great when was that built does anyone know
Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: jaffa2 on September 18, 2008, 07:37:33 am just like to say the pics are fevtastic
love looking at old pictures of featherstone even tho im no where near old enought to remember didnt even know about the tunnels please keep posting people Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: jaffa2 on September 18, 2008, 07:40:53 pm (http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr191/jaffa2_2008/pontetownhallithink.jpg)
ty all this is ponte town hall i think 1 of wakefeild rd to follow Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: jaffa2 on September 18, 2008, 07:49:39 pm i think this is wakefield rd and the end building is the trading post now
dont think the pub was built then (http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr191/jaffa2_2008/wakefieldrd.jpg) Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: Forkhandles on September 18, 2008, 08:33:24 pm I think that could be the bottom of the lane looking west jaffa2 ;D ;D
Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: j4elephant on September 18, 2008, 10:06:59 pm i think this is wakefield rd and the end building is the trading post now dont think the pub was built then You are quite right about the picture it is wakey rd just by the salvation army row of hiuses there used a bookies shop and on the other side it was known as gough's shop father down there used to be a fish shop know it well as we lived over road to this place. (http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr191/jaffa2_2008/wakefieldrd.jpg) Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: j4elephant on September 18, 2008, 10:11:47 pm i think this is wakefield rd and the end building is the trading post now dont think the pub was built then You are quite right about the picture it is wakey rd just by the salvation army row of hiuses there used a bookies shop and on the other side it was known as gough's shop father down there used to be a fish shop know it well as we lived over road to this place. for got to say trading post was known as the sally army and it was were i got married 41 years ago (http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr191/jaffa2_2008/wakefieldrd.jpg) Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: yetion1 on October 29, 2008, 10:20:20 pm I have been passed this old ariel photo of Featherstone. Sorry about the quality it looks like dot print. I would love a copy of the original.
(http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/yetion1/Picture187.jpg) Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: ridings.info on November 27, 2009, 11:59:10 am Hi,
I am currently searching for pictures of the old girls and boys school on Gordon street if anyone could help? Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: ridings.info on December 12, 2009, 12:26:23 pm Having searched the net I came across this picture, unsure of the original copyright. I have asked many people about the school and all remember it but none have photos. It was demolished in the late 90's to make way for housing.
(http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac174/ridings-info/Water-ColourofGordonStreetSchooland.jpg) Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: yetion1 on October 03, 2010, 09:02:57 pm (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/yetion1/DSC00586.jpg)
Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: Forkhandles on October 03, 2010, 10:06:01 pm I think that could be the bottom of the lane looking west jaffa2 ;D ;D I'm wrong, your right jaffa2, its a pic of the old sally gas before it was rebuilt. ;D Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: primax on October 04, 2010, 06:50:30 pm i think this is wakefield rd and the end building is the trading post now You can see the Jubilee pubs chimneys poking up on the left, the row of terrace houses between the trading post and the Jubilee were known as 'the little square'. There were several more rows behind those occupying what is now St Thomas's school fields.dont think the pub was built then (http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr191/jaffa2_2008/wakefieldrd.jpg) Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: yetion1 on October 04, 2010, 08:02:08 pm (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/yetion1/DSC00585.jpg)
Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: primax on October 07, 2010, 05:15:23 pm Would have been interesting to see a picture looking down Girnhill lane during the time of the last posted photo. There would have been terraced houses either side of the road down girnhill and some down Hardwick road but no Priory road estate, no Girnhill estate, Verner or Huntwick and no Wentworth road etc. Priory road was known as Common lane during that time.
Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: primax on October 07, 2010, 05:49:36 pm Here is a map from 1850's Feath, there are some very interesting observations on the map.
(http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn103/quasar2008/map3333.jpg) Priory road which leads onto Wentworth road is marked by me in green. Firstly note the two commons 'West Hardwick common and 'Featherstone common' I would refer people to the laws regarding common land. We have ancient rights which still stand today that give people the absolute right not to have it taken away from them. See here:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_land Technically the farmer who stole Hardwick common 30 years since and began farming it was actually breaking the law and it should be returned to us. The brick yard that occupied Featherstone common should not have been there and also the whole of Featherstone lions stadium is technically illegal occupancy of common land. Interesting stuff. Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: primax on October 07, 2010, 07:47:24 pm Sharlston, Streethouse and Heath commons have remained intact. Featherstone has had all its commons stolen. >:(
Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: yetion1 on December 27, 2010, 01:31:37 pm Found this nice little history tour on U-Tube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqsbGlL0uPA Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: seneca bond on May 26, 2011, 10:12:29 pm (http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss160/chriswestwood/101.jpg)
I took this a few weeks ago Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: seneca bond on May 26, 2011, 10:15:44 pm (http://i571.photobucket.com/albums/ss160/chriswestwood/girnhill4.jpg)
and this I hope I haven't posted these before if so apologies Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: yetion1 on May 20, 2012, 06:07:00 pm Been passed these two photos to put on the forum
St Thomas School football team 1966 (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/yetion1/Scan0003.jpg) St Thomas Shool pupils recieving cycling proficency certificates (http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg99/yetion1/Scan0009.jpg) Title: Re: Featherstone pictures Post by: seneca bond on September 21, 2012, 12:49:34 pm Would have been interesting to see a picture looking down Girnhill lane during the time of the last posted photo. There would have been terraced houses either side of the road down girnhill and some down Hardwick road but no Priory road estate, no Girnhill estate, Verner or Huntwick and no Wentworth road etc. Priory road was known as Common lane during that time. I remember those houses being demolished before the coal board estate was built. People didn't generally call it Girnhill Lane, it was often referred to as gas house lane. the metyhodist church at the crossroads was frequently flooed and had to be pumped out by the army or the sair force opposite the church at the bottom of gas house lane was henry fox's shop. It sould household goods. just up from the church wqas a sweet shop and a cooked meat shop. |