BLAKEY wrote:Welcome Lupus from Woodlesford Now then, that IS an interesting photo and although I know the area rerasonably well I just can't place the road or the railway track. There is a similar circumstance not too far from you, on the country road that leads from the A642, just south of the M62 junction, through to Watergate and Methley A639. At that location too the old track crosses the road between wooded areas either side and long ago there was a colliery there as well. In recent years there's been a bit of industrial building going on but I'm not sure what its all about. I haven't commuted daily from Headingley to Pontefract since I retired from the buses in May 2001 so only pass there very occasionally now.
Hi, the A639, is that known as Methly streights? goes past rothwell sports centre? if it is it could be connected to the pit near me in someway, the main rail track runs to woodlesford, and the flooded fields (possibly a old pit area?) here runs ight up to methley. I'm just speculating though but you can see the A639 just beyond the river
LupusAlatus wrote:
Hi, the A639, is that known as Methly streights? goes past rothwell sports centre? if it is it could be connected to the pit near me in someway, the main rail track runs to woodlesford, and the flooded fields (possibly a old pit area?) here runs ight up to methley. I'm just speculating though but you can see the A639 just beyond the river
Yes Lupus - the main A639 is Methley Straight, so if you go round the far right hand bend, and then turn right opposite the cricket field, then join another road on a bend near a lonely pub, pass under the M62 flyover, and then round sharp right and left bends you're about there.
Its most interesting if it is indeed linked to the Woodlesford one.
There's nothing like keeping the past alive - it makes us relieved to reflect that any bad times have gone, and happy to relive all the joyful and fascinating experiences of our own and other folks' earlier days.
thanks for taking an interest in this. yes its quite amazing that the tracks still survive, i've lived there all my life and the road has been resurfaced a few times but for some reason the tracks always remain untouched .I touched them a few times and they seem very well made hardly no dents or chips or anything which is hard to belive with all the tractors flying about for years daily, doubt modern ones would be so great.I live in the houses right next to there, i think they were originally built for the pit workers in the 1880's possibly.
Just at the end of the lane towards Oulton beck when i was little i found bricks that said Castleford 1925.
Blakey are you named after the on the buses dude? When i get home i'll take a look at the map and try and make sense of it.
Where is the best place to go for city centre history/info? i'm real interested in the city centre but know nothing. How often do you people go out and do practical work?
cheers
LupusAlatus wrote:.
Blakey are you named after the on the buses dude? When i get home i'll take a look at the map and try and make sense of it.
Yes Lupus I do believe so - it wasn't a name I picked myself, but was suggested by a work colleague when I was just getting onto the Internet with my first computer. I quite liked it actually and its served me well on various Forums ever since.
There's nothing like keeping the past alive - it makes us relieved to reflect that any bad times have gone, and happy to relive all the joyful and fascinating experiences of our own and other folks' earlier days.
