A642 'Aberford Road'

[Richard A Thackeray]

It's 'before my time' but some of you may remember this sight?http://www.stanleyhistoryonline.com/Rec ... htmlScroll down to under the railway timetables, & there's a picture of Aberford Road whilst the M62 (jct 30) roundabout was under constructionThere's also some pics of the old railway bridge at the bottom of Lee Moor, where the road goes past Coney Warren (now goes under M62), & up the hill to Ouzlewell Green/CarltonStanley was my 'home village', from 6 months old (birth to then = Lofthouse Gate) to about 37 (in various houses, both when 'a kid' & since moving out)

[dogduke]

Stanley Station PageThe Station MasterInformation courtesy of John Shaw & Wilma MuskettAs far as we know, the last station master of Stanley Station was a Mr Atkinson. A portly gentleman in the early 1960s who may have been Mr Atkinson. Station Masters were seen as key figures in the community and some had a commercial interest in the freight yard, taking a commission for certain loads. I do not know if this applied at Stanley. I also recall Bill Allison,( 1909-1984?) the station porter. He married Emma Taylor, who had a sister Gladys, married to Jim Smales. Also in the early 1960s, Harvey Wainwright, (and I think his son John), were signalmen at Stanley. As a youngster, we used the Stanley-Ardsley-Leeds Central service often. The return fare from Stanley to Ardsley around 1960 was 7 old pence (3 or 4 new pence). Apart from passenger and goods trains, there were summer excursions. Some were for local school parties going to Cleethorpes, Bridlington and other resorts. The trains were full and the fare included a packed lunch. EXTRACT ABOVE FROM STANLEY VILLAGE SITEMy first job on the railway was at Stanley early 1961 for only 3 months or so,the S.M. then was Albert Edwin Tate,he was off sick when I first reported there,picked up something nasty when Methley area was badly flooded.Never heard of a Mr Atkinson though.I have been putting together a short piece for inclusion in the Stanley stn thread,must finish it and submit to site

[chameleon]

Stanley is drifting a little towards Wakefield - anything to tie the thread more to Leeds (apart from being next door)?

[Steve Jones]

I'll have you know I live at Lee Moor so obviously it is an important place<G>

[tyke bhoy]

chameleon wrote: Stanley is drifting a little towards Wakefield - anything to tie the thread more to Leeds (apart from being next door)? The photo to which RichT is referring is almost certainly taken almost adjacent to or inside the Leeds boundary marker on Aberford Road and therefore shows only Leeds . The tree line on the horizon to the left is almost certainly on Royds Lane with Royds school behind

[Steve Jones]

The Leeds border was moved back to the M62,it was formerly halfway across the field at the back of my house and when we moved here in 1986 our road was in no mans land as Wakefield maps stopped at the then Ship inn (now Bar Stanley) at Lee moor, whilst Leeds maps stopped at the M62 leaving us in a blank!They were only finally amended when the boundary was moved in the 1990's.

[chameleon]

Steve Jones wrote: I'll have you know I live at Lee Moor so obviously it is an important place<G> Well, what can I say!!! Can't upset the Hon. Sir and I have to say, slightly better than 'It was once mentioned on Radio Leeds'Seriously Steve, just wary that this could go all the way to Wakefield and loose anything conected to Leeds and open the flood gates

[Richard A Thackeray]

Steve Jones wrote: I'll have you know I live at Lee Moor so obviously it is an important place<G> 1. I grew up at Lee Moor (& went to Lofthouse Gate Junior School, on Canal Lane)2. My parents still live there, about 200 yards from The Ship, & I just about remember the Miners Arms standing at the opposite side of the road3. Our last house was on Canal Lane, & backed onto the Rodillians Rugby Club; Manley Park, as it's called (we moved into this house in 2004)4. If you remember the murder a few years ago now on Canal Lane, where he killed his wife, we lived in the 'other half' of the semi5. Curiously, we sold the house to a WPC, who's parents lived near (what used to be the site of) Walkers Mill.She was the first 'on-scene' to the murder, thankfully for her, she'd sold the house about 6 months before he killed her. tyke bhoy wrote: The photo to which RichT is referring is almost certainly taken almost adjacent to or inside the Leeds boundary marker on Aberford Road and therefore shows only Leeds . The tree line on the horizon to the left is almost certainly on Royds Lane with Royds school behind The tree-line is indeed Royds LaneIf you were to follow rhe footpath heading from Stnaley towards the M62, there's a deviation that climbs the side of the cutting - towards (the old) Newmarket House restaurant, parts of the original road surface & footpath are still there under the trees

[chameleon]

I have to say, I don't know this area but, I wonder who the arrival of the motorway may have changed the area's relationship with south Leeds, has it brought the two areas closer together for indtance and/or in consequence, produced a blurring of the distinctive boundaries and distinct communities in each? I Suspect this may be the case.

[Richard A Thackeray]

chameleon wrote: I have to say, I don't know this area but, I wonder who the arrival of the motorway may have changed the area's relationship with south Leeds Years ago, the boundary used to be further towards Stanley, & (so I was told) actually ran through a semi.Both halfs were owned by relations, so it was going to be that children in one hald went to Stanley schools, & the other half to Carlton (kids were cousins)Then, at the other end of Canal Lane, on the A61 (Leeds-Wakefield), it too was always accepted that the Lingwell Beck was the boundaryNow it's at the top of Lofthouse Hill near the Golf-Club (& the boundary now runs just to the south of the M62 at Stanley, according to OS LandRanger 104)