Photos


Before you browse our albums click here and take a look at some of the photographs that we cannot identify. If you know where they are click here and let me know, dont forget to include the photograph no.


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The Methley Branch Line We have Michael Wild to thank for the having the forsight to take these wonderful photographs, The line ran from Lofthouse(Outwood) Station to Stanley, Castleford and the East Coast.

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Lofthouse Athletic Club The cub closed when the cricket field was compulsory purchased to build the M62 Motorway. It is now The Royale Cantonese Restaurant,

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Newton Hill Gala 1960s The United Free Methodist Church in Outwood (Rehoboth) held a gala every year, this year opened by the Wakefield Trinity full back Gerry Round, 

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Rothwell Grammar School 1940/50s Now Called Rodillians Here are some brilliant photographs with names by Michael Wild. 

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Lofthouse Motorway Construction The interchange of the M62 and M1 was in progress between 1965 and 1967, though not the best quality photographs, never the less an important record of the construction.

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Christmas Community Lunch 2019  Free Christmas Lunch was available on Christmas Day at Outwood Church Institute for people living alone or nowhere to go for their Christmas dinner.

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Alverthorpe County Infant’s School We all had a childhood and went to school, Alverthorpe like many others had school photographs, take a walk down memory lane with us with these wonderful photographs..

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Local Railway Stations Remembered The local railway station was once the hub of the local community, take a walk down memory lane with us with these wonderful photographs..

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Alverthorpe Remembered 1  A wonderful collection of photographs from days gone bye, come with us on  walk down memory lane.

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Alverthorpe Remembered 2  Another wonderful collection of photographs from days gone bye, come with us on  walk down memory lane.

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Norman Ellis Collection 1  Norman sadly died on the 21st August 2016 he was a very good friend of our club and will be missed, here is a selection of his photographs.

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Norman Ellis Collection 2  Norman sadly died on the 21st August 2016 he was a very good friend of our club and will be missed, here is a selection of his Postcards.

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Newmillerdam 1960s    A wonderful selection of photographs of Wakefield's favourite walk, click the green arrow.

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Outwood Folk 2001  A selection of photographs taken at a Rotary Dance held at Outwood Memorial Hall in June 2001. Lot’s of local faces to identify with your help..

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Pinderfield’s Hospital 1944   The casualties in World War II were happily not as heavy as in the 1914-18 conflict, still there remain about three quarters of a million men seriously wounded, apart from those who were killed.

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10.000 Website Visitors   A collection of photographs to celebrate reaching 10.000 visitors to our web-site. The photographs were chosen at random but left me with a tinge of sadness.

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Robert Broad Collection 1   Robert has granted us permission to publish the first set of photographs, more will follow. They are copyright to Robert.

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Stanley Remembered 3   Another fine collection of old photographs to bring those memories flooding back

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Stanley Remembered 4   Another exciting  collection of old photographs to bring those wonderful memories flooding back

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Stanley Remembered 5   Another fine collection of old photographs from the village of Stanley’s heritage.

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Parkside Concerts Remembered   A look back at the 60/70s at St John’s(Parkside) Methodist Church, Outwood

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2013 Remembered.   A look back at the year 2013 and the events relating to our club. Plenty of lovely memories here.

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2014 Remembered.   A look back at the year 2014 and the events relating to our club. Lot’s of lovely memories here.

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2015 Remembered.  A look back at the year 2015 and the events relating to our club. some lovely events.

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2016 Remembered.  A look back at the year 2016 and the events relating to our club. it was a very productive year.

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2017 Remembered.  A look back at the year 2017 and the events relating to our club. Not a lot was achieved.

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Bottomboat Remembered 1.  A look back at Bottomboat
Village, just off the Wakefield/Aberford Road.

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Bottomboat Remembered 2.  Another look back at Bottomboat
Village, just off the Wakefield/Aberford Road.

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Outwood Remembered 1.    A look back at our village in the early 1900s.
This collection is pure nostalgia, click the green arrow.

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Outwood Remembered 2.    A look back at our village through the years
This collection is pure nostalgia, click the green arrow.

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Outwood Remembered 3.    A look back at our village through the years
This collection is priceless, click the green arrow.

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Outwood Remembered 4.    A look back at our village through the years This collection contains photographs old and new, click the green arrow.

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Outwood Remembered 5    A look back at our village through the years This collection contains photographs not publish before click the green arrow.

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Outwood Remembered 6.    Yet another look back at our village through the years This collection contains photographs old and new, click the green arrow.

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Outwood Remembered 7.    40 more memories as  look back at our village through the years This collection contains photographs old and new, click the green arrow.

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Stanley Remembered 1.   The village of Stanley in the early 1900s.
Wonderful memories of old Stanley.

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Stanley Remembered 2.   The village of Stanley through the years.
Some very rare and priceless photographs

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Lofthouse Remembered 1.   The village of Lofthouse in the early 1900s.
A very special collection of memories.

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Lofthouse Remembered 2.   The village of Lofthouse and Lofthouse Gate, we reflect  on a very special collection of memories.

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Lofthouse Remembered 3.   The village of Lofthouse and Lofthouse Gate, we reflect  on a on another very special collection of memories.

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Wrenthorpe Remembered 1.  The village of Wrenthorpe, the early years.
Looking back, at memories of the Pot Oyl.

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Wrenthorpe Remembered 2. A look back village of Wrenthorpe, the early years. fond memories of the Pot Oyl.

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Wrenthorpe Remembered 3. Another wonderful collection of photographs of the village of Wrenthorpe.

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Wrenthorpe Remembered 4. More wonderful memories of Wrenthorpe and it’s past.

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Wakefield Remembered 1.  A look at Wakefield, the early years.
We are going into town, as they used to say.

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Wakefield Remembered 2   A look back at Wakefield, when it really was The Merrie City.

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Newton Hill Remembered 1.  A look back at Newton Hill.
Village between Outwood and Wakefield.

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Normanton Remembered 1.  A look back at Normanton
Village between  Wakefield and Castleford.

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Robin Hood Remembered 1.  A look back at Robin Hood
situated on the A61 between Leeds and Wakefield.

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Ardsley Remembered 1.  Rare photographs of East and West Ardsley a lovely set of memories.

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Ossett Remembered 1.  A little out of our area maybe, but a very interesting set of photographs

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Childhood Comics  I remember as a kid, waiting behind the door on Tuesdays and Thursdays to beat our Don and Tony for the Beano and Dandy.

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Alex Isaacs Locomotives Set 1 Alex’s  photographs depict railways around our area. Here is the first set.

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Alex Isaacs Locomotives Set 2 Alex’s  photographs depict railways around our area. Here is the second set.

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Memorable Club Moments 1  The first set of photographs of memorable events in our club.

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Sweets (Spice) We Loved  2 ounce of Dolly Mixtures from Mr Roes, Leeds Road Outwood, then to Outwood Empire Sat afternoon mattinee, Heaven!.

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Golden Memories No.1 A collection of wonderful memories from various parts of our local area.


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