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John was an electrician at Lumbs, Market Street, HB - DEP00472

Now the site of the Good Shepherd Catholic Church.

Pictured are left to right: Malcolm Hirst (owner), Richard Crowther, Gilbert Whitley, Daniel Pollard (Derek Pollard's Son). The garage was on the site of the new co-op supermarket which opened in 2018.

The building on the right is Parrock, and on the left is Mitchell's canteen. the gentleman in black at the front will be a clergyman, possibly an important one from away as this is such a large gathering from various local chapels.

Spencer Lane could be called a work of art. The edge of the road is made of hardwearing cobbles to withstand steel wheel hoops, whilst the centre section is made of softer millstone grit to help prevent the horses from slipping.

The long dis-used mill dam for Wood Top Dye works.

Three John Pickles employees, Tony Summerscales, apprentice foundary pattern maker (on left) Gainger Lee, apprentice centre lathe turner (centre) and Derek Pollard, apprentice fitter, on the right. c1959

The Yorkshire Air ambulance, seen here at Higher Blackshaw Farm, about to take Derek's cousin, Ian coates, to Leeds hospital after he had fallen through the roof of his barn. The BBC "Helicopter Heroes" team were on board and filmed the event which…