Earnest Copping pulling a pint. He died 4.4.74 so this picture is probably taken in the early 70s. The club was also known as 'Rat Trap'. Donated by Karen Senior.
Looking across to High Street from the bottom of Stocks Lane. Top left the Methodist chapel, closed 2011, and bottom left the Wolf Inn, demolished 1950s. Photo Christopher Cawkwell Collection.
The man in the photo is the Landlord. His name is Lummas Lumb. Former Landlord of Royal Oak, Mytholmroyd. Great-Grandfather of Max Sunderland. The lady may be Lummas's daughter, Ethel ,who would have been living there too.
This is the bottom of Birchcliffe Road at its junction with a very narrow Commercial Street which went straight down to the front of the White Lion. The demolition allowed the road junction to be widened and for Commercial Street and Keighley Road to…
Demolition of the houses of Hollins place is nearing completion. Keighley Road goes off to the right, whilst the White Lion and White Horse vie for business.
At the time of this photograph it was being used as a storage building for Fred Temperley & Sons Ltd - Salt Glazed Stoneware Pipes and Fittings. Just up the road at Saunderclough Works. It is now a private dwelling.