FORGOTTEN CORNERS

[David Whipp]

Bankfield Shed November 2013.

The mill was built on a North/South axis and the two northlight roofs are literally that.

Rolls-Royce have given notice that they want to demolish this area; I think it's been no more than a glory hole for several years.

[danieldemain]

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[danieldemain]

Picture of My Grandparents Walter Demain and Mary with my father Wallace and his sister Doreen with their cousin Barbara. Probably taken around 1930 again possibly Clough Terrace Barnoldswick. My grandfather was one of 4 brothers all boxers contested locally Dan, Tom and Walter all winning bouts.

[Stanley]

Nice pic Dan. Any relation to this bloke? Young Sid in 1976 when he was building his new barn.

[David Whipp]

Interesting Demaine family history; I'll mention it to Stephen when I see him.

Roofs are fascinating, and a forgotten corner as most people rarely look up at them.

This is a view over Skipton Road to Bank Buildings.

[Stanley]

And good dating evidence. Stone slates are pre-railway and blue slates post railway....

[Stanley]

Sid and his new barn in 1976. What a good thing that eccentric snappers take pics like this..... Let's hear it for the Nikon F and Tri-X!

[David Whipp]

The inside corner of the first floor of the former Railway Hotel being converted into flats.

I had a look round when I bumped into the owner, Stan, who is doing the conversion, a few weeks ago.

He told me he'd gone to an auction to buy another property which was withdrawn or he'd missed it. The Railway came up and he had a bid at it, sight unseen. Only after he'd bought it did he come and view the building.

[Stanley]

A brave man!



Before mains electricity businesses had to make their own leccy. Here's the gas engine bed in the cellar of the old Co-op Central building at demolition in 1989.

[David Whipp]

A legacy of the old Co-op cellars can be seen today; the surface of the Town Square has sunk a little where the fill in the voids has settled.

[Stanley]

The Majestic complex had a gas engine as well. Accessed near the entrance to the present church. Newton Pickles used to run in the evenings if the engineer wanted time off. Many fish and chip shops had a small gas engine to run the chip-cutting machine. One man (Entwistle) even had a gas engine in his front room on the croft to run a wood turning lathe. (He slaughtered goats in the bath as well.....)

[Stanley]

Some of you may remember this Leyland Wagon being parked at the top of the lane at Hey Farm. It started life new as Drinkall Brothers cattle wagon and for a while was spare wagon but eventually it was redundant. It sat there for about three years and for the life of me I can't remember what happened to it after it left us. This pic was in 1976.

[Stanley]

Johnny Simpson sat next to his fire in 2003. He was 89 years old and definitely Old Barlick!

[Stanley]

[Stanley]

A bicycle made for two... The couple are Fred and Elizabeth Mary (nee Windle) Bracewell. Married in 1898 and pic taken in 1900. Info from Mrs Tom Ward, their grandaugher April 2004.

[PanBiker]

I can see it has a chain guard but nevertheless I wonder how many ladies skirts were caught in the chain run?

[Stanley]

I can't see it on this pic but back wheels used to have a netting guard round the front top quarter of the wheel.

[Stanley]

The beck by the corn mill in 1978. This cast iron pipe is either the outlet for the condensing water from the steam engine or the tail pipe from the water turbine that was in the mill, I'm not sure which.

[Stanley]

Stanley at Sough in 1956. Straight out of the army and open all hours at the family shop.

[Stanley]

The smithy at West Marton where Jimmy Thompson plied his craft. Happy days.... I used to watch him for hours.

[Stanley]

This pump by Bracewell of Burnley is in Helmshore Museum now but was originally the fire pump at Wellhouse Mill.

[Stanley]

Lower Sandiford on Gisburn Old Track in 1957.

[Stanley]

Higher Sandiford in 1957.

[David Whipp]

I wonder when Gisburn Old Track was metalled? It was, of course, firmly in West Riding's care as highway authority in those days.

[Stanley]

You could be mistaken there David. I have an idea that at one time it came under North Yorkshire for some obscure reason.