EPW023805 ENGLAND (1928). The Wensleydale Woollen Mills and Print Works, Birstall, 1928

Law Street

This area was landscaped in the 1980's and a footpath provided.The photo shows the view of this area taken from the footbridge.

This area of the cutting was filled in during landscaping works in the 1980's.See photo.

Footbridge over Birstall branch.Photo shows a cut off white post remnant attached to the stone parapet.This used to carry a red diamond shaped sign with the wording "Warning-this bridge is insufficient to carry the weight of more than a heavy motor car and trailer" or words to that effect.There is a similar sign at the National Railway Museum.I believe it was only used for pedestrians and not vehicles. The area below the bridge is where I used to play as a young boy in the late 1960's and early 1970's on the former trackbed which had become a dumping ground for rubbish.

Station throat area of trackbed.Photo shows area of bridge looking towards Batley.

Mill dams for cooling water for engines or for use in dyeing process.The remains of these dams were still there in the late 1960's and we made race tracks in them to ride our bikes round and round.Great Fun!

Ealand Road.

Playing field for school to rear of buildings.Very steep and made a great sledging field in the winter.

Footpath to Brookroyd Lane known as the Snickett.

Bradford Road,a former turnpike road.

Brookroyd House,in the 1970's this was a day nursery.

Intake Lane.

Brownhill Infant School,closed about 1974 and now a TA unit.

St. Saviour's Church,Brownhill.

Short steep lane to footbridge from Bradford Road.Later to be called Arthur Grove.

L.N.W.R Birstall branch railway line.Home of the "Coddy Bob" a short passenger train that ran to Batley.The engine was shedded at Mirfield and mostly operated on the "one engine in steam" rule.

Brookroyd Lane.

Brookroyd Mills-made electric blankets in the 1970's.

Lea Road.