Great video.Well done.I am a Morley lass born and bred here.Morley was such a lovely little town when it was a borough years ago,but changed for the worse when Leeds city council took it over.😢
A lot has changed since I left in 79, but much is still recognisable. My mum and dad went to school with Beryl Burton, and many years later in the 80's I raced against her a number of times, and lost. In 1970 I was a flag bearer on the St Georges day parade, it started at St Mary in the Woods finishing at St Pauls. My gran used to preach at the Church of the Nazarene (the old chapel, not the new one you saw) along with other non conformist chapels in the area. Dad's best friend John Dunning was steward at the Fountain Street WMC, in the 1980s reached a top 16 world ranking as a snooker pro. Maybe it's time to make a return trip.
lovely video .. at the bottom of Troy rd it is called coffin corner .. people think it is because of the shape of the stone corner, but it is not .. it is called that because it is where the horse-drawn hearses stopped to give the horses a chance to gain purchase on the cobble before they went up to St Mary's in the wood church.
This is fantastic. Brilliant job. I grew up in this town. That's my grand's old house, last on the right by Lewisham Park. My great grandparents Edward & Lena Pritchard ran The Commercial pub for decades. Great to see it thriving. And the first name on the Great War Memorial is Charles Adams, my Great Great Grandfather. Had to return here.
I’m very impressed at how comprehensive this episode is. You’ve shown me parts of Morley that I didn’t know. Over 40 years ago the landlord of The Commercial (top oil, Churrel ill- top hole Churwell Hill) was John Charles the footballer. I used to do the VAT paperwork for him.
Thanks Rachel! I still look back at this one and wonder how the heck I managed to cover so much, especially seeing as I drove here straight from Drighlington, which was a marathon in itself haha As for John Charles, yes you're right! I think I read that somewhere whilst I was writing the script. Small world as they say!
Fantastic video of my home town, filled with information that I didn't even know. BTW Churwell, is pronounced Churrel, don't ask me why, lol. I no longer live in Morley since my wife had a stroke of which she nearly died, We now live in Pudsey, another town within the Leeds borders, where Pudsey Bear originated from, can we see a video from there?
Yep, sure was, another of Melanie Wilks' This comes from a website I found about it: "The statue shows a miner holding a hammer standing against his head. "Whilst working on the sculptures at the quarry Melanie met her now husband Neil and ex miner and the lamp in the statue was actually modelled on his own lamp."
Ernie Wiseman performed at the 'New Pavilion', the statue of him is supposed to be him looking at the venue and tipping his hat.....Eric Morecombe statue is far superior though lol
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Great video.Well done.I am a Morley lass born and bred here.Morley was such a lovely little town when it was a borough years ago,but changed for the worse when Leeds city council took it over.😢
Yawn ...
A lot has changed since I left in 79, but much is still recognisable. My mum and dad went to school with Beryl Burton, and many years later in the 80's I raced against her a number of times, and lost. In 1970 I was a flag bearer on the St Georges day parade, it started at St Mary in the Woods finishing at St Pauls. My gran used to preach at the Church of the Nazarene (the old chapel, not the new one you saw) along with other non conformist chapels in the area. Dad's best friend John Dunning was steward at the Fountain Street WMC, in the 1980s reached a top 16 world ranking as a snooker pro. Maybe it's time to make a return trip.
lovely video .. at the bottom of Troy rd it is called coffin corner .. people think it is because of the shape of the stone corner, but it is not .. it is called that because it is where the horse-drawn hearses stopped to give the horses a chance to gain purchase on the cobble before they went up to St Mary's in the wood church.
This is fantastic. Brilliant job. I grew up in this town. That's my grand's old house, last on the right by Lewisham Park. My great grandparents Edward & Lena Pritchard ran The Commercial pub for decades. Great to see it thriving. And the first name on the Great War Memorial is Charles Adams, my Great Great Grandfather. Had to return here.
Thanks :D
Thanks indeed really enjoyed do I have been there yet your video made it the best introduction to Morley
It seems to have changed a lot but I remember Morley low railway station. I left the area in 1979
Well done Andy a mammoth task completed in the heat.
It was that! Thankfully its cooled down a bit now!
Good for Morley ..
Been patriotic..
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Thanks for the video, I can remember when this place was full of life and hope for the future!
My husband lived in Morley when he was little, he still has family there.
Well done Andy 👍
Thanks 👍
Great that, I really enjoyed it. Lived here for 40 years ..love the place. Well dome
Great to hear! Thanks :D
I’m very impressed at how comprehensive this episode is. You’ve shown me parts of Morley that I didn’t know. Over 40 years ago the landlord of The Commercial (top oil, Churrel ill- top hole Churwell Hill) was John Charles the footballer. I used to do the VAT paperwork for him.
Thanks Rachel!
I still look back at this one and wonder how the heck I managed to cover so much, especially seeing as I drove here straight from Drighlington, which was a marathon in itself haha
As for John Charles, yes you're right! I think I read that somewhere whilst I was writing the script. Small world as they say!
Fantastic video of my home town, filled with information that I didn't even know. BTW Churwell, is pronounced Churrel, don't ask me why, lol. I no longer live in Morley since my wife had a stroke of which she nearly died, We now live in Pudsey, another town within the Leeds borders, where Pudsey Bear originated from, can we see a video from there?
Pudsey is an unparished area
Does,Anyone,Watching,This,Video,Remember,ASignwriter,Called,Geoff,Wilby
Was the other statue near the town hall a miner?
Yep, sure was, another of Melanie Wilks'
This comes from a website I found about it:
"The statue shows a miner holding a hammer standing against his head.
"Whilst working on the sculptures at the quarry Melanie met her now husband Neil and ex miner and the lamp in the statue was actually modelled on his own lamp."
Thanks!
Thanks for that Jamie :D
Try that's Morley
Ernie Wiseman performed at the 'New Pavilion', the statue of him is supposed to be him looking at the venue and tipping his hat.....Eric Morecombe statue is far superior though lol
Seems Leeds is an area that produces comedians. I believe Tingley is home to Billy Pearce.
You'll have to educate me there Alice...who is he?
And the birth place of Titus Salt
"Patriotic" is one word for it. Look at the suburb's recent political representation on Leeds City Council, 2004 to 2008.
For what exactly?
@@TheVillageIdiot Who and which party they elected as a Councillor in Morley South.
Not going into the politics of it all. That's not my aim