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Last Updated, Feb 2, 2023

A comprehensive listing of all available information comprising historical essays, personal memories, letters and archive photographs of the Yorkshire town of Knottingley and neighbouring Ferrybridge. Hundreds of pages of local interest and over 70 personal recollections and childhood memories of the area.

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LETTERS PAGES
THE LIVES OF KNOTTINGLEY FOLK
- Charles Blackburne - by Kathryn Ingham
- Charles Burton Hobman - by Jean Norfolk
- Jean Lodge - by Mrs J. A. Walton
- Freda Laycock - Kathryn Ingham
- Sergeant James Mahon M.M. - Mr. G.S. Briggs
- Mrs Madge Holman - Recalled by Jean Norfolk
MEMORIES OF KNOTTINGLEY
- From Poland to Knottingley - Mrs Mary Crawford
- The Patti Nicholls Story - Pat Wilson interviewed by Delna Evans
- The Memories of Frank Chambers
- My Knottingley - by Mike Edwards
- My Knottingley II - by Mike Edwards
- My Recollections of Knottingley - by Paul Dean
- Memories of Knottingley - by Dave Malcolm
- Nostalgia- by Thomas Hanson
- My Memories of Knottingley - by Michael Norfolk
- Childhood - by Susan Aaron
- My Childhood - by Kath Spence (nee. Ryall)
- Memories of Knottingley - by Maurice Haigh
- More Memories of Knottingley - by Maurice Haigh
- Final Thoughts - by Maurice Haigh
- Conclusions - by Maurice Haigh
- Aire Street - by Joyce Bell
- My Memories - by Gertrude Howarth
- Hello Dolly - by Joyce Bell
- My Childhood - by George Barker
- Africans and Communists - by Mike Edwards
- Childhood Memories of Knottingley - by Sue Gilson
- Memories of Knottingley - by Garth Blackburn
- Memory and Very Firm Hand - submitted by Joyce Bell
- Memories of Ferrybridge Square - by David Box
- Memories of Cattle Laithe - by Jean Norfolk
- Part of My Youth - by Molly Aaron
- Knottingley Compatriots - by Mike Edwards
- Memories of an Outsider - by Barry Chapman
- Back To My Roots - by Pat Reece
- Memories of Cattle Laithe Pt. 2 - by Jean Norfolk
- Childhood Memories of Knottingley - by Louie Hayes
- Memories of Cattle Laithe Pt. 3 - by Jean Norfolk
- Memories of Salem Congregational Church - by Dorothy Posnett
- Memories - Reach Your Potential - by Andrew Bell
- The Soldier and the Sergeant - by Bill Hawksford
- Memories of Cattle Laithe Pt. 4 - by Jean Norfolk
- Memories of Quarry Avenue - A.D. Groves
- Memories of the Picture Palace - Maud Hall
- Wartime Memories of Ferrybridge - Shirley Bedford
- Memories of Cattle Laithe Pt.5 - by Jean Norfolk
- Echoes of the Past - Myth or History - by Andrew G. Bell
- Memories of my father James Wright - by Linda Rutter
- Ferrybridge Library Centre - by Paul Hansom
- Christmas at Cattle Laithe - by Jean Norfolk
- Happy Days - by Mike Edwards
- When War Was Declared - by Ronald Byram
- From Tug to Tug - Reminiscences of a Water Baby - Nellie Gale
- My Memories - L. Wayman
- Childhood Memories - William Mowbray
- Knottler - A Place Set Apart - Rev. Sam Doubtfire
- Memories of My Native Yorkshire - Frank Lodge
- From Knottingley to Great Parndon - Don Aaron
- Memories of Ropewalk School 1938-42 - Joyce Bell
- Memories as an Evacuee to Knottingley - Michael Burgis
- Memories of Brotherton - Richard Milner
- A Knottingley Titanic Connection - Eric Houlder
- Memories of Brotherton Part Two - Richard Milner
- Teachers of the 70s - Mike Edwards
- Of Bowmen - Andrew Bell
- Growing Up in 1970s Knottingley - Nigel Huby
- Recollections of the Palace Cinema - Robert M. Wood
- Knottingley at War - Maurice Haigh
- Wartime Memories of John Louth
- 'C for Charlie' - Joyce Crabtree
- All in a Days Work - Glassmaking - Fred Taylor
- Ferrybridge The Way I Saw It - Mo Harrison
- Notes on the First World War - Cynthia Wake
- The Bismarck Episode - Sam Wood DSM
- Wartime Memories of Frank Smithey - Frank Smithey
- Memories of Knottingley 1947-57 - Ian Swift
- School Days is Happy Daze Pt.1 - Roger Ellis
- School Days is Happy Daze Pt.2 - Roger Ellis
- Wanderings of a Lifetime - Thomas Fordham
- Memories of Wartime Service - Ernest Murgatroyd
- Who Can Forget... - Flo Pawson
- Sunday School Days Part One - Roger Ellis
- Letter From The Front - Andrew Bell
- In the Beginning - Of My Family, Friends and other Pets - Part One - Roger Ellis
- In the Beginning - Of My Family, Friends and other Pets - Part Two - Roger Ellis
- A True 'Knottlerite' - Ernest Rathmell
- Growing Up in England Lane - Peter Bartle-Smith
- Sunday School Days Part Two - Roger Ellis
- Memories of Ferrybridge - Jack Gosney
- Memoirs of Jack Aaron Chapter One- Jack Aaron
- Memoirs of Jack Aaron Chapter 2 - Jack Aaron
- Memoirs of Jack Aaron Chapter 3 - Jack Aaron
- Memoirs of Jack Aaron Chapter 4 - Jack Aaron
- Memoirs of Jack Aaron Chapter 5 - Jack Aaron
- Memoirs of Jack Aaron Chapter 6 - Jack Aaron
- Memoirs of Jack Aaron Chapter 7 - Jack Aaron
- Memoirs of Jack Aaron Chapter 8 - Jack Aaron
- Memoirs of Jack Aaron Chapter 9 - Jack Aaron
- Memoirs of Jack Aaron Chapter 10 - Jack Aaron
- Memoirs of Jack Aaron Chapter 11 - Jack Aaron
- The Legend of the Iron Man - Roger Ellis
- Memories of a Knottla Lad - John Kidd
- Memories of Schooldays - John Kidd
- Selby Technical College 1962-1967 - John Kidd
- Quarries and Bikes - Steve Wood
- A Knottingley Son - Herbert 'Wire' Hughes interviewed by Maurice Haigh
- Past Memories - Roy Stone
- Willow Garth Memories & Recent History - Kenneth Burden
- Food For Thought - Sarah Henshaw
- Thankyou Mr. Sinatra - Mrs L. Neal
PHOTO GALLERY

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LOCAL HISTORY
- Sanitary Conditions at Knottingley circa 1878
- Ferrybridge Henge
- 1863 Opening of the Tumulus
Aire Street - Illustration of the area circa. 1950
Ropewalk Methodist Church
The Knottingley Chain of Office - Mrs. Renee Huby
The Changing Face of Knottingley Playing Fields
Tales and Events - Local tales and past events
LOCAL STUDIES BY Dr. TERRY SPENCER
- The 'K' Sisters - Entertainers Extraordinaire - by Dr. Terry Spencer
- Knottla' Feast - History and Origins - by Dr. Terry Spencer
- Feightin' Over T' Knottla' Flatts - by Dr. Terry Spencer
- Knottingley War Memorial - by Dr. Terry Spencer
- Ferrybridge War Memorial - by Dr. Terry Spencer
- Knottingley Playing Fields - by Dr. Terry Spencer
- History of Carters' Knottingley Brewery Volume 1 - Index - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 1 - Gaggs, Carter & Co.
  - Chapter 2 - The Mill Close Brewery 1808-1850
  - Chapter 3 - The Company 1836-1873
  - Chapter 4 - The Carter Family 1800 - 1892
  - Chapter 5 - Carters' Business Intrerests
  - Chapter 6 - Mill Close Brewery 1850-1892 Pt.1
  - Chapter 7 - Mill Close Brewery 1850-1892 Pt.2
- History of Carters' Knottingley Brewery Volume 2 - Index - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 1 - Introduction: The New Company
  - Chapter 2 - Knottingley Brewery 1892-1914
  - Chapter 3 - The Workforce 1892-1914
  - Chapter 4 - Public Houses and Properties 1892-1914
  - Chapter 5 - The Company at War 1914-1920
  - Chapter 6 - Public Houses and Properties 1914-1920
  - Chapter 7 - Knottingley Brewery 1914-1935
  - Chapter 8 - Public Houses and Properties 1921-1935 Part One
  - Chapter 9 - Public Houses and Properties 1921-1935 Part Two
  - Chapter 10 - The Company 1921-1933
- The Palace Cinema - by Dr. Terry Spencer
- Knottingley Public Houses & Breweries 1750-1998 Index - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 1 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 2 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 3 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 4 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 5 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 6 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 7 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 8 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 9 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter 10 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Gazetteer of Knottingley Pubs - Dr. Terry Spencer
- KNOTTINGLEY CARNIVAL - Contents - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Page 1 - Origins and History
  - Page 2 - History to 1929
  - Page 3 - 1930-1934
  - Page 4 - 1935-1938
  - Page 5 - 1939-1958
  - Page 6 - 1959-1969
  - Page 7 - 1970-1977
  - Page 8 - 1978-1987
  - Page 9 - 1988-2003
- Aspects of Civil Administration in 19th Century Knottingley Index - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Introduction - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter One - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter Two - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter Three - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter Four - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter Five - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter Six - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter Seven - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter Eight - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter Nine - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Chapter Ten - Dr. Terry Spencer
- Field Systems and Place Names of Old Knottingley - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Gazetteer of Knottingley Place Names - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Gazetteer of Knottingley Place Names A to M - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Gazetteer of Knottingley Place Names N to Y - Dr. Terry Spencer
- Knottingley's Connection with the Statue of the Black Prince - Dr. Terry Spencer
- Knottingley Town Hall Clock - Dr. Terry Spencer
- Captain Percy Bentley M.C. - Dr. Terry Spencer
- Knottla Nicknames - Dr. Terry Spencer
- Knottingley Town Hall - Dr. Terry Spencer
- Lime Grove and the Carter Family - Dr. Terry Spencer
- Coat of Arms - The Knottingley Coat of Arms - by Dr. Terry Spencer
- Knottingley's Warship - H.M.S. Kennet by Dr. Terry Spencer
- War Savings Weeks by Dr. Terry Spencer
- Knottingley Silver Band - Contents
  - Knottingley Silver Band - Chapter One - Origin & Early History: 1860 - 1900 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Knottingley Silver Band - Chapter Two - Early 20th Century: 1901 -1920 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Knottingley Silver Band - Chapter Three - Mid 20th Century: 1921 -1945 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Knottingley Silver Band - Chapter Four - The Post War Period: 1945-1960 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Knottingley Silver Band - Chapter Five - Decades of Change: 1961 - 1980 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Knottingley Silver Band - Chapter Six - The Late Twentieth Century: 1981 - 2000 - Dr. Terry Spencer
  - Knottingley Silver Band - Chapter Seven - A New Era: 2001 - 2005 - Dr. Terry Spencer
Obituary Notice of a House - Its Long Life and Its Strange Death
First Coal Train from Kellingley to Drax Power Station - Vic Lawton
The Saltfleet Tragedy - Stewart Hackney
The Saltfleet Shipwreck Poem
Disasters at Sea Part One - Ron Gosney
Disasters at Sea Part Two - Ron Gosney
Disasters at Sea Part Three - Ron Gosney
Coaching Days in Ferrybridge - by Eric Houlder
The Festival of Britain Celebrations 1951 - by Ron Gosney
Select Vestry Minute Book 1823-1840 Index
- Select Vestry Minute Book 1823
- Select Vestry Minute Book 1824
- Select Vestry Minute Book 1825
Years in Focus - Pontefract & Castleford Express Archives
- 1880 - Queen Victoria's Accesion
- 1904 - Buffalo Bill Tours Yorkshire
- 1929 - Fire at Bagleys Glass
- 1947 - Some of the worst floods in living memory
- 1952 - Move of Historic Church
- 1961 - Aire Street - Beginning of the End
- 1962 - Aire Street Traders Reject Plan
- 1963 - Massive Blaze at Kings Mills
- 1964 - Sabrina opens the Knottingley and Ferrybridge Carnival
- 1965 - Ferrybridge Cooling Towers Collapse
- 1966 - Death of Mr. John Jackson
- 1967 - Death of Mr. K. Bagley
- 1968 - Knottingley Foundry Closed
- 1970 - Sisters Farewell to Fish and Chip Shop
- 1971 - 'D' for Decimal Day
- 1979 - The Death of the Earl of Rosse
INDUSTRY
- Glassmakers of Knottingley by Ron Gosney
- The Crystal Glass Company by Ron Gosney
- Bagley's Crystal Glass Photographs - Alan Hardingham
- Bagley's Royal Visit Booklet 1937 - Betsy Browning
- Ferrybridge Glassworks by Dr. Terry Spencer
Rebus Stone
VIC 99
John Harker's Shipyard, Knottingley by Ron Gosney
John Harker Yard Lists - submitted by Ron Gosney
John Harker Launch Day Photographs
HISTORIC PEOPLE
- Ben Thompson Index - List of articles about Ben Thompson
  - Ben Thompson - Knottingley born Old West gunfighter
  - Life in Knottingley When Ben Thompson Was a Child
  - Last Known Photo of Ben Thompson
  - Ben's announcement for re-election to City Marshall
  - Deathwalk - Extract from Matt Braun's latest book
  - Gambler, Gunfighter and Poet - By Tom Bicknell
  - Ben's Mexican Adventure - By Tom Bicknell
  - Whatever Became of Texas Billy Thompson - By Tom Bicknell
  - A Very Handsome Present from Buffalo Bill - By Natalie and Tom Bicknell
  - Ben Thompson - Lawman - by Tom Bicknell
  - Billy Simms - A lover of Fair Play - by Tom Bicknell
  - Author Tom Bicknell
- Captain George Colverson - Ron Gosney
- Christopher Rowbotham & Sons - Ron Gosney
- William Bartholomew - Aire and Calder Navigation Engineer
- William Sefton Moorhouse by Ron Gosney
Buildings
- St. Andrew's Church, Ferrybridge
- St. Botolph's Church, Knottingley
- United Reformed Church, Knottingley
- United Reformed Church Memorial Wall Hangings
GENEALOGY
- Knottingley and Ferrybridge Families
  - Beckett Family - submitted by Barbara Edmonds
  - What Did Happen to Robert Pickersgill? - submitted by Ken Aaron
  - Bolton Family History - Carol Peak
  - One Hundred Years Before The Mast - Adams Family - Stewart Hackney
  - Three Ketches, a Schooner and Four Generations - David William Raddings
- 19th Century Inquest Reports
- Baines Directory 1822 - Listing of trades and professions 1822
- Slater's Directory 1847 - Listing of trades and professions 1847
1950 Guidebook - The official town guide 1950
- Around Town
- Industry
- Early History
- West Riding
Wartime Memories of Knottingley
- Wartime Memories of Knottingley
  - Memories of D-Day - Mr. T. Hiorns
  - More Wartime Memories - Mr. T. Hiorns
  - Walter Ellis & Ferrybridge Home Guard - Brenda Aschenbremner
  - Wartime Memories - Barry John Slater
  - Cattle Laithe in Wartime - The Story of Sgt James Mahon M.M - Mr. G.S.Briggs
- Wartime Articles
  - The Origins of Toc H by Maurice Haigh
  - Notes on The First World War by Cynthia Wake
  - 1st Knottingley Scout Group
  - The Bismarck Episode by Sam Wood DSM
- Knottingley's Heroes
- Roll of Honour

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