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wendyf
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Bear with me on this, as I need to explain the coincidence which led me to find this smashing little website.
I was at the library in Colne today, researching the connection of the Shaw family of Langroyd in Colne to my property. I was looking at a family pedigree and was surprised to find that one line of the Shaw family had a connection in the 17th century to Woodlesford near Leeds, which is where my family moved to in 1968 just before I left home to go to college. My mum still lives in the same house which backs onto the railway line just a short way from the station.
When I got home I was looking on the internet for Woodlesford history and found this great little website, which is not only about the station, but includes history of the canal, the local brewery and coal mine. Have a look here there is loads to look at and peoples memories to listen to .
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Tizer
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Posted - 12/08/2010 : 19:51
Great stuff for a railway modeller - you could base your layout on this!
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Stanley
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Posted - 13/08/2010 : 06:53
Lovely site, just what a specialised local history site should be doing.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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wendyf
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Posted - 13/08/2010 : 08:45
Did you see the pictures of the steam powered lorries at Bentley's Yorkshire Brewery?
I spent most of yesterday evening listening to some of the downloads. The memories of the station masters son who arrived there in 1929 were fascinating. Hard to imagine that what is now an unmanned platform was once a bustling centre for industry. Wagons being loaded with rhubarb heading for Covent Garden, paint for Woolworths, animals for the local farms. Ah well, at least there is still a railway line!
It was obvious that the interviewer struggled occasionally to keep the conversation on the right track. Did you have the same problem Stanley when you were recording interviews?
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Posted - 13/08/2010 : 11:54
Great site windy, thanks for the link. Nolic
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Stanley
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Posted - 13/08/2010 : 16:08
Sometimes Wendy but a lot depends on how the questions are structured, I had a very good list which I stuck to and usually managed to keep informants on track. However, the best laid schemes.... every now and then someone would go off piste and I always encouraged it because it was in these sections that the surprises cropped up, aspects of the subject you were pursuing which you hadn't even thought of. Brilliant stuff and almost always rewarding. Mind you, the great luxury I had was that I had no time limit, I was prepared to do twenty 45 minute interviews if necessary, makes all the difference.
Stanley Challenger Graham
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