Dreaming in Colour https://bit.ly/3Bd4udU

From the Waccanfeld Wakefield Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/The-historic-value-of-Wakefield-111415478943458/photos/g.1774390222877796/4047705248647775

Aah !......the decadent delights of GT Smiths ;-)

The derelict riverside mills shown in the video are currently being renovated as part of a development known as Tileyard North. https://tileyard.co.uk/stories/tileyard-north-coming-soon/

And a lot of Janitors pretending to be ghosts would have 'gotten away with it' if it wasn't for these pesky kids

For those of an architectural bent (Larry Grayson side eye to camera) the Sky Scaper City forums can keep you updated on developments in your area. The link below is for the Leeds Metro area which covers most of West and North Yorkshire but mainly Leeds. There are also links to old photos of Leeds in the Electric Press section. Other areas throughout the country and europe are also covered. https://www.skyscrapercity.com/forums/leeds-metro-area.447/

The Majestic as a nightclub closed quite a few years ago. It was damaged by fire in 2014 when the interior was completely destroyed. It's currently being redeveloped as the new headquarters for Channel 4 who will occupy the top 3 floors in the newly extended building. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Majestic,_August_2020.jpg

Bill wasn't Ken and Betty's Record Bar in one of the little shop units of the Playhouse and was it there when you released Northern Dream or was it in the new shop on Upper Kirkgate ?

The fish and chip ghost sign has recently narrowly escaped being painted over by the owners of the building who in their wisdom decided it would look nicer with a coat of primrose yellow. Fortunately they were stopped when the council planning department got wind of it. 🤤

The black and white photo is of the Victorian extension to the grammar school that was demolished when it was restored in the 1980's. It was at the right hand side on the colour photo at right angles to the Elizabethan building.

The large house is 'Milnes House'. More pics and details here. https://ms-my.facebook.com/WakefieldNowThen/posts/milnes-house-westgate-another-house-sadly-no-more-milnes-house-stood-just-before/1237329009770982/

Herman Akroyd was born in Wakefield in 1903. In 1911 he's living at 17 Westgate Bridge with his father Edgar Akroyd 34 a 'Worsted Drawer Overseer' and his mother Mary Ellen Akroyd (nee Longbottom) 32. He married Ada Platt in Wakefield in 1928. In 1939 they are living at 117 Westgate and he is employed as a colliery clerk. Herman died in 1961 and Ada in 1985.

Good advice from Mr and Mrs Wreckless

Sound International interview with Charlie and Simon from 1978 http://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/the-rhythm-section/8788

Gigs from 1975

I looked at that photo yesterday and wondered if that was the entrance. Heres another pic from the seventies, i think all the yard behind had gone by this time and only the front shops remained http://www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk/site/image-detail?imageid=10867

Engraving of Scotts Yard on Twixt Aire and Calder http://www.twixtaireandcalder.org.uk/site/image-detail?imageid=8587

Apparently it's not uncommon for Edwin and Edward to be interchangable (who knew?) This is his marriage record and he's signed it as Edward and is also using a middle name Arthur (He also called one of his sons Edwin Arthur). His mother Elizabeth also helpfully called herself Bessie on her 2nd marriage record. One thing i've learned is that ancestors are shall we say 'inconsistent' with their personal details😉. Another intriguing thing is this baptism record of 1845 i found. Perhaps it was crossed out because they got his fathers name wrong. Another detail you might find interesting is that Edwin/Edwards mother Elizabeth Oates was born in Hensall and baptized at Kellington only a couple of miles from Chapel Haddlesey.

Great find Bill. Scotts Yard was on the north side of Westgate just above the Unitarian Chapel where the new road to the station (Mulberry Way) is. I think the men in the photos could have worked at Westgate Common Foundry which was at the start of Dewsbury Road and went through to Alverthorpe Rd. This Edward Griffiths wants to make his mind up because in all the census records he's called Edwin 🤔?? . I'm putting together a potted history of the Griffiths which i'll eventually post on a new thread as this ones getting a bit unwieldy for my pc. ps. my money's on the one in the last photo with the Ben Turpin moustach😉 Scotts Yard marked with Red Dot Westgate Common Foundry eventually became Bradley & Craven https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Bradley_and_Craven The machine illustrations look very like the parts in your photos