Parish History
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THE FIRST CONTRIBUTION IS FROM LEE JEFFREY _ a set of pictures - click on the links to view the pictures.
1. Potato Harvest
Potato Harvest These 5 people are farming for potatoes in Haddlesey (L-R) Edie Poole - unknown - Joe Davison - unknown - Vince Davison. Joe and Vince Davison were Lee's mother-in-law's grandad and uncle.
2. Floods of 1946/7 - West Haddlesey - A floods a The house on the left is directly opposite the George & Dragon Pub. The house was to become the village post office in the 1950s. Lee's mother-in-law lived in this house through her childhood.
3. Floods of 1946/7 - B Floods B Looking down the road with the George & Dragon on our left. The farm at the end is Gable Farm
4. George & Dragon pub in the 1960s George & Dragon in 60s This is taken from the upstairs window of the Post Office. There was a shop in the George & Dragon, the recent opening is therefore a renewal.
The door & window on the gable end was the shop[. Notice the "new" Eggborough power station in the background.
5. Chapel in Chapel Haddlesey Chapel Haddlesey Chapel Taken in 1966 - it is thought that this is the last wedding to take place at the chapel. as it later became a house and then it was the dressmaking studio for the present Cllr M Skirrow. In this picture the bride is Lee Jeffrey's mother in law.
Thanks to Lee for these pictures, for more on Hirst Courtney and Temple Hirst go to Hirst Courtney website