Category Archives: history

More more Co-op-ery

Posted on June 24, 2010 by Shades

The grandest building is on the corner of Queen Street and Albion Street. The main entrance stairwell is boarded up now (as the stairs were removed to form Candyman in later years). There is a comparatively simple scrolled carving above … Continue reading →

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Divi Day

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Shades

A local history book was published in Morley back in January, looking back at the golden days of the Co-op. I bought it mostly out of wanting to support local history projects but it considerably exceeded my expectations. The book … Continue reading →

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Stopped Clocks

Posted on June 19, 2010 by Shades

Fire ravaged the derelict St. Marys in the Wood Church in Morley last weekend, leaving only a shell. The spire is stone so that remains but how stable it is I have no idea since it will have lost most … Continue reading →

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Roses and Castles

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Shades

The Greys had a short Easter break on the waterways, cruising between Llangollen and Ellesmere on a 58′ steel hulled narrowboat. Most of Britain’s canals are an industrial heritage museum but the llangollen canal is a lot more rural and … Continue reading →

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The iron behemoth

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Shades

Trawling the Heritage weekend site for places to visit this weekend, I was surprised to find something monumental in the industrial archaeology stakes that I wasn’t aware of not too far from us. It is a preserved giant Steam Shovel, … Continue reading →

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