Welsh Harp 1956.
Probably the most frequented pub in the village.
Shunting at Etherley tip. Site of old ironworks.
1964
Walter Wilson’s Shop. c1935 Corner of Queen Street
and Main Street. The shop closed during the Second World War and
became Matson’s, second-hand dealers. It was reopened as a general
dealers by John Willie Belton in the mid 1950’s.
Woodside
shop. c1940
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Carnivals
Back
Row - Margaret Wilson, Joyce Belton, Avril Simpson, Sylvia
Allinson. Front row - Evelyn Belton, Sandra Casson, Margaret
Simpson. c1953
Fred Belton as jester. c1953
Carnival king
and queen outside St Paul’s Church. c1950’s
Greasy pole.
1952 A 10/- note (50p) was fastened to the top of the pole as
an incentive to climb the pole.
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Sports
Tom
Mcguinnes painting. Pigeon Crees (oil). 1953
Wembley road.
1951
Witton
Park AFC. c1950
Colin Raine
c1947 Junior School Sports Champion
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Streets
Fred Belton
outside cinema. Main Street. 1950’s.
Woodside. Mrs Hogg with daughter (Mrs McDonald). 1958
.
Hewitson’s and
Belton’s shops. Main Street. 1964
High to Low
Queen Street. c1920
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Schools
County
School 1972. Taken from where the Institute once stood.
Witton Park
seniors football. 1963/64
Witton Park
seniors. 1953
Council School seniors football team. Joseph Cup
winners. 1963/64
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