Table of contents

General

Topics Editor : Dr Clive McManus
Pictures : Majority are from the David Atkinson Collection and used by kind permission of Leeds City Libraries

Pictures in the Community Picture Archive have been supplied by various donors, all of whom have kindly agreed to their use for this purpose. However, copyright in the individual pictures remains with the respective owners, and the images may not be reproduced for any other purpose.      

Poem "My Changing Town" used by kind permission of the author.

Poem "Morla Carnival" by Peter Walsh.

Colin Holt's songs used by kind permission of the composer.

Compilation of Morley streets from Robinson's 1905 Directory supplied by Kevin Scarth.
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The Town Hall

Article by Dr Clive McManus

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Mayors and Local Government

Article by Councillor Joseph E Tetley
Images of some of the Mayors by courtesy of the Morley Observer & Advertiser 

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Mills and the Textile Industry

Article by David Brumfitt.
Mills A-Z details from a Morley Local History Society Yearbook article by David Atkinson 

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Mining Industry 

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Farming and Agriculture

List of farms and associated data supplied by Councillor Joseph E Tetley and Fred Moxon.

Rhubarb article by Councillor Joseph E Tetley.
Statistics compiled by The Stocksbridge House Horticultural Experimental Station at Cawood, who in the period from 1960 to 1980 were involved in research into the growing of rhubarb.
Ardsley station poem by kind permission of the author

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Commerce 

Details of inns, public houses and publicans compiled by Dr Clive McManus.  Further information in the Morley Local History Society Yearbook 29.  Other sources as given in the Key on the topic page.

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Churches and Religion

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Schools and Education

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Buildings and Monuments 

Research for the lost buildings by Dr Clive McManus, pictures from the David Atkinson archive.

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Railways

Poem "Ardsley Station" used by kind permission of the author.

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Trams and Buses 

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Public Services

Fire Service content adapted from a Morley History Society article by Dennis Hirst. 

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Heritage Trail

The trail was devised in 1973 by the Groundwork Trust. The present booklet and some trail revisions have been made by Councillor Joe Tetley of Morley Community Archives and Dr Clive McManus of Morley Local History Society.

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Historic Events

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Leisure, Parks and Gardens

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 Local Personalities

Jack Shooter - Details from an article by G W Atkinson for the Morley Advertiser 14 Nov 1975.  Asquith biographical extract by Dr Clive McManus.

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Notable Visitors 

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