Main Street
Mrs. Ellwood occupied the house, which was rather secluded and had a tall
hedge round it. It stood at approximately the end of the Garden House Close
houses on Savile Road, almost at the top of Summer Hill Road. It had its own
private path from Main Street - with an arched doorway (with a door on when
the house was occupied) - in a stone wall near the tree in the previous photo.
At the time of this photo it was surrounded by fields. Garden House was demolished
when Savile Rd. was made (1926) and the private path became a public one from
Main Street to Savile Road. The old wall and the arched doorway were retained
on Main Street until 1960s.
These properties stood where the Old People's flats and Community Centre are
now. In the forefront is the door which led to the rear of the fish and chip
shop (large window and door), which was managed for many years by Websdales.
Next is the house of the shop. Jutting out a little further into Main Street
is another house - Taylors were the occupants for several years. The plaster-rendered
part following was the living quarters for the land-lord of the Malt Shovel
Inn, then there is a part of the inn (which faced down Main Street) and the
Miners' Welfare in the background.
Main Street 1988
This photo was taken looking up Main Street,
towards the Savile Pit entrance, from the Bay Horse. The sign outside the
Bay Horse is just visible on the right. The bushes are at the top of Barrack
Yard and then can be seen a row of older houses (now renovated), new shops
just visible, then the house at the top of Mill Lane.
On left flats replace Manor Farm, council-built houses replace Woodhall manor,
old people's bungalows just visible (on the site of Denison Square) and private
bungalows beyond (site of Top Fold).
