 Closer
view of the Methley stations & Junctions
|
 Railway Ramblers gazetteer
See also the Railway Ramblers gazetteer -
Lofthouse North jn - Methley joint jn |
Methley
South joint station L&Y GNR NER
Opened
01-05-1869. Closed 02-11-1964.
  Methley South Joint Station L&Y GNR NER (27-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
see also Cutsyke &
Methley
Methley Station viewed from track coming in from the
south. |
Station Master Samuel Drewitt census (1911) : Mark Drewitt
 I
have been researching my Family tree and have found that my Great
Grandfather Samuel Drewitt was Station Master at Methley in 1911.
I have
attached a copy of the 1911 census. During his life
he was a Signalman in 1881 at Armley, a Ticket Collector in 1888,
Station Master in Upper Batley in 1907 and and now Station Master at Methley according to the 1911 census. He died in Pudsey in 1939.
I have
his pocket watch which was passed to me via my Grandfather Herbert Drewitt.
Bottom right of census shows address as Station House GNR
Methley. See also
Adwalton Wakefield section |
 Station
Master Samuel Drewitt & Frances (nd) : Mark Drewitt
Photos of my Great Grandfather Samuel Herbert Drewitt and his wife
Frances. The pocket watch he is wearing in close up below. |
     Station
MasterSamuel Drewitt
pocket watch (1911) : Mark Drewitt
My Great Grandfathers Waltham pocket watch.
See photographs above.
|
 Trackbed
(27-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Near Embleton Road, Methley (north of the Calder close to Methley
Junction) looking along the trackbed near Methley Junction. |
 Bridge
(27-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Near Embleton Road, Methley (north of the Calder close to
Methley Junction)
Site of bridge over Castleford/Normanton-Leeds line near Methley
Junction. |
 Occupation
bridge (24-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Occupation bridge, between Methley & M62 bridge. |
 Occupation
bridge (24-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Another occupation bridge. |
 Transpennine
Trail (24-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Just east of the M62 bridge looking east - Leeds
boundary. This section of the line now forms part of the Transpennine
Trail. |
 M62
bridge (25-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
M62 bridge - note size and refuges built in just in case
it was ever needed for railway purposes again! |
 Occupation
bridge (25-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Occupation bridge between M62 & Stanley. |
 Occupation
bridge (25-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Another one. |
 BR
gatepost (25-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
BR standard gatepost! |
 Trackbed
(25-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Looking east near Stanley. |
 A642
level crossing (25-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
The line crossed the A642 on the level at this point.
Stanley Station site immediately to the left. |
 Newmarket
Colliery c1955 : c/o Michael Kaye (photographer unknown)
The photograph was taken from Charlesworths Signal Box.
48 055 is seen passing Newmarket Pit and heading towards Stanley Station
c1955.
In the background, the pit stack on the left is Saville Colliery & the
pit on the right is Whitwood. |
Stanley
station
Opened
01-05-1869. Closed 02-11-1964.
 Stanley Station (c1954) : c/o Michael
Kaye (Photographer Unknown)
Stanley Station looking towards Castleford in around 1954. The chimneys
you can see are from the houses on Aberford Road. |
 Stanley Station
(11-08-08) : Michael
Kaye
Stanley Station today 11th August 2008, taken from
the same spot as the previous photograph.
The chimneys are still there, between the two trees on the right. |
  Stanley Station
(11-08-08 & c1960) : c/o Michael
Kaye
This is number one platform of Stanley Station
taken around 1960.
Aberford Road is on the lefthand side
of the photograph and a similar photograph taken 11th August 2008. |
 Stanley Station (c1954) : c/o Michael
Kaye
Stanley Station taken 1954, and taken in the EXACT
same position on 11th August 2008.
Note the chimneys on the houses on the righthand side of the photograph
in the first one
and just to the right of the tree in the second
photograph. |
 Stanley Station
(11-08-08) : Michael
Kaye
This photograph is taken on Aberford Road. Just
where the 'island' is in the road, the railway crossed here.
The signalbox was on the extreme right of the photograph also you can make
out the goods yard retaining wall,
to the right of the bungalow
underneath the 'purple trees'. |
  Stanley
Crossing (11-08-08 & c1960) : c/o Michael
Kaye
Two pictures of Stanley Crossing, looking towards
Castleford.
The black and white photograph was taken by
J. Haliday in approx 1960. |
 Aberford
Road : Dave Watson. (Photo from the Outwood Community website)
Aberford Road at Stanley and the Methley Joint. The road on the left is
Aberford Road looking towards Oulton / Rothwell.
To the left (off photograph ) is Stanley Station.
I remember the level
crossing well as my Mother and I used to cross it visiting my Aunt in Bottomboat when I was a little lad. |
 Mount
Road (27-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Mount Road, Lofthouse Gate. Methley is to the left. Major
infilling! |
 Stanley
Station (27-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Looking from Mount Road bridge back to Stanley Station
site.
Property centre shot is where the station was (photo 'zoomed'!) |
 Long
Causeway (27-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Long Causeway, Lofthouse Gate. |
 Gainsborough
Way (27-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Gainsborough Way, Lofthouse Gate. Built exactly on the
railway formation. Looking towards Outwood. |
 Gainsborough
Way (27-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Gainsborough Way looking back towards Methley.
Property at the end is built over the trackebed next to the bridge at
Long Causeway |
 Baker
Lane : Dave Watson (Photo from the Outwood Community website)
The overbridge at Baker Lane at Stanley on the Methley Joint Line. As
you might guess it's all gone now.
The road is still there but the bridge area has been landscaped. |
 Interpretive
panel (27-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Interpretive panel near Baker Lane, Lofthouse Gate. |
 Leeds
Road bridge (28-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Leeds Road bridge (filled in) looking north. |
 Potovens
Lane (28-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Potovens Lane. |
 Outwood
(28-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
Outwood - line ran in a cutting in the trees. |
 Lofthouse
East Signal Box : Dave Watson
The road bridge in the background is Potovens
Lane, looking towards Methley, with the main Leeds - London line behind
the photographer. |
Lofthouse
& Outwood station
Opened
01-05-1869. Closed 17-06-1957.
 Lofthouse
Station : Dave Watson
Originally called Lofthouse junction. It was
renamed Lofthouse & Outwood in 1888. |
 Lofthouse
yard (23-04-85) : Michael Kaye
HST on the 'Up Line' roars past the remains of the
yard at Lofthouse, heading towards Wakefield Westgate,
the station was just at the other side of the bridge and now this is the
site of the new Outwood Station. 23.4.1985. |
 Lofthouse
Colliery (19-07-83) : John Fozard c/o Michael Kaye
45 125 passes the remains of Lofthouse Colliery,
heading it's way towards Wakefield 19th July 1983. |
 Outwood
Station : Dave Watson |
 Outwood Station (07-94) : Michael
Kaye
This
photograph was taken off Lingwell Gate Bridge.
It shows a Class 308, 308
136 in July 1994,
it is on a press run from Leeds to Wakefield Westgate and as just
departed from Outwood Station, the original Outwood Station once stood
here, the Methley Branch from Castleford came in here on the foreground
of the picture,
where the front of the unit is to the left was the signalbox Lofthouse South Junc. |
Outwood
Station (28-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
 Outwood Station - branch came in about here.
Note :
Dave Watson
The branch actually it came in under a bridge to the left of the bridge
on the image. This was infilled years ago.
The road bridge you
can see is Lingwell Gate Lane, and the original Lofthouse and Outwood
Station was at the other side of
both bridges and towards the railway houses. |
 Railway
houses (28-06-08) : Andrew Stopford
These must be railway houses!
Note : Andrew Davies
I live in one of the houses on Railway Terrace and the deeds say the
houses were built in 1905.
They are now grade II listed. Internally the layout is as it was
originally despite a developer gutting them in 1995.
Note:
David Webdale
Built by the GNR for the workers at the nearby station, this row of
cottages on Railway Terrace was depressingly empty & boarded up during
the 1990s.
Glad to see they have survived intact, thanks for the photo's
Andrew & thanks to Andrew Davies for the info. |
Lofthouse & Outwood Memories (28-08-08) : Dave Watson
I've lived in the area all 53 years of my life. When I
was a young lad we would watch the steam loco's going under Leeds Road
bridge through where some planks had been removed from the parapet, and
try to spit down the chimney getting covered in muck and steam in the
process!
I can remember the late 60's when workmen, accompanied by a Diesel loco,
were pulling up the tracks.
I was too young to understand what was happening then. How sad.
Brings a tear to my eye when I remember playing with my mates in the
cutting at the Lofthouse triangle when the track had been lifted.
The weeks leading up to bonfire night we would drag sleepers that had
been left back to our "chubbings" pile ready for the big night.
I think the bungalow in the photograph is still there, but all the
cutting has been filled in and trees now grow there.
Behind the bungalow, just out of view, is Lofthouse colliery, now gone
like the railway. The area has been landscaped. |
