EPW061325 ENGLAND (1939). Carlinghow, Wilton Park and Brown Hill, Batley, from the south-east, 1939

Location of Denham Street (now Denham Court).

Chaster Street

Dryfield House.

Mortimer Avenue

Mortimer Street

Chaster Street

Hillcrest Avenue

Towngate Road

Notay stores Formally Batley Co-operative society branch 18

Frank Townend & Sons Limited.

Shat Corn Mill Carlinghow.

Wilton Arms & Bridge Inn

20 North Street

The old tram sheds,still in existence 2020.

Ex L.N.W.R.Birstall branch.

Braggs garage

The Shay Cornmill.

Birstal Town station and goods yard ex L N W R Leeds new line renamed from Upper Birstal in 1935 when Birstal Lower closed to passengers.

Bridge over ex L N W R Leeds new line

The much loved Wilton Park café built in 1937 following the previous café having burned down in 1936. Scene of many wedding receptions over the years and also a location for scenes from the 1955 film "Value for Money" starring John Gregson and Diana Dors. Now a car park having been maliciously burned down in 1997. Sadly missed.

Bulrush Mills, some of it still survives.

Oakhill Road

Carlingow Old Hall

Frank Townend & Sons Ltd Spring Mill Carlinghow Lane Batley

Roman Road

Coal Pit Lane

Phil Haley,s offlicence, 1960/70,s

Victoria pub

Victoria Street

Windmill Lane

Brookroyd Lane looking towards St.Saviours church and Birstall village beyond.

Wilton Park Lake.

Brownhill Infants School. Closed about 1974 and building is now a TA unit.

Gomersal Station. Can't really be seen in this pic.

Fieldhead Lane.

Smithies Moor Lane.

Huddersfield Road (A 62).

Birstall Smithies Crossroads. Now a major traffic nightmare.

Gasworks.

Birstall Lower goods station (LNWR)

Carter's fields. Top two fields were used for sport with the lower field being used for a childrens' playground with swings

Beck lane. There was a small stream running behind the houses that came from a spring at the bottom of Carter's fields.

Area known as the outcrops in Carlinghow. Could this refer to coal?

Carlinghow junior school

North Street. Demolished during the 1960's

Upper Batley Lane

Bagshaw Museum

Welwyn Avenue

Carlinghow Lane

North Bank Road

Bradford Road A652

Laurel Drive

Ealand Road