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Normanton place name help
« on: Tuesday 01 May 07 19:18 BST (UK) »
Hi
Can anyone tell me if Chapel Row in Normanton near Castleford still exists??

Thanks

Ady
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Re: Normanton place name help
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 03 May 07 14:40 BST (UK) »
Try the website "twixtaireandcalder" entering "normanton" and"chapel" into the search box, with "all words" ticked.  This takes you to a picture of a methodist chapel opposite which is a row of houses ( unidentified) -- it may or may not be Chapel Row but it does say that they still exist.
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Re: Normanton place name help
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 03 May 07 16:49 BST (UK) »
Cheers Malcolm
Might have to have a drive over.

Ady ;)
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Re: Normanton place name help
« Reply #3 on: Friday 04 May 07 12:04 BST (UK) »
HI there, Chapel Row, Foxbridge Row, Goodhope Row. Cooperative Street and Pontefract Road were all demolished in the early 1970's along with the Silkstone buildings. The area is now Wakefield Europort. As the name suggests, Chapel Row did have a Chapel at the main road end. About 100 yards from the chapel was Pontefract road Methodist Church,and I know for definite that the church was demolished in September 1967 and at that time all the other streets were still standing.PS,I married a girl from Cooperative street in 1957.


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Re: Normanton place name help
« Reply #4 on: Friday 04 May 07 12:11 BST (UK) »
DeeGee
Thanks very much for that info it seems all my relatives houses have been flattened for Europort Cept for Wood Street by the Mexboro.

Ady
Lowe(Lower Gornall-Castleford)
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Sidwell(Ledsham)
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Wood(Liversedge)
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Researching all Great War soldiers from the Spen Valley of West Yorkshire Especially lads from the Cleckheaton Company of 1/4th West Riding Regiment.