Talk:Castleford

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I took out some very obvious advertising for the Lion pub in Castleford. Nothing against the Lion, but Wikipedia shouldn't be exploited for free promotions. Please don't re-add it. Philip Thomas --82.38.227.22 21:08, 3 December 2005 (UTC)

Eight collieries? There was Wheldale, Fryson, Glasshoughton and Allerton Bywater. You could stretch it to include Ledston Luck and Savile, although I think that Kippax and Normanton would claim them respectively. Plus that's still only six! Where the number eight come from?

Whitwood colliery

"Whitwood" and "Savile" were the same thing; it is usually just called "Savile", although sometimes called "Whitwood" to distinguish it from a pit called "Savile & Shawcross" nearby.

I think that even counting "Allerton Bywater" as Castleford is pushing the definition a bit.

There were 3 collieries within the town: - Wheldale - Glasshoughton - Fryston and a further 6 within about 3 miles of the town: - Allerton Bywater - 2 miles north at Allerton Bywater - Ledston Luck - 3 miles north at Ledston Luck - Savile - 3 miles north west at Mickletown - Whitwood - 2 miles to the west at Whitwood - West Riding - 3 miles west near Altofts - Prince of Wales - 2 miles south next to Pontefract race course


 * West Riding colliery closed a long time ago; probably the 1960s, but certainly before the 1984 strike. I never thought that Savile & Whitwood were separate pits; I always thought that it was "Savile" for short and "Savile & Whitwood" as full name.  Perhaps, they were originally two pits that were knocked together, a la Hemsworth and South Kirkby.  A small note is that the text talks about closures in the 1980s and 1990s, but Pontyprince only closed in 2002.  Finally, I think that referring to all of these as "the town's collieries" might not go down too well with the residents of Pontefract, Normanton, Allerton Bywater and Kippax.


 * Just done a bit of research. Savile was originally part of Whitwood, but, in 1968, all of Whitwood except Savile was closed.  So I was wrong to say that they were the same place, but then it's not quite right to count them as separate neither.  Savile was what remained of Whitwood, between 1968 and 1985.

There's only a fleeting comment that mentions any collies, these being collieries Glasshoughton, Whitwood and Methley. There was Wheldale & Fryson pits too. I don't know where Methly pit was. Did it actually 'belong' to Castleford?

I think dates should be added too. Wakefied MDC website gives some. Wheldale (http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/CultureAndLeisure/HistoricWakefield/Mining/mine11.htm) "Sunk in 1868 and closed in 1987, Wheldale was originally nicknamed the Doctors’ Pit; a Doctor Holt being one of the original partners." Dannman (talk) 12:02, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

I've added Wheldale to list of pits, aling with the link.Dannman (talk) 14:25, 24 April 2010 (UTC)

Does anybody know the history of railways in Castleford. I know about all the old signal boxes ie, Castleford Station, Castleford Gates and Fryston. But i've heard there used to be sidings or a yard in the Castleford area.Michaelduly 02:21, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

I've removed: "Ian Henderson, a former Bradford Bulls player and New Zealand Warriors hooker said Castleford was the worst place he had lived. He said of the former mining town that residents have rotten teeth, spend too much time drinking and need a bath[2]."

I've done this before, but it seems to have been put back. Why should this be here? Surely it is not notable enough to warrant inclusion. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.8.154.168 (talk) 22:05, 22 April 2009 (UTC)

"World famous composer, poet and actor Richard Stoker" - Oh yeah. Never heard of him and I've lived in Castleford. I doubt that many other residents have heard of him either. Frankly, if you think you need to say someone is 'world famous' then they aren't. Please abandon this sort or journalistic twaddle in favour of an encyclopedic style.194.72.120.131 (talk) 10:59, 15 February 2011 (UTC)

Cratehouse picture removed as it is no longer in Castleford. Apparently been sold. It was always a subject of contension anyway 157.203.254.2 (talk) 23:54, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Development
In the 4th paragraph of the Economy section it mentions several proposed developments, saying at the end 'Note this has been cancelled due to government cutbacks.' The library devlopment is going ahead. It has been closed and relocated to temporary space. I'm going to add this, with an attempt at references. Wakefield MDC page, Local paper Dannman (talk) 13:50, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Development - Library
Well, the new library & museum building is finished and open. So I've changed this from a future project & added a bit of info. I'll declare an interest here; I've worked on the website linked to (Friends Of Castleford Library). The local council site isn't very good, and it's always a problem finding anything on it, which is why I haven't used that as a ref. Dannman (talk) 14:29, 28 January 2014 (UTC)

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