Today, I attended a special service at St Matthew's Church, Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe. This was to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Lightcliffe Church of England School.  With almost 100 people in attendance it was nice to have the opportunity of seeing people I personally had not seen for many years - it was almost a mini school reunion.  

The photograph was taken on March 18, 2003 and shows a major development on the edge of the town centre. I am sure you can guess what it will be .... Tescos new supermarket.

Another piece of local history was demolished this week in Bailiff Bridge. Most people may have never really noticed the old red brick building on Bradford Road which was next to the flats and almost opposite Ceramix the tiling company.

Even local people in the area will be surprised to hear about the history of the building which started as the Brighouse Motor Agency and was selling petrol in cans and supplied and fitted solid tyres. Here was a small business that over a period of years grew into a substantial one.

Looking round the town centre today, 54 years since our illustration was created, it does show a lot of changes. With many of the small streets and yards having disappeared and some of the streets having been renamed. Then there is the bypass, this was completed in the early 1970s and carved its way through the centre wiping out out many of those streets that had been in the centre for over a century. 

   Did you live in one of the streets that was destined to be demolished and resulted in you and your family being housed in a new community? If you were we would like to hear from you and if you possibly have a photograph we could use your story in our quarterly magazine and share your memories of over 50 years ago with our growing number of readers.

   Please contact me on 07854755756 or by email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Thank you...