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Many buildings and streets of the town may be unrecognisable today, not solely due to demolition and construction work but also as the result of changes in transportation and particularly the advent of the motor car with the consequent faster pace of life. Shopping habits have also changed considerable - no longer do we see 'tripe dressers' or 'rabbit dealers'! Out of hours the people of Castleford were occupied in a variety of activities: voluntary work as special constables, playing in the many different bands and sports teams and taking part in a variety of special events - not least of which was the 'Reight Neet Aht', an annual event for over twenty years. Castleford: The Second Selection provides more fascinating material about the town and its people and will be of interest to all those who know, or have links with, the area","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49532661563665,"sku":"GOR004168896","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50832709026065,"sku":"GOR011498721","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0752415638.jpg?v=1750913574"},{"product_id":"knottingley-and-ferrybridge-images-of-england-book-wakefield-metropolitan-dsitric-9780752415642","title":"Knottingley and Ferrybridge: Images of England","description":"This book is part of the Images of England series, which uses old photographs and archived images to show the history of various local areas in England, through their streets, shops, pubs, and people.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49533043409169,"sku":"GOR004292291","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0752415646.jpg?v=1751448633"},{"product_id":"castleford-book-wakefield-metropolitan-dsitric-9780752400471","title":"Castleford","description":"Since the earliest photograph in this selection was taken in around 1900, the changes which Castleford has undergone have been numerous. Over the years, the local library has amassed a fascinating wealth of material which shows how the town looked before the changes of the twentieth century occurred, and which brings to life in a surprisingly vivid manner the times of our ancestors. As well as street scenes showing buildings which disappeared in the redevelopments of the 1960s and '70s, there are photographs of children at school and play, of their parents at work, and of the town's busy social life. The views recall an era which pre-dates both the modern multi-purpose supermarker and the scourge of the motor car, when diverse shops lined the streets and transportation was a lot more leisurely.  In addition to the workaday aspects of life, disastrous events such as the Market hall fire of New Year's Eve 1927, the explosion at the Hickson Welch Chemical Works in July 1930, and the after effects of the air raid of 14 March 1941 are included, as well as the floods which occurred at regular intervals. Happier occasions, such as royal visits, pageants and the fund-raiding for aircraft and ships during the Second World War are also remembered. Shorter memories will be stirred by photographs of work on the housing schemes which have altered the area after the Second World War, on the cutting of the new road through the Park Hill, or the extraordinary pictures of the foam pollution of the '60s and '70s, when the town would disappear under mounds of soapsuds! Older residents of Castleford will find much in this intriguing collection that rekindles memories of a vanished way or life; those who have not known the area for so long will enjoy discovering for the first time their heritage.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49534369464593,"sku":"GOR004445772","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":51835425128721,"sku":"GOR004947000","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0752400479.jpg?v=1751232467"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-ie\/collections\/author-books-by-wakefield-council.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}