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Chris Firth
Dec 15, 2010 - 10:21AM
218.212.98.204
Re: We of the West Riding (in 1945)

My dad surely would have recognised himself in that film - the mill workers (his dad worked at Sutton Mill), the terraced housing, the cycling for entertainment, the general outlook on life.

Nice view of Skipton from the castle.

Bill Walsh
Dec 15, 2010 - 4:34PM
122.57.168.98
Re: We of the West Riding (in 1945)

trevor pickles
Thanks Chris, I agree with Bill particularly with regard to touring the Dales on the bike which took up many weekends during my teenage years.


Four hours each way to Morecambe on my bike. It took me about three attempts before I beat the Buckhaw Brow, then it was a piece of cake! Cheers.

Years at KBGS e.g. 1958-1964 (optional) 1947-51

Current location (optional) Auckland NZ

Denis Pickles
Dec 15, 2010 - 6:30PM
78.149.72.186
Re: We of the West Riding (in 1945)

It was a different world then wasn't it? A bit grim, but one which I remember well. The mills, the smoke, the cobbled streets, the absence of traffic; I can relate to virtually every scene, And so I should because that is the world in which I grew up. The pigeon fancier could have been my father!
Does anyone remember the 1947 film, 'A Boy, a Girl and a Bike' which starred Diana Dors and a young Honor Blackman [don't ask me who took the male leads, it was the girls who were the focus of my attention] Quite a bit of that film was shot in Skipton and Burnsall and I, with other Blackman admirers, cycled up to Skipton to catch a glimpse of girls wearing shorts!
The view of Skipton High Street from the top of the church tower - the shot that shows the Town Hall on the left - stirred other memories. In my first job I occupied one of the offices which looked out over the top of the High Street. Happy Days !

Years at KBGS e.g. 1958-1964 (optional) 1945 - 1950

Current location (optional) Norfolk UK

Dave Baldwin
Dec 15, 2010 - 8:23PM
217.35.226.134
Re: We of the West Riding (in 1945)

An excellent documentary.

If you liked that then try this also; copy the following link into your browser:

http://www.yfaonline.com/yfapublic/assetDetails.cfm?film=1175&keyword=keighley&fromSearchValue=fromKeyword&start=1

or go to 'The Yorkshire Film Archive' website, and type 'Keighley' into their 'search' facility, where you'll find a 21 minute film of the Wimsol factory on Parkwood Street.

Excellent footage of old Keighley, production and delivery methods, advertising etc..

Years at KBGS e.g. 1958-1964 (optional) 59-66

Current location (optional) Embsay

Bill Walsh
Dec 16, 2010 - 4:01AM
122.57.168.98
Re: We of the West Riding (in 1945)

Denis Pickles
It was a different world then wasn't it? A bit grim, but one which I remember well. The mills, the smoke, the cobbled streets, the absence of traffic; I can relate to virtually every scene, And so I should because that is the world in which I grew up. The pigeon fancier could have been my father!
Does anyone remember the 1947 film, 'A Boy, a Girl and a Bike' which starred Diana Dors and a young Honor Blackman [don't ask me who took the male leads, it was the girls who were the focus of my attention] Quite a bit of that film was shot in Skipton and Burnsall and I, with other Blackman admirers, cycled up to Skipton to catch a glimpse of girls wearing shorts!
The view of Skipton High Street from the top of the church tower - the shot that shows the Town Hall on the left - stirred other memories. In my first job I occupied one of the offices which looked out over the top of the High Street. Happy Days !


Hi Dennis. I sure remember that film. Some of it was filmed in Keighley also, and I can clearly remember a scene where they ride down South street past the big advertising sign boards.Cheers.

Years at KBGS e.g. 1958-1964 (optional) 1947-51

Current location (optional) Auckland NZ

Chris Firth
Dec 16, 2010 - 9:18AM
218.212.98.204
Re: We of the West Riding (in 1945)

Interesting that several scenes of the Wimsol factory film are in colour. You half expect the streets to still look grey!

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