Featherstone Old School Days - West Yorkshire

Featherstone Old School Days - West Yorkshire "Bringing the past to life, one photograph at a time."

At Featherstone Old School Days (FOSD), we aim to share images that depict people in everyday life, with a particular focus on "School Days" as our name suggests. You'll find these images come from a variety of places, including submissions from our followers, the public domain, open-source platforms, publicly accessible records, and other social media sites. It's really important to us that we don't intentionally publish anything visual or written that could be considered obscene, inflammatory, or indecent according to the law. We also have a firm rule against content that might corrupt public morals, encourage violence, incite disorder, promote hate (including bullying), harass or distress anyone, or encourage self-harm, suicide, or unhealthy practices like eating disorders. Our commitment at Featherstone Old School Days is to keep all our users, both children and adults, safe from content that is obscene, offensive, harmful, or potentially harmful. This is something we take seriously and is guided by the Online Safety Act 2023, all other relevant laws, and the principles of data protection under the UK GDPR. We strive to ensure that everything we publish is suitable for a general audience and follows Meta's guidelines, including their minimum age of 13 and Community Standards. We don't believe our content is obscene or offensive as legally defined, nor do we think it's likely to cause distress to our viewers. However, if after reading this, you feel that accessing Featherstone Old School Days might cause you harassment, alarm, or distress (whether emotional or otherwise), or if you are under the age of thirteen (13), we strongly advise you not to visit our page or any other groups we manage. Ultimately, the content you see on FOSD is meant to reflect everyday life, especially those "School Days" we remember. We source these images from various channels, including our community, publicly available resources, and other social media platforms.

1964 - Pontefract & Castleford Express image . Featherstone Road Club's Tour of the Alps. Did you, or someone you know,...
16/09/2026

1964 - Pontefract & Castleford Express image . Featherstone Road Club's Tour of the Alps. Did you, or someone you know, take part? - let us know in the comments below.

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A press image from (Featherstone Rovers) 1974 is captioned as Charlie Rayboned (on the official image) and Don Fox (of F...
14/09/2026

A press image from (Featherstone Rovers) 1974 is captioned as Charlie Rayboned (on the official image) and Don Fox (of Featherstone Rovers and Wakefield Trinity), but it should actually be Charlie Raybould. Not sure what's going on here. Maybe you can help.

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"Cowboy Hats and Countryside Air: A Classic Gordon Street School Adventure"For kids growing up in the late 1950s and ear...
14/09/2026

"Cowboy Hats and Countryside Air: A Classic Gordon Street School Adventure"

For kids growing up in the late 1950s and early 1960s, few events stirred up quite as much excitement as the annual school camp trip. Leaving behind the familiar brick terraces and tarmac playgrounds for a week of fresh countryside air was the ultimate adventure. It meant dormitories, canteen tuck, long hikes across rugged hills, and the kind of freedom you simply couldn't find back home.

This snapshot captures that spirit in a heartbeat. Armed with an old leather lace-up football, a trusty wooden walking stick gathered from the hedgerows, and even a felt cowboy hat complete with a sheriff’s star, these pupils from Gordon Street were ready for whatever the day threw at them. There was no worrying about muddied trousers or rumpled knitwear just the simple joy of sprawling on the grass against an old drystone wall, laughing with mates, and taking in the great outdoors.

For many local children of the time, school camp was their very first taste of life away from family. It was where quiet classmates blossomed, lifelong friendships were cemented over midnight tuckbox feasts, and wet weather was shrugged off with a joke and an extra woolly jumper. Decades may have passed, but the pride, mischief, and sheer camaraderie in these faces remain as timeless as ever.

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*image - Social media image previously Shared by Keith Pattison

A Breath of Sea Air: Four Friends on Holiday, Circa 1950Captured by a seaside "walkie" photographer in the late 1940s to...
13/09/2026

A Breath of Sea Air: Four Friends on Holiday, Circa 1950

Captured by a seaside "walkie" photographer in the late 1940s to early 1950s, this photograph shows four women walking in unison along a wide seaside promenade on a bright, breezy day. The midday sun casts sharp, dark shadows at their feet, highlighting the distinct textures of their tailored coats, leather accessories, and practical footwear.

Mrs Webb (far left): Wearing a tailored, double-breasted tweed coat featuring generous lapels and marbled buttons, paired with a pleated dark skirt and low-heeled peep-toe strap shoes. She carries a structured black box-clasp handbag tucked neatly in front.

Mrs Massey (centre-left): Dressed in a sharp pinstripe wool skirt suit with an open white collar, adorned with an anchor-style lapel brooch. She wears horn-rimmed spectacles and flat leather walking shoes, carrying a two-tone leather overnight holdall.

Mrs Bennet (centre-right): Striding forward in a heavy textured wool overcoat over a patterned floral dress, finished with dark ankle-strap court shoes. Her sturdy leather handbag is clutched firmly with both hands at the clasp.

Mrs Fisher (far right): Wearing a belted, double-breasted trench coat with wide storm flaps and contrasting dark buttons, paired with summer flat peep-toe slingbacks. Her hair is kept neat against the coastal breeze by a crisp white headscarf tied firmly beneath the chin, and she carries a smaller structured handbag by the handle.

In the background stands the familiar seafront architecture of a northern British resort—such as Morecambe, Blackpool, or Bridlington—with an interwar colonnade, cast-iron streetlamps, and a clear facade sign reading "POOL FOUNTAIN CAFE", alongside passing holidaymakers taking in the sea air.

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*Image - Personal Hopefully the names are correct.

Bringing Us Sunshine: When Ernie Wise’s Sister Taught Music at South FeatherstoneWhile millions of living rooms across t...
13/09/2026

Bringing Us Sunshine: When Ernie Wise’s Sister Taught Music at South Featherstone

While millions of living rooms across the nation spent their weekend evenings roaring with laughter at Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise, schoolkids at South Featherstone Secondary Modern were getting a masterclass of their own right at the upright piano. Sitting at the keys, beaming with encouragement, was Ernie Wise’s sister bringing a touch of that celebrated showbiz rhythm straight into a Yorkshire classroom.

Musical talent wasn't just Ernie’s domain; it was woven into the fabric of the whole Wiseman family. Long before Ernie ever traded quips on television, he had started out singing tunes on local stages with his dad, and that natural love of music clearly carried through to his sister’s teaching. There was no need for recordings or modern gadgets in this room. All it took was a few chords struck on the upright to instantly draw the class together like moths to a flame.

Crowded shoulder-to-shoulder, the pupils leaned right over the lid, perching on wooden desks and chairs with classic 1970s mop-tops and wide-eyed focus. Open on the music stand was Doris Day’s "The Black Hills of Dakota," ready to be belted out across the floorboards. You can feel the warmth in the room: no harsh discipline or dreary lectures, just the shared lift of an old favourite tune led by a teacher who brought sunshine into an ordinary school day.

For the lads and lasses who gathered around that piano, it was simply their music lesson with a teacher they loved. Looking back today, it stands as a charming link between a national entertainment treasure and the everyday heart of a Featherstone school hall.

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This is Garnett Orford, the owner of the Sunbeam Motorcycle that once belonged to Danny Oldroyd, a local celebrity. In 1...
12/09/2026

This is Garnett Orford, the owner of the Sunbeam Motorcycle that once belonged to Danny Oldroyd, a local celebrity. In 1926, Danny competed in the Manx Grand Prix three times, achieving his best result with a third-place finish. His life became the subject of a play written by Ian Daley and produced by the 'OFF THE SHELF THEATRE COMPANY' in 1994.

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* Image - A restored press photo of the day 'Express Ltd.'

11/09/2026

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