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Allerton Bowers History
Rediscovering our past for future generations
Allerton Bywater
Allerton Bywater Colliery
Allerton Bywater Colliery – Roll of honour
Colliery Explosion 10th March 1930
Detailed Timeline of Main Events in Allerton Bywater’s History
Castleford & Pontefract Junction Railway
Mini Submarine and why I have not published (Keith Dickinson)
The Old Name Stones
KIPPAX COLLIERY – OWL WOOD (HOOL WOOD PIT)
Astley
Astley Lane Railway Crossing
Bowers Row Village
Life and death of a village
Great Preston
Great Preston Hall and Workhouse
Landed Gentry
Bland & Davison Bland family from Kippax Park
Memorials
Allerton Bywater War Memorial
Allerton Bywater Colliery – Miners Memorial
Social History & Memoirs
Cath Schofield Interview – June 12th 2025
Edward Smith – Family History by Neil Shepherdson
Jim Bullock: Miner Extraordinary
Margaret Greaney Interview 2025
David Schofield Interview
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