Businesses of the past
Here is a collection of images of businesses from the past. Some still operate the same type of business, some have changed owners or business type, but many are no longer there at all.
Do you recognise where they were? If not, the numbers refer to markers on the History Map
** If anyone has any old images that they would be willing to share with everyone on here, please email them to admin@ackworthcommunityhub.co.uk
WAKEFIELD ROAD...
6. Working Men's Club and 7. Electric Theatre
8. Robinson's Garage, Brackenhill
9. Georg'es Shop and Post Office
The Angel
12. Royal British Legion. The photo below shows it before it was the Legion when it was presumably a private house matching the ones at the other side of Heaton Street and next to the 6 shops.
Six Shops
13. Robinson's Garage (Moortop)
Bell Lane Fish Shop
The Boot & Shoe
15. Johnson's Garage
17. Elm Tree Restaurant
DONCASTER ROAD
31. Cafe and shop
BELL LANE...
18. Ackworth Motor & Wireless Depot
20. Woodcock's and Dando's Shops
21. North's Family Butchers
Library and 22. Barclays Bank
23. Cooper's shop
24. Glassel's and Meltcalfe's (later Gott's) shops
25. Bell Lane Post Office
26. Kelly's / Whitworth's and later Johnson's
27. Midland Bank, Atkinson's Butcher's, Clarkson's grocers.
Co-op and later Bell Lane Stores
BARNSLEY - PONTEFRACT ROAD
32. Central Garage, Sabco, GT Smith's, Co-op
Hillside shops
39. Parker's Shop
MILL LANE...
35. Corn mill
STATION ROAD...
52. School Inn
Hinitt's Bakery (Still there!)
55. Wright's shop
38. Victoria Inn
42. Simpson's shop
44/45 High Ackworth Post Office
The Brown Cow
47. Beetham's Shop
49. Ackworth Colliery
