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Coat of Arms

'Castleford' is indicated by the gold castle, the ford of white and blue upon the shield. The West Riding is shown by the white rose on red. That the town stands on the site of a Roman station is represented by the Roman eagle, tinctured gold and wearing a red collar from which is suspended a miners safety lamp in proper colours, alluding to the local mining industry. On each wing of the eagle is the badge of the Lacys, Lords of the Honour in which Castleford used to lie. The motto incorporated in the Arms means 'Boldly and Frankly'.

The Royal Borough of Castleford lies in the county of Yorkshire, 190 miles north of London, England. I remember it as being part of the West Riding of Yorkshire but now it comes under the auspices of the Wakefield Metropolitan District Council.

Click above for real map of Castleford.

	B.C.		The Original Dwellers.
	Early First Century		The Brigantes.
	79		Roman Era.
	410		The Saxons.
	577		Pope Gregory And The Angles.
	627		St. Augustine Introduces Christianity.
	948		The Danish Invasion.
	1067		William The Conqueror.
	1080		The Doomsday Book.
	1080		Hamelin Mill.
	1086		Glasshoughton.
	1090		The Saxon Church At Wheldale.
	1160		Castleford Parish Church.
	1321		The Beheading of Thomas, Earl Of Lancaster.
	1326		The Writing of History By Thomas De Casterford.
	1346		The Restoration Of The Parish Church, Helped By John Of Gaunt, Son Of Edward II.
	1461		The War Of The Roses.
	1535		Coal At Glasshoughton.
	1570		Mary Pannell Burned As A Witch.
	1676		James Nevison - Highwayman.
	1678		Fair Charter Granted By King Charles II.
	1680		Quakerism To The Fore.
	1682		The Lady Betty Hastings Of Ledston Hall.
	1750		Dunderdale's Pottery.
	1752		Castleford On The Map.
	1804		School Time.
	1808		Castleford Bridge.
	1822		Dictionary of Towns, Villages And Hamlets In Yorkshire.
	1825		Fryston Hall.
	1836		Arrival Of The Railway.
	1866		The Castleford Parish Church Restored.
	1879		The Market Hall.
	1880		The Theatre.
	1895		The Queens Park.
	1898		Birth of Henry Moore.
	1900		Tons Of Spice And Spanish.
	1905		Moving Pictures.
	1906		Here Come The Trams.
	1907		The Market Clock.
	1927		The Market Fire.
	1929		A Busy Day For Princess Mary.
	1929		The War Memorial.
	1930		There Goes The Neighbourhood.
	1936		A Reight Neet Aht.
	1938		Visions of Grandeur.
	1941		The Night The Windows Fell Out.
	1963		The Bus Station.

A lot happened in Castleford during the 1900's so can you help with anything you think may be worth putting on these pages. Perhaps you know something about the nut case who played the piano for days to get a world record (I think this was at the Albion Cinema or somewhere near) and many many other things. Come on write and let me know just what you know about Castleford in the 20th. Century....

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	Cringing Cult Of Celebrity.
	Demolish It Now.
	Favourite Building.
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