IN PICTURES: 17 photos of the Five Towns through time

More photos of the Five Towns through the decades....

By Olivia Hale

Thursday, 29th August 2019, 4:13 pm

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Eddie Waring suffered with a sore throat that day, he made sure his voice was heard with the aid of a megaphone.

Castleford Market is now home to more than 80 traders

Miners at Pontefract's Prince of Wales building

Can you tell us which local school this is?

Down in the depths of the Castle ruins

The old graveyard at Fryston parish Church back in 1986, shortly before restoration

South Elmsall's pram race competitors

Upton ARLFC's coach at the time, Steve Townend, takes charge of a training session at Quarry Lane

Mrs Johnson with poster winners at Minsthorpe High School

Mr Arnold Roberts and grandson, Ben, take to the slopes at Queens Park in Castleford

Knottingley carnival Queen, Michaela Cain, with former reigning Queen, Melanie Ramskill

A school in Hemsworth receiving a visit from the Mayor and Mayoress of Wakefield

A dance school pose for a photograph, can you recognise any of the dancers?

Princess Royal on her trip to Castleford in 1955

A young Yvette Cooper pictured with Tony and Cherie Blair

Photographed in Castleford before demolition

A birds eye view of Fryston Gala, captured with the help of Sherburn Aero Club