Skip to main content
Twixt Branding

Foam pollution on Aire Street, Castleford, 1950s

A black and white photograph taken from outside Allinson's Flour Mill, on Aire Street, Castleford, looking towards Savile Road.  The wind is blowing foam from the river to the street.  Parkins' hardware shop is on one corner and opposite The Crimea public house.  Internal Reference: CA YILLUS 1152

Image reference: xl00209

Description: A black and white photograph taken from outside Allinson's Flour Mill, on Aire Street, Castleford, looking towards Savile Road. The wind is blowing foam from the river to the street. Parkins' hardware shop is on one corner and opposite The Crimea public house. Internal Reference: CA YILLUS 1152

Keywords: road, car, van, people, bicycle, pollution, advertisement, public house, lamp post, sign

Place name(s): WF10, Castleford

Date(s): 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960

Date added to archive: 14/02/2003

Original rights: Unknown

Permission rights: Castleford Library

Digital rights: WMDC Libraries and Information Services

Digital publisher: WMDC, Education and Cultural Services, Libraries and Information Services