WAKEFIELD - Past & Present (West Yorkshire)

Please note spelling mistake on one of the slides - should be 'Kirkgate' not 'Kirgate'
Bit late to amend, but ah well, these things happen ;-)
Showing the past and what the areas around Wakefield looks like today - with a little bit of history at the start ;-)
Music:
Melting Waltz · Abel Korzeniowski Penny Dreadful: Seasons 2 & 3
• Melting Waltz
Foliage by George Bakh
• George Bakh - Foliage

[@darenfinan2192]

Love how this is put together.thank you.

[@theendofeverything6356]

Hideous modern vandalism much in evidence. If only they could have just left everything as it was! Thanks for posting these fascinating pictures.

[@matthewbrown5259]

I don’t often comment. I live in wakey, have all my life. Always felt it’s a bit shit but what a history we have. I loved this. Thank you

[@sglenny001]

It still fucking is and just shows my ponit

[@olixz]

What a wonderful video, thank you!. I'm from Wakey and it always holds a special place in my heart.

[@alanlauder1476]

Really good to see this documented for posterity, especially now that Wakey is changing massively once again. Hope you keep documenting the changes as on ongoing record. I know we all call it Kirgut in Wakefield, but it is spelled Kirkgate...not being picky, but records like this are important and are best if they're accurate👍

[@allabouteve3290]

yeah...was a spelling error - oops! always notice little mistakes once i've uploaded - and too late to change ;-(

[@mandymichaels6131]

Wakey has a wonderful History It's people were absolute lovely happy normal people. I don't wish to comment on the present but we do have a wonderful city no really.

[@bowecho]

Beautiful

[@Anglo_Saxon1]

I really miss the old market and market house.

[@kirkhunter146]

It's Kirkgate not Kirgate. It's called Kirkgate because Kirk means Church, the church is Chantry Chapel.

[@allabouteve3290]

yep sorry about that, just an overlook when you type fast and forget to check!😅 At least i got it right for the 'old Bradford' Kirkgate😁

[@TheLifeEvents]

What the hell happened! It is a SH8t hole today! So sad!

[@diamondstork3946]

Mieszkałem tam kilka lat od 2007 roku,jest co wspominać ale nie wszystko było tak fajne jak by się wydawało,było też sporo problemów niestety jak i z ruskimi tak z Polakami jak i Angolami a szkoda

[@MichaelFawcett]

Kirkgate rather than Kirkgate. Kirk meaning church.

[@allabouteve3290]

yes i know - spelling error, someone pointed that out earlier - but too late to adjust now 🐱

[@MichaelFawcett]

@@allabouteve3290 I only noticed because it's my home town.