ilkleyite

Hi, Ron you're right they would have been a very large bonfire built there in the 70's one of the biggest in Ilkley for many a year, I was one of the local kids who use to build it every year, the Railway sidings use to be our playground spent many a time down there as I only lived on Springs Terrace, it was built by the kids from Springs Terrace, Tivoli Place, Richmond Place and from Railway Terrace and one or two other's. People use to ask us if they were allowed to come to the Bonfire on November 5th when we were building it as it was so Big, and yes we allowed people to come from all over. We use to play down there so much in the end the Railway Police I think just turned a blind eye and gave up as long as we didn't go anywhere near the Lines, I can say just on the odd occasion we may have wondered a little close as kids do. And your right we went all over Ilkley collecting wood and you name it anything and everything we could get our hands on we put it on the bonfire. Great times! Thanks Bryan.

Hi, If people are still trying to find out as to why the footbridge at Springs Lane end changes colour i.e. a different shade of grey, it has nothing to do with the steps been changed from going out straight onto Springs Lane and then moving to a right angle. it's all to do with the filming of the old Kerching saver strip advert for TV back in the early 80's, it was filmed around 1983/84 possible 85 not too sure of exact year, i know that as the picture shows steps going down what was then Hillards Supermarket carpark and that was built in 1983. For filming it was painted in very bright colours, i.e. Red,Green,Yellow etc. and soon after filming it was painted back to it's original colour GREY hence a different shade of grey. That's the only reason as to why the bridge changes a different shade of grey. Bryan.