Minimo   59 #1 Posted October 9, 2007 Does anyone remember a major fire on the Moor on or around Bonfire Night in the early fifties. This forum is my last hope to decide if it really happened or I dreamed it, as nobody I have spoken to can recall it. What I can see in my mind is crowds of people lining the Moor and a policeman or fireman wheeling out a rail of dresses from Neales Gowns. Someone is saying that a rocket had landed in a pile of tyres behind the shops and started the fire, and that appliances had been sent from Manchester and other places. I have tried checking newspapers but without a date it is difficult. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Yorkyhells   10 #2 Posted May 6, 2010 Yes there was a fire at the bottom of the Moor it happend on bonfire night about 1953/54 the fire was in what we called the tyre dump at the time i lived at the bottom of London Rd. we left our bonfire to watch that fire it was so much bigger than ours hope this put's your mind at rest. Cheers Yorkyhells Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
