David Waddington's presentation at the launch of his books Pit-folk and Peers: The Remarkable History of the People of Fryston (Volumes 1 & 2).
The launch was held at Holy Cross Church, Fryston Road, Airedale, 11th October 2025.
CONTENTS:
0:00 Welcome by Revd Angela Brownridge
0:52 David Waddington Introduction
5:03 David Waddington's Personal Connections To Fryston
22:06 Richard Monkton Milnes
29:45 Florence Henniker & Thomas Hardy
31:30 Lord Crewe
38:40 Crewe's daughters Cynthia, Annabel and Mary
43:25 Crewe's grandsons: Jock Colville, Terence O'Neill & Quentin Dodds
48:31 A Mining Shangri-La: Fryston's Coal Mining Community
54:10 Fryston War Heroes: Reginald Soar & John Whetton
57:40 Jim Bullock, John Daly, the building of Holy Cross Church and further endeavours
1:06:54 Slow decline of Fryston, 1984/85 strike and the mine closure
1:10:00 Rising profile and regeneration project
1:12:30 Bamber Gascoigne's inheritance of Fryston treasure
1:15:30 David Waddington's personal conclusion and key village personnel
1:29:15 Thanks from Revd Angela Brownridge
