Looking at old pictures of Dewsbury like these, gives us some idea of how Dewsbury has changed over the years.

. 6 August 1975
More than 50 mourning Hell's Angels arrive at Dewsbury Moor Cemetery today for the burial of the man they called "Jesus". 6 August 1975


. 27 November 1987
The chance to see a spectacular view of the heavens through a powerful telescope was offered to the public by members of the Batley and Spenborough Astronomical Society. Star gazers Mr Charles Cross and Neil Powell, 14, from Dewsbury are pictured with the telescope in the observatory at Wilton Park, Batley.


2. 27 November 1987
The chance to see a spectacular view of the heavens through a powerful telescope was offered to the public by members of the Batley and Spenborough Astronomical Society. Star gazers Mr Charles Cross and Neil Powell, 14, from Dewsbury are pictured with the telescope in the observatory at Wilton Park, Batley.

3. 5 October 1967
Sir Alfred Broughton and his wife Joyce (nee Denton). Wedding at Spen Valley Register Office, Dewsbury.
