Damon’s History

A collection of local history articles from MyPudsey, written by Damon Sugden — a proper local enthusiast with a knack for uncovering Pudsey’s past.

We’ve archived his original work here, and we’re hoping to add even more over time. It’s a growing collection for anyone who loves digging into local heritage.

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Damon’s History – History of Pudsey Cricket – Part Two

It’s known the world over that Pudsey has a cricketing heritage to be proud of. In the first entry of this series, Damon looks back over the history of Cricket in the town, some of the heroes that walked our fields and much more.

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Damon Sugden

3 years ago

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Damon’s History – History of Pudsey Cricket – Part One

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Damon Sugden

3 years ago

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A Right Royal Pudsey Jubilee

To celebrate 70 years of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, the MyPudsey team have put together this little jubilee special featuring history from resident historian Damon, a Royal quiz and the events taking place over the Jubilee Bank Holiday weekend.

Damon Sugden

3 years ago

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Damon’s History – Celebrating the independent bus operators of Pudsey

With the Pudsey Carnival on the horizon and with that a return of Damon's Pudsey heritage bus tours, there is no more perfect time to tell you a little bit more about the history of Pudsey buses and their operators.

Damon Sugden

3 years ago

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Damon’s History – Celebrating Spring with the lost secrets of Pudsey Park – Part 2

Every year thousands of people visit Pudsey Park to take in the beauty and the enjoyment of the Children's play park, yet just how many people know the full history? For this month's Damon's History, Damon is here to tell you more about our wonderful park.

Damon Sugden

3 years ago

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Damon’s History – Celebrating Spring with the lost secrets of Pudsey Park – Part 1

Damon Sugden

3 years ago

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Damon’s History – Marking the passing of friends & local greats

In the last month, Pudsey has lost a few special and popular local people. In this month's Damon's History, we're taking the opportunity to pay tribute to them and their lives.

Damon Sugden

3 years ago

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Damon’s History – The year Christmas was cancelled in Pudsey

On the cusp of Christmas eve, why not kick back and read a little story about 1647 and the year that Pudsey's Christmas was cancelled?

Damon Sugden

4 years ago

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Damon’s History – Tales from the Ancient Chapel of Ease

In this month's Damon's History blog, Damon follows up from our Pudsey Spooky Tours with a bit more information about the history of Chapeltown, and the Ancient Chapel of Ease.

Damon Sugden

4 years ago

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Celebrating 100 years of the Royal British Legion

This year the Royal British Legion celebrated its 100th anniversary. In today's post, our resident historian Damon will tell you a little bit more about the history of the RBL in Pudsey and nationally.

Damon Sugden

4 years ago