They caused quite a stir among townsfolk caused people to stop and stare and wonder. "They're turning it into a basket ball centre", said one wit, while his colleague disagreed "Nay, there's no net, They're building poles w'sieves to catch t' foam off t'river. They were both wrong. The posts were to to carry signs as part of a new one-way traffic system due to come into operation on Bradley Street. The photo from the 1960 is one of more than 20 plucked from the YEP archive showcasing life around Cas during the decade. It was a ten years which featured stories of success as well as others bordering on the bizarre and ridiculous. The town had plenty to celebrate thanks to victory in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley while mysterious foam from the River Aire ended up on the streets of the town. READ MORE: 38 of the best photos take you back to Castleford in the mid-1990s YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of nostalgia
13. Castleford in the 1960s
The level crossing on Albion Street in December 1967. | YPN Photo: YPN
14. Castleford in the1960s
September 1968 and telephone kiosks outside Castleford GPO on Bank Street had been put out of action by vandals. | YPN Photo: YPN
15. Castleford in the 1960s
Castleford's Civil Defence headquarters pictured in March 1968. | YPN Photo: YPN
16. Castleford in the 1960s
The old premises of the Roundhill Working Men's Recreation Club in November 1968. | YPN Photo: YPN
17. Castleford in the 1960s
The River Aire at Three Lane Ends pictured in September 1968. | YPN Photo: YPN
18. Castleford in the 1960s
Workmen put up a temporary footbridge over the railway on Oxford Street in 1968 in preparation of reconstruction work to the road bridge. | YPN Photo: YPN