MICK Cunningham from Brighouse came across a fragment of his family's past which he thought might be of historical curiosity - his grandfather's driving licence, issued by Bradford Corporation in 1927.

Mr Cunningham's grandfather, William Maughan, known as 'Billy' round about the area of Wyke where he lived, came here from Sunderland. His wife Nellie Hepworth came from Sheffield.

Billy Maughan was a mechanic and a driver of lorries. His grandson Mick, who spent a couple of years as a private hire driver in Brighouse, was a mechanical fitter.

He has installed steam pipes in buildings in Bradford, all over the UK and abroad.