The 2025 Calendar is now available from selected local retailers or order via our Calendar Order Form.
You can purchase copies in person from: –
Yeadon Post Office
Rawdon Library
Guiseley Library
Wetherby Whaler at White Cross
The Archive room at Yeadon Town Hall on meeting days
There will be some pop-up sites details to be announced.
The Society was founded in 1957 to record and preserve the history of Aireborough, which consists of:-
- Yeadon
- Guiseley
- Rawdon
- Carlton
- Hawksworth
- Esholt
- High Royds – Hospital
Monthly Speaker Event
Monthly Speaker EventAireborough Historical Society holds monthly (usually 2nd Thursday) speaker events on a variety of topics. For details of the next event.
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email: airebroarchiveroom@gmail.com
The AHS Collection
1st November 2024
Leonard Hatcher of Mansell & Hatcher orchid growers
Rawdon – Undated
Leonard Hatcher was born in Bradford on 28th January 1900 to parents William Henry Hatcher,
a market gardener and nurseryman, and Louisa.
Within a year the family were living in Enfield and another move found them at ‘Dial’ House in Rawdon (1911).
Leonard volunteered for the RAF when he was eighteen and a clerk,
then returned to civilian life to work in the family business. He married Ada in 1926.
His occupation in the 1939 register was “orchid grower specialist.”
He died on 16th January 1964 when he lived at ‘Rockholm’ on Buckstone Drive.
Have you a favourite photograph on our website that you would like to see as photo of the week on the AHS Home Page?
If so, please let us know the photo index number via email to: airebroarchiveroom@gmail.com
Aireborough History From The Bronze Age To Today…
Close, Brian -1965
…born in Rawdon on February 24th 1931, he attended Rawdon Littlemoor School where he was taught by Miss Grace Verity,…
John Hopkinson, Spitfires Over Yeadon, 1939 – 1945
As you can tell, it will be with me till my dying day. I had not bought a video camera, and for ever wish that I had – just for that day.
Railway Line to Yeadon – 1881
It was said that if the railway was made coal would probably be about 1/-d per ton cheaper”
Victoria Road Fish Restaurant – Fish & Chip Shop – 2006
The Victoria Road Fish Restaurant and Fish and Chip Shop located on Victoria Road, Guiseley, has a very distinctive front and is dated 1931…..
WW2 (Guiseley) Cotopa Mills Munitions Factory Explosion – 1941
The low stone building in this image was the scene of the explosion in 1941. The damaged wall was…
WW2 1939 – 1945
Family group: on the left Moira Hargreaves aged 6, then mother Joan Hargreaves nee Lee, Paul Hargreaves aged 9 and Lesley Hargreaves LAC RAF.
If you spot any issues please do get in touch and we will fix them.
Whilst the AHS 2 website contains a wealth of information it does not contain all the photos, documents and maps which we hold.
Grateful thanks to Carlo Harrison who instigated digitising the collection and created the previous AHS 1 website.
Many thanks to Jack Brayshaw who enabled the AHS website to continue by migrating and enhancing the content from AHS 1 and creating this
AHS 2 website for everyone to enjoy.
For further information or for questions on specific items please contact our archive team at: airebroarchiveroom@gmail.com
