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
March 2025
Chippindales Shoe Shop Guiseley
Madge Dawson was the Manageress of Chippindales Shoe Shop for nearly 40 years. She was a skilled shoe fitter who would never sell a pair of children’s shoes which did not fit correctly.
Madge Dawson seen here with Jane Blake (owner) & Anne Boult
Just a few memories of those visits to Chippindales shoes….
– Big part of my Guiseley childhood memories a visit to Chippindales for
new shoes remember Madge Dawson well
-She sold me my startright sandals but the Clark’s “ Commandos” were the best ( with compass in the heel don’t you know!)
Fantastic shop, when Guiseley was a proper town.
-Remember going to Chippindales each year, having my feet measured and trying on various shoes.
I can smell the new leather shoes to this day! Wonderful memories.
Madge is remembered with affection & respect by her remaining colleagues
and generations of Aireborough children will remember her.
R.I.P Madge Dawson
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…
Aireborough Leisure Centre
Building of the Leisure Centre or swimming baths as it was then called on the Green.
Aireborough Rugby Union Football Club
On the back row, from left to right are :Mick Goyea, Paul Mackey, John Lockwood,…
Demolition of Aireborough Grammar School – 1992
Demolition of the school extension, West Side Retail Park is seen to the right.
Trams, Buses & Coaches
An early horse bus on Yeadon Town Hall Square, run by Roberts. This bus service…
White Cross
First and second photographs showing the White Cross Hotel in 1920 and then in 1950, showing the changes taken place over 30 years, with signs for…
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
