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Garden Parties

Garden Parties c1900
Title Garden Party
Date c1900
Location Yeadon
Photo ID F250
Comment This image was taken on a glass slide by E E Slater of Hopeville, he frequently allowed the large garden at Hopeville to be used as a venue by members of Queen Street Chapel. On this occasion benches are being transported for a garden party.
Garden Party c1900

H712 – Garden Party, c1900.

Garden Party – c190036

Guests at a garden party, Rev.(Canon) R P Hadland is in the centre of the group. On the reverse some names have been noted: Grace Prince,
7 Barfield Drive, Yeadon. She was the owner of the photo which was then donated to AHS by Robert Bashford. As Grace lived close by St. John’s Church it is likely that Rev. Hadland was the Vicar of St. John’s Church.

Mr J Lee, Lily Done, Mr B Lee, organist, Miss T W Smith, Mr Williams, Miss W A O Sutcliffe, Mr W Hanson, Sunday School Superintendent for 50 years, Mrs Hadland, Rev. Hadland Mrs Hanson, Louise Skirrow, L G Arundale, some Smith children.

Garden Party c1936

X594 – Garden Party, c1936.

Garden Party – c1936

This was a garden party held on a field behind the Green Lane Dye Works for mothers & tots.
Some of the people are named as:
Front Row left: Mrs Walsh & son Brian seated, behind them also seated Mrs Vernal & Nancy, next to them seated heavy fringe & frilly sleeved dress Shiela Firth (Donor of image)
Middle child with bonnet & heave dark fringe Barbara Spieght?
Right hand row baby in bonnet next to child with ball may be Ann Waugh.

Garden Parties 1959

N92 – Garden Party, 1959.

Garden Party – 1959

5th September 1959: Garden party which was held to raise funds for the Lifeboats (RNLI).

Back row L to R Joan Baldwin,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?
Front row seated L to R ?,?,?,?,Ivy Thackray, Annie Walker,?

Garden Parties 1966

I328 – Conservative Garden Party, 1966.

Conservative Garden Party – 1966

September 1966 – The garden party was a charity event held at the bungalow on Cemetery Road the last house on the left hand side before you get to the ‘S’ – bends driving away from Yeadon. The event Included a Bonny Baby Competition, here we can see some of the entrants, the baby on the left hand side is Vincent Sloan, held by, we are led to believe a local councillor at the time.

Photographer Bryan Waite, donated by his family.

Garden Parties 1968

G279 – Garden Party, 1968.

Garden Party – 1968

Girls enjoying a hoop-la stall at a garden party, this was in the grounds of the Methodist Chapel in Yeadon.

Photographer Bryan Waite, donated by his family.

Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 14 October 2021.
Last updated: 17 March 2024 – Photo ID: H712. 12 December 2023 – Photo ID: X594. 29 January 2023 – All images updated. 18 December 2022 – Photo ID: N92 Text updated.

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