Title | West Parade |
Date | 1955 |
Location | Guiseley |
Photo ID | G127 |
Comment | The shop and all to the left were demolished and became the Drop Inn car park. Houses to the right still there and you can see the outline of where the demolished shop was on its wall. (This information was supplied in March 2021 by Tony Franklin.) Photographer James Farrar, donated by his son David. |
L042 – West Parade, 1955.
West Parade – 1955
L043 – West Parade, 1955.
West Parade – 1955
A close up of 55 West Parade, under a compulsory purchase order (CPO) in 1955.
G128 – West Parade, 1955.
West Parade – 1955
Fronting onto Town Street just above where the Drop Inn used to be, a shop front of a general store advertising Colman’s Starch. The shopkeeper in the late 1950s was a Mrs Street.
The house on the left hand corner was that of a Mrs Ions and hidden around the corner was the home of the Sedgwick family. Mrs Street’s home and shop, after that came the home of the Sutcliffe family and lastly the home of Billy Barrets.
K424 – West Parade, 1960.
West Parade – 1960
Now derelict the properties are waiting demolition, this building shown which has a warning notice “Dangerous Building”.
K425 – West Parade, 1960.
West Parade – 1960
Awaiting demolition.
K426 – West Parade, 1960.
West Parade – 1960
Awaiting demolition.
K427 – West Parade, 1960.
West Parade – 1960
Awaiting demolition. Right hand side the edge of a local shop can be viewed along with a bubble gum machine.
Consolidated by Elaine Ellwood. 20 February 2022.
Last updated: 20 February 2022.