Jack Brayshaw

30 Oxford Avenue, Guiseley – A pair of semi-detached houses on Oxford Avenue.

Apart from the old Rectory which dates from 1601, this is the oldest house in Guiseley dating from 1681. There is a sundial set in the wall to the right of the …

Guiseley was largely a farming community in Medieval times. Crofts were long strips or narrow plots of land for produce gardens or keeping a few animals.
The East side of Town Street…

Restoration of the old tithe barn to be used as a Parish Hall, the man in the white shirt and no waistcoat is Canon Howson. Canon James Francis Howson was Rector of Guiseley 1906-1934.

Former premises of the old Midland Bank, more recently a branch of HSBC Bank. The premises remain empty despite newspaper reports that it was going to be…

On the left is HSBC Bank, formerly the premises of the Midland Bank.

Two images first showing Oxford Road garage which was demolished to build Hornbeam Court apartments, image below.

Orchard Court, built in the 1980s on the site of the old Orchard School.

Premier Cru Fine Wine shop on Otley Road.

Descon offices in what used to be Guiseley Police Station. To the left is Victoria Road.