Aireborough Grammar School, 1937 – 1991 (3)
View left of centre and centre….
Jack Brayshaw
Aireborough Grammar School, 1937 – 1991 (2)
Another panoramic photograph of pupils and staff – this image is first left of centre.
Aireborough Grammar School, 1937 – 1991 (1)
In 1906 representatives from Yeadon, Guiseley, Rawdon and Menston Councils met to discuss the building of a secondary school to serve the district.
Carlo Harrison, Written by my Auntie Mabel, (Deceased) Undated (3)
The public roads in Yorkshire consisted of narrow lanes called pack-horse roads.
Carlo Harrison, Written by my Auntie Mabel, (Deceased) Undated (2)
The Priory was sheltered to the north by Esholt Woods and Hollings Hill, which in those days was covered with holly trees and evergreens.
Carlo Harrison, Written by my Auntie Mabel, (Deceased) Undated (1)
We don’t know how long ago it was, when the forests that covered most of Yorkshire, a settlement was formed upon the hill, that is now Yeadon.
Brian Triffitt, Winterburns Quarry, Guiseley – 1930s Onward
At the top right hand corner of Moor Lane was Winterburns quarry, this was by far the largest of all the quarries, a play ground and adventure land for all of us kids.
Philip Walker, William Machell – c1950s Onward
Prior to buying Low Mill, William Machell was a local scrap dealer with a small yard on the end of Saxon Buildings and Well lane near the Old Dog mill in Yeadon.
John Slater, The Family Heirloom – 2014
Recently I have been researching the life of my Great Grandfather, Philemon Slater, and it might be of interest if I relate an odd story about a family heirloom.
Brian Triffitt, Snow – 1947
We missed the 1933 one, but boy did we have some snow in 1947.
