Harrogate Road (2)
A lone figure holding an umbrella battles through a great storm which ended in a flood….
Jack Brayshaw
Co-op 1907 – 1970
This building stands at the junction of Harrogate Road and New Road Side. It was the co-op stores until the new Central Stores…
Micklefield House (2)
At the junction of Harrogate Road and the A65 New Road side, looking across at the…
Micklefield House (1)
A line drawing of Micklefield House, Rawdon….
Rechabites
Outside the Baptist Church on Micklefield Lane, men and children who were Rechabites, the man on the left is Herman Firth.
Temperance Hall & Rawdon Empire – 1924 Onwards
Built in 1924 by the Brotherhood of Rechabites, the ground floor was a meeting hall,…
Baptist Chapel 1712 – 1972 (4)
The Manse was built on Apperley Lane in 1712, the Baptist Chapel was at this time on Micklefield Lane.
Baptist Chapel 1712 – 1972 (3)
Adults and Sunday School children on an outing.
Baptist Chapel 1712 – 1972 (2)
A Sundial on the site of the 2nd Baptist Chapel on Micklefield Lane.
Baptist Chapel 1712 – 1972 (1)
It was a time when religious nonconformists were outlawed and risked breaking the law to hold services in the style the chose rather than follow the doctrine of the Church of England.
