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Guiseley Landmarks

Springfield Park

The park runs from The Green (adjacent to leisure centre) through to Springfield Road. A poster advertising “Guiseley Remembers”, an event to…

Springfield Place

Sitting on a horse which is pulling a cart loaded with household goods to be sold door to door is Geoffrey Brook . This type of salesman was once a common sight selling…

Springhead

Here is a contrast between the old and the new : on the left is part of the old mill building with a date 1913, then new homes under construction can be seen.

St. Oswald’s Terrace & Garth

This row of houses is on the Green opposite St. Oswald’s Church. Above the people in the…

Stanley Grove

Bungalows for the elderly located off Otley Road, built by the old Aireborough Council.

Station Road

A green space at the end of Station Road with a model engine and carriage used as a flower planter.

Street – c1900s

This street is thought to be in the vicinity of the present Morrison’s store car park.

The Birks

A group of cottages called the Birks, situated on Otley Road just before White Cross. The photo was taken before 1911 when the trams began to run to White Cross….

The Cross Inn, c1890 – c1960

On the left is Lands Lane, the Cross Inn is vacant prior to demolition, it had been a beer house only. A poster on the wall advertises a production of “Orpheus In The Underworld” at Leeds Grand Theatre.

The Drop Inn Site – 2013

This was the site of the Drop Inn on Town Street, the inn has been demolished and construction work is being carried out.

The Green

A dark image, on the left is Greencroft house, the tower of St. Oswald’s Church is in the background and on the right is a group of children.

The Laureates

The Laureates is a complex of supported housing on Otley Road, built on the site of an old peoples home.

The Lilacs

5 The Lilacs, Guiseley. A semi-detached dormer bungalow.

The Lodge, Park Road – 1955

The Lodge for Park Gate House is no longer there, it is said that when a function was taking place in the grounds of Park Gate House the windows of the Lodge were boarded up to…