N482 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1952.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1952
Harry with an advertisement to promote the 21st anniversary of his Guiseley business.
*Information from “Harry Ramsden, Uncrowned King of Fish & Chips”, book by Don Mosey & Harry Ramsden Junior. July 7th 1952, 21st birthday of the White Cross business, fish and chips sold at 1912 prices one penny & a halfpenny, price charged when Harry had his first shop.*
Photographer Edwy Harling.
N101 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1952.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1952
Harry Ramsden celebrated the 21st anniversary of his business by selling fish and chips at 1912 prices -1 1/2d (one and a halfpennies) for a portion of fish and chips.
This queue on Otley Road demonstrates the public response!
This is looking towards Harry Ramsdens and White Cross from the direction of Menston.
Donated by Anne North
G256 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1952.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1952
Part of a crowd of 30,000 who queued to buy fish and chips, an offer to celebrate the 21st birthday of the White Cross business. Advertising boasted ” We have put the clock back to 1912″, selling fish at 1d a portion and chips for a half penny.
Harry Corbett helped entertain the crowd, bands played until late in the evening when the day ended with a firework display.
Donated by Anne North
H435 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1952.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1952
Traffic congestion caused by the hundreds of people going to Harry Ramsden’s to sample fish and chips for 1.1/2d a portion.
This was to celebrate Harry’s 25th anniversary in business.
Donated by Anne North.
D753 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1952.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1952
The following two images are of newspaper cuttings of vehicles and huge queues of people, the quality is not very good but worth looking at I think.
Donated by Heather Smaellie nee Harper.
D753A – Harry Ramsden’s, 1952.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1952
As above.
FB215 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1952.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1952
Vast crowds which were estimated to reach 10,000 thronged to Harry Ramsdens restaurant and fish shop at White Cross, to celebrate his 25 years in business he reduced the price of fish and chips to one and a half pennies (less than 1p), 1912 price.
The response can be seen here!
Donated by Angela Luty.
H425 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1968.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1968
Two images showing a view of the restaurant before alterations to the façade and a view of the dining area.
Donated by Anne North.
H426 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1968.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1968
As above.
E619 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1970.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1970
A coloured photo of the famous fish & chip restaurant at White Cross, now part of the Wetherby Whaler chain (October 2019) Donated by Elizabeth Webb nee Rigg, sister of Martin Rigg.
Donated by Anne North.
H428 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1973.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1973
View of the dining room and a photo of Managing Director Tony Bramwell.
Donated by Anne North.
H434 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1973.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1973
View of Harry Ramsden’s, the original fish and chip restaurant and takeaway, it is now one of the Wetherby Whaler chain.
M034 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1988.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1988
The banner outside the fish restaurant at White Cross announces that it is the Diamond Jubilee Festival, Monday, October 24th to Sunday, October 30th with a whole week of entertainment.
Also, in 1928 fish and chips cost 4d.
M035 – Harry Ramsden’s, 1988.
Harry Ramsden’s – 1988
Entertainment to celebrate Harry’s 60 years of trading, a marquee was erected on the car park to accommodate performers and their audiences, in this image the Yorkshire Evening Post band are playing.
Previous Comments:
Re G256
JHWellsMount
I was somewhere in the queue in this photo. If I remember rightly, that queue was out towards Menston.
31 March 2017.
Chris Youhill
I remember the 1952 occasion as clearly as if it was yesterday. It was the month I left school after the GCE exams. Its no exaggeration to say that the famous queue reached at least the Hare and Hounds!!
30 March 2018.
Val Ryan
worked there there in the 60’s when Eddie Stokes owned it. It was a great place to work a happy friendly team of people of all ages.
30 March 2018.
Bernard Harris
I lived in Apperley Lane, Nether Yeadon, and the traffic was queuing all along the A65 past the junction with Apperley Lane and Green Lane (now the JCT garage site).
30 March 2018.
Re FB125
Grandma1
Almost in the centre of the foreground crowd is a man standing with his hands / thumbs in his pockets and wearing a flat cap, directly behind him is Irene Child, moving up is Judith Wood with her father Robert S Wood behind her.
21 January 2020.
