Guiseley Landmarks

The Poplars

The Poplars, Guiseley. A pair of semi-detached dormer bungalows.

The Station Hotel

A charming view of the Station Hotel on Otley Road with Oxford Road to the right. This photo was taken before the trams…

The Station Hotel

Theatre

Guiseley Theatre, formerly Guiseley Town Hall, situated on the Green opposite the Leisure Centre.

Theatre

Town Hall

In 1866 the foundation stone for the Town Hall was laid by the eldest daughter of Sir Matthew William Thompson, local benefactor. He also paid most of the building costs of £3,000….

Town Hall

Town Street

Looking down Town Street in the direction of Towngate, on the right is the Drop Inn with a hanging sign on the wall.

Town Street

Towngate – 1900 – onwards (1)

Guiseley stocks have a number of children and men round them. The entrance on the right led to Cambridge Street. The shop and adjoining cottages are now used by Denison’s…

Towngate – 1900 – onwards (1)

Towngate – 1900 – onwards (2)

On the left is the New Inn, the shop on the right was incorporated into the public house. St. Oswald’s Church is on the right, this photo was taken before the Lych gate …

Towngate – 1900 – onwards (2)

Towngate – 1900 – onwards (3)

Morris Dancers perform in front of the town cross and stocks, the exposed gable end of demolished property can be seen, also Springhead Mill chimney.

Towngate – 1900 – onwards (3)

Towngate – 1900 – onwards (4)

In 2004 the shop was a media business, in the photograph below we can see the same building many years earlier with Walter Dibb in the doorway of his shop located at the corner of Queensway…

Towngate – 1900 – onwards (4)

Towngate – 1900 – onwards (5)

Photo taken from the roof of St. Oswald’s Church by Stuart Andrew MP, looking down onto Towngate Lands Lane is to the left of the Garden of Remembrance, Town Street to the right.

Towngate – 1900 – onwards (5)