H401 – St. Oswald’s Church, c1920.
St. Oswald’s Church – c1920
Photo of the church taken before 1921 when the lych-gate was erected as a memorial to the fallen of WW1.
Donated by Anne North.
B290 – St. Oswald’s Church, c1920.
St. Oswald’s Church – c1920
Interior view of the church, at this time it was lit by gas lights. The pulpit and column are decorated with flowers and greenery.
I487 – St. Oswald’s Church, c1920.
St. Oswald’s Church – c1920
Another Interior view of the church which was still illuminated by gas lights.
H682 – St. Oswald’s Church, c1920.
St. Oswald’s Church – c1920
A crowd of people outside the church, Standing in the doorway is Canon J F Howson, Rector of Guiseley.
Donated by Lynda Keith.
I091 – St. Oswald’s Church, 1921.
St. Oswald’s Church – 1921
This photo shows the newly built lych gate which was erected as a memorial to the Guiseley people who lost their lives in WW1.
Donated by Anne North.
C148 – St. Oswald’s Church, 1920/22.
St. Oswald’s Church – 1920/22
Canon Howson, Curates & Parishioners. Canon Howson was the Rector of St. Oswald’s Church.
Most of the people seen here have been identified:
Back row, left to right: Dora Busfield, Marion Brown, Leslie Hollingworth (his father was headmaster of St. Oswald’s Cof E school), Bill Learmouth, Reuben Cutler, ? Rawnsley, churchwarden, Alan Ludle, ?, ?, Albert Steel, Jack Barratt, Alice Heaton, Ruth Cribb.
Row 3, left to right: Olive Midgeley, Ruby Jones, Frank Busfield (nicknamed Tenky), Willie Knipe, Mary Potts, Emily Barbara Cribb Mary Stansfield, ?, ?, Miss Tee, Mary Smith, Miss Tee, Dorence Rawnsley (nee Walton), Edith Walton, Jessie Barratt (nee Brown).
Row 2, left to right: Lucy Weyman, Mabel Waite (nee Ludley), Doris Newton, Mary Vann, Doris Brough, ? Miller (Curate), Canon Howson, ? Butterworth (Curate), Nellie Newbould, Mary Ward (Died young), Letha Martha Busfield, Fanny Crowther, Amy Ludley (adopted sister of Mabel Waite), Isobel Thompson.
Front row, left to right: Nora Yeadon, ?, Betty Cutler (nee Exley, wife of Reuben), Ethel Potts, Marion Garth (married Harry Howard of Otley), Edith Waite.
B289 – St. Oswald’s Church, 1926.
St. Oswald’s Church – 1926
Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of York is in the centre, his robe held by two boys.
Lang was appointed Archbishop of York in 1908 and became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1928.
He was a vocal critic of King Edward VIII, and played a major part in the Abdication crisis of 1936.
In 1942, he retired and was created a Baronet.
B294 – St. Oswald’s Church, 1926.
St. Oswald’s Church – 1926
Procession of clergymen through the garden of the old Rectory.
Cosmo Lang, Archbishop of York is last in the line with a boy supporting his robe.
F064 – St. Oswald’s Church, Undated.
St. Oswald’s Church – Undated
A Norman arch, the first church on the site was built around 1150.
At various times since the building has been altered and renovated.
J052 – St. Oswald’s Church, Undated.
St. Oswald’s Church – Undated
Carving which is situated above the altar in St. Oswald’s Church.
BB029 – St. Oswald’s Church, Undated.
St. Oswald’s Church – Undated
Stained glass window, in the background is a depiction of the old Rectory.
BB030 – St. Oswald’s Church, Undated.
St. Oswald’s Church – Undated
Window dedicated to Rev. James Francis Howson, Rector of Guiseley, Justice of the Peace, Archdeacon of Craven.
BB028 – St. Oswald’s Church, Undated.
St. Oswald’s Church – Undated
A board listing the names of past Churchwardens.
BB027A – St. Oswald’s Church, Undated.
St. Oswald’s Church – Undated
Board listing the past Rectors of Guiseley.
BB027 – St. Oswald’s Church, Undated.
St. Oswald’s Church – Undated
Board listing the past Rectors of Guiseley.
