Aireborough Boys, 1914 – 1918 (14)
Newspaper cuttings from Aireborough for 1915 – 1916 – of local lads, sadly some who gave all….
All History Matters, 1700 to 1934 (1)
Life in a Yeadon home in 1700 written in 1880. In those days all the carding, scribbling, weaving and spinning was done by hand.
All History Matters, 1700 to 1934 (2)
Each clothier was entitled to 1 stall for every £2.10s he subscribed, but no one had more than three on which to sell his cloth. …
All History Matters, 1700 to 1934 (3)
The wool was dyed in a dye-house near the defunct Carlton Workhouse & the field in which it was situate still retains the name of Leadhouse Garth.
All History Matters, 1700 to 1934 (4)
Tough Irish navvies with their soiled white hats, plush waistcoats & taste for whisky terrorised the neighbourhood.
All History Matters, 1700 to 1934 (5)
The formal opening of the section as far as Green Lane by three decorated cars it is recorded “aroused the greatest interest & enthusiasm on the part of the inhabitants”.
All History Matters, 1700 to 1934 (6)
Inquires led them to assume at 11d per mile would be a fair estimate of the cost of working covering all expenses.
Allen Hill, Arthur James Barrett – Undated
“Arthur ! come and help me – my kids and your kids are fighting our kids !”
Allen Hill, My Granddad, Alfred Hill, 1914 – Onward
My Granddad Alfred Hill ( shown below in uniform), tried to avoid conscription in the great war as he had five small children.
Audrey Speight, nee Barrett – School Days 1933
My school days started in 1933 at the new Guiseley Modern School on Oxford Road, Guiseley.
Brian Triffitt, Memories of a Guiseley Lad – Undated
Wills Gill is a hidden corner of Guiseley, ask people where it is and most folk in Guiseley have probably never heard of it, never mind tell you where it is.
