| Title | Friends (Quakers) Meeting House (1) |
| Date | 1697 |
| Location | Rawdon |
| Photo ID | A429 |
| Comment | The Friends (Quaker) Meeting House and burial ground are located on Quaker Lane. In keeping with their religious beliefs it is a plain, simple stone building. |
The Friends (of the Light) or Quaker movement was formed in the 1600s by George Fox, dissenting from the established doctrine of Christianity but remaining Christians, as such they were often Persecuted.
The Meeting House was built in 1697. It was extended by a few yards in 1729 and in 1850 when additions were made to the back of the building.
A Burial Ground had been established at Dibb House Farm, Dibb Lane, Guiseley, most of this was lost when the railway line to Yeadon was laid in 1860. A memorial stone is on site in what is now William Machell’s Wood Yard. Two gravestones were moved to the present burial site next to the Meeting House on Quaker Lane, they belonged to Nathan Overend and Joshua Overend (1660 – 1696).
In 1989, £33,000 was spent to repair the ravages of woodworm and rot. It reopened in 1919 and is still used for worship. (February 2013)
A435 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Undated.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – Undated
A view of the Meeting House and garden area.
W274 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Undated.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – Undated
A group of friends (Quakers) posing outside the Meeting House.
FF126 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Undated.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – Undated
A view of the Meeting House on Quaker Lane.
R191 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Undated.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – Undated
A view from a different angle.
A315 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Undated.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – Undated
A view from a different angle showing some gravestones.
A317 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Undated.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – Undated
Another view of the Meeting House.
P206 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Undated.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – Undated
Early 1900s – Quakers or Friends outside the Meeting House on Quaker Lane, the entrance is marked with the date 1697.
A316 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, 1932.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Burial Ground – 1932
A Gravestone moved from Dibb House Farm Burial Ground, Dibb Lane, Guiseley, to Friends Burial Ground, Quaker Lane.
The inscription on the stone partly reads: ‘1669 These stones were moved from Dibb House by permission of L.M.E. RLY (railway) Co 12.1.1932
M159 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, 1932.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Burial Ground – 1932
Two tombstones dedicated to the Overend family of Guiseley were removed from the former burial ground on Dibb Lane. This one was dedicated to Joshua Overend who died aged 16 in 1696.
M152 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, 1989.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – 1989
View of the doorway over which is the inscription ‘1697’
M153 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, 1989.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – 1989
Another view of the doorway.
M156 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, 1989.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – 1989
A view of the Meeting House and burial ground.
M157 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, 1989.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House – 1989
An interior view of the original stables for the horses of the participants attending the Society of Friends (Quakers) meetings at the Meeting House on Quaker Lane. The stabled were being used as a temporary measure while the roof of the Meeting House was unsafe.
M155 – Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, 1989.
Friends (Quakers) Meeting House, Burial Ground – 1989
Graves in the burial ground outside the Meeting House on Quaker Lane, December 1989.
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Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 25 January 2021.
Last updated: 17 October 2022 – All images updated.
