Formed in 1958 Aireborough Historical Society exists to help preserve the history of:

  • Carlton
  • Guiseley
  • Hawksworth
  • Rawdon
  • Yeadon
  • Plus some nearby locations

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Dainty, Frank – c1930s

Frank Dainty sang with the Airedale Quartet.

Dam (1)

Men with large drag nets catching fish in the tarn prior to it being drained.

Dam (2)

Skating on Yeadon Dam.

Dam (3)

A man and a boy fishing on what must have been a warm day, the boy has taken his shirt off.

Dam (4)

Children fishing in the lake, to the right is Yeadon Sailing Club.

Dam (5)

View across Yeadon Dam (Tarn), on the left are warehouses on the Moorfield Industrial Estate, the former site of Moorfield Mill. This aspect is now screened by trees. Running across the centre is the promenade and …

Dam (6)

Boats at Yeadon Tarn covered in snow.

Dam (8)

April 2014: A fisherman has set up a tent for shelter.

Dam Lane

Looking down Dam Lane, the trees on the left are in the parkland surrounding the Dam (Tarn), on the right is the perimeter wall for the cricket ground behind…

Dave Raynor Cyclesport

Dave Rayner Cyclesport business is at the corner of Bayton Lane and Harrogate Road which is to the right. Previously it was Parish’s Newsagents. Photographer Holly Mottram.

Dearing, A – 1989

A Dearing was President of the Aireborough Historical Society 1989 – 1990, he was…

Demolition of Aireborough Grammar School – 1992

Demolition of the school extension, West Side Retail Park is seen to the right.

Denison Family – c1900s

The family lived at Sizer Hill House, Henshaw Lane. On the back row left to right: Grace,…

Denison Street

Located off Silver Lane, Yeadon.

Denison, Edward – c1900s

Edward Denison (Eddie) was the owner of Westfield Mill, Kirk Lane which was built in 1888.

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Early Vehicles