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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Kirk Lane Allotments

The allotments named Kirk Lane are just off Kirk Lane accessed via Swaine Hill.

Kirk Lane Mill

Located on Whackhouse Lane the old mill is now home to a variety of businesses.

Kirk Lane Mill

Located on Whackhouse Lane the old mill is now home to a variety of businesses.

Kirk Lane Park

3th July 1907: Jonathan Peate had donated the land for the park, the opening was a huge Civic and public event. A hot air balloon (marked Bradford) is above the crowd….

Kirk, Charles – c1895

Mr Kirk was a wheelwright and blacksmith, listed in the 1908 Kelly’s Directory with premises on…

Kirkbright, Muriel – 1926

Muriel Kirkbright as a baby with her mother Nelly and grandmother Annie…

Kirkland House

Kirklands, a care home for the elderly which was situated on Queensway, it was demolished (2013).

Kitson, John – ‘Bigamist’ April 1857

…he deserted some time ago and married a widow (a shopkeeper) in Scotland whom he fleeced…

Labour Party Dinner

Dinner guests, in the centre of the group is Dennis Healey MP.

Lacey’s Blacksmiths

Apperley Lane runs from left to right in the foreground, Warm Lane goes off to the right. This blacksmiths shop was the…

Ladies

Large group of mostly ladies outside the Clothiers Arms, possibly going on a trip?

Lamb, Ned – Undated

…His family lived in Dam Lane and Moorfield Terrace but in 1907 they had moved to….

Lancelot Routh & Sons – Plasterers

Lancelot Routh and Sons were a firm of plasterers based in Football who worked on many of the areas prominent buildings.

Lane Fox Court

A block of apartments at the junction of Ivegate on the left and Harper Lane which runs in front.

Lawn, Wilfred & Family – Undated

Wilfred and Annie Lawn with their children Doris, Elsie, Ethel and Wilf, the family…

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Early Vehicles