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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Maps of Yeadon

This section of a 1908 map shows the central area of Yeadon. Images donated by Jack Hargreaves.

Market

Friday market stalls on Town Hall Square.

Markham, Robert – 1940s

Corporal R Markham in his Army uniform, his parents were the caretakers of…

Marriot, Kitty – 1934

Lena Balmforth is holding a cane and wearing a patterned tie and shorts. The other dancers…

Marshall Street

Street sign for Marshall Street, LS19.

Marshall, Charlotte – c1910

Charlotte Marshall, seen here wearing an elegant gown and hat. Charlotte performed…

Marshall, Ezra – c1918

To the left but not in view is a wooden unit used by L Myers, painter and decorator.

Martin House Shop

Martin House charity shop is situated on the High Street. Funds support the purpose built children’s hospice at Boston Spa which opened in 1987, it was only the 2nd children’s hospice to open in the UK.

Mauds Road

Mauds Road was located behind the Clothiers Arms, the properties were demolished in 1966 when Harper Lane was rerouted to the High Street and the bus bay created. The Lecture Hall on the High Street is in the background….

Maughan’s Bakers

Winter had truly set in with a vengeance and Maughan’s Bakery on Yeadon High Street, shows off some

May Queen

The annual Yeadon Gala, this is the May Queen and her attendants, several…

McCabe, Ivan PC – 1920s

One of the policemen who patrolled the streets of Yeadon in the late 1920s.

McCann, Peter – 1949

Group of Yeadon boys on holiday in Blackpool, they included Peter McCann, Eric…

Melville, Dominic PC – 1983

PC Dominic Melville outside the Robin Hood Hotel, for many years he was the local…

Melville, Nigel – 2005

On the left is Nigel Melville, he attended Aireborough Grammar School and was an England…

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Early Vehicles