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Yeadon Businesses

Hepworth & Grandage – 1977

A staff group, 2nd from the right wearing glasses is Laurie Clements, he is the grandfather of the donor of the photo David Clements.

Home Electrics – 2016

Business located on the Green at the bottom of the Steep (Town Street), closing down display in the windows.

Homebase – 2014

In view are the car park, store entrance and outdoor area for plant sales. This store is to close and an Aldi supermarket built on the site. It is…

Hustler’s Engineering

24th March 1977: A fire at the premises of Hustlers metal working fabrications on Henshaw Lane, behind the fire engine is the Station Hotel.

Isaac Croft & Sons – 1920

Three vehicles belonging to the firm Isaac Croft & Sons. Before the arrival of motor transport this garage in Chapel Lane had previously been stables for the horses used by the Crofts in their family business as Carriers, established in 1853

J B Battye & Co

The mill complex was built in 1868 and owned by the Brown Brother, later it was occupied by J B Battye & Co, Woollen Spinners….

J Rudd & Son – 1918

Albert Mill was built in 1851, it was run by Baldwin, Brown & Co., who also had Union Mill. The note with this…

Jacksons Superbikes

Situated on Cemetery Road where the old slaughterhouse was, the building still belongs to the Gray family (farmers) and is now owned by the son.

JCT Petrol Station

Refurbished petrol station and new Sainsbury’s Local store.

John E Moore

Business premises of John E Moore located on part of the old Waterside (Union) Mill complex by the Dam.

Joseph Croft & Sons – 1910

The location of this photo is unknown. The horse and dray belong to Joseph Croft & Sons of Yeadon, local carriers. A number of people are posing for the camera, …

Kirk Lane Mill

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

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…

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.

Leafield Mills 1884 – 1984

Leafield Mills was built by William Starkey, he wanted to power the mill using a perpetual motion device based on the Biblical story told in the book of Ezekiel, “A wheel within a wheel”….

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