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Yeadon Businesses

Rawnsley’s Bakery

The bakery was located on the High Street, Mrs Rawnsley is the lady seated. The large ovens were steam operated, on the left girls…

Richardson’s Bakery

This shop on the upper High Street still operates as a bakery, after the Richardson’s it was Maughan’s and is now Riquelme’s….

Riquelme’s Bakery

Riquelme’s bakery is in view, this shop was previously Maughan’s bakery, all cakes and bread are freshly baked on the premises.

S Busfield & Sons – 1900

>S Busfield and Sons Provision Merchants, located on the High Street. Originally a slide taken by E E Slater.

Sainsbury’s Local Store

Sainsbury’s local store on Queensway, this was formerly a Co-op store.

Samuel Ledgard’s Bus Company

Single deck Leyland bus, registration number EUG 125, one of the Ledgard fleet of buses.

Swires Garage 1910 – 1945

Blacksmiths shop situated between the Woolpack Inn and the junction of Henshaw Lane and New Road Side (A65 Otley Road)….

Tea Cosies Cafe

Situated at the corner of Town Hall Square and the High Street, the café ready to open in premises which for many years had been a dry cleaners.

The Albert Inn

This public house is located at the corner of Cemetery Road and the High Street on Albert Square.

The Clothiers Arms

Looking across from Albert Square to the Clothiers Arms, now one of the Wetherspoons chain.

The Commercial Hotel, c1900 – 1962

The Commercial Hotel was located at the top of Henshaw Lane opposite Ivegate. It was replaced with The Tarn public house in the 1960s and which is now an Italian Restaurant….

The Crown Inn

Situated on Ivegate, the Crown Inn is still serving drinks to thirsty drinkers! A large group of men are outside…

The Midway Public House

Located on Queensway, the pub had once been named the Flyover.

The Moon & Sixpence

Located on Wells Street, this new restaurant opened in the premises of what had been the Tarn public house.

The New Inn

Situated on Cemetery Road is the New Inn, the building to the left is a garage, once the business of Rhodes Coaches.

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