| Title | St. Andrew’s Church Nativity Play |
| Date | c1900 |
| Location | Yeadon |
| Photo ID | E032 |
| Comment | Cast of a Nativity play, wearing a fur coat is Jimmy Sandbrook who was one of the church curates. The woman on the left is Ada Lee, the girl on the right is Olive Hobson. Other names listed are: Witham (caretaker of St. Andrew’s): Mr Precious: Walter Slater: Herman Marshall and Duncan Yeadon. |
B159 – Queen Street Chapel, c1900.
Queen Street Chapel – c1900
Queen Street Chapel amateur dramatic society cast of “Village Wedding”.
This was a popular play performed by many local companies, this production had an exclusively female cast.
The location is the garden of Hopeville House, home of Ernest Ethelbert Slater, Trustee of Queen Street Chapel and keen amateur photographer.
There is a diagonal crease across the middle of the image.
F132 – Queen Street Chapel, c1900.
Queen Street Chapel – c1900
These people were in the cast of “Village Wedding”, a play performed by members of Queen Street Methodist Chapel.
BB019 – Wesleyan Methodists, c1900.
Wesleyan Methodists – c1900
Members of the Yeadon Wesleyan Methodist Chapel are in costume for a play called “Village Wedding”, there is an all female cast.
The location is the garden of Hopeville House.
Editor’s Note: You will observe that B159 above is documented as be performed by Queen Street Methodists and here by the Wesleyan Methodists – which ever, they are both lovely images.
FBA335 – Wesleyan Methodist Bazaar, 1907.
Wesleyan Methodist Bazaar – 1907
The location is perhaps Yeadon Town Hall, the bazaars were elaborate affairs with entertainment, cafes and goods for sale, they were held over 2 or 3 days.
This table has a backdrop of painted scenery and holds a display of foodstuffs including fancy moulded puddings, cakes and roast birds with tail feathers .
On the right is an assortment of Fry’s chocolate products.
Donated by Isabel Douglas.
B253 – Temperance Hall Bazaar, 1907.
Temperance Hall Bazaar – 1907
The stage at the Temperance Hall has been set for entertainment at the bazaar.
The bazaar’s were elaborate events lasting several days with goods for sale, music, speakers, refreshments and entertainers.
They were to raise the maximum amount of money for the organisations or churches holding them and were very well attended.
A115 – Temperance Hall Bazaar, 1908.
Temperance Hall Bazaar – 1908
Interior of the Temperance Hall, this is a fruit and flower stall one of the attractions at a bazaar held in 1908. These bazaars were grand affairs offering stalls, refreshments and entertainment, often over a 2/3 day period.
R097 – Starlights Concert Party, Undated.
Starlights Concert Party – Undated
Mark Myers is on the left, Fred Myers on the right.
They were members of the Starlights Concert Party.
C125 – Queen Street Bazaar, 1909.
Queen Street Bazaar – 1909
This group of young girls dressed in Japanese fashion and holding parasols were part of the entertainment at a bazaar .
The photo was taken outside Queen Street Chapel.
F469 – Queen Street Bazaar, 1909.
Queen Street Methodist Chapel – 1909
Children dressed in oriental costume for a performance called “Sunrise Land”.
On the front row, 3rd from the left is Wynne Cooper, niece of Sydney Howard, on her right is Sally Blaymires. The girl 5th left is Edith Flesher then 7th Walsh.
Original image on a glass slide taken by E E Slater, digitally transferred by John Hobson.
H538 – Queen Street Bazaar, c1910.
Queen Street Bazaar – c1910
Nine children known as “The Yeadon Juveniles” group of performers, a few names appear on the reverse of this image:
Luke Greenwood (middle right), Doris (Tommy Denison’s wife), Lizzie Jackson (Pawson), Alice Jackson (Marshall), ? Myers.
H540 – Queen Street Bazaar, c1910.
Queen Street Methodist Chapel – c1910
As above.
B330 – Chapel Hill Wesleyan Methodist, c1910.
Chapel Hill Wesleyan Methodist Dramatic Society – c1910
A group of players who belonged to the Wesleyan Chapel Dramatic Society, Chapel Hill.
B332 – The Imperials, c1910.
Chapel Hill Wesleyan Methodists – c1910
A concert party who were members of the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Chapel Hill.
A few can be named: the second man from the left is Henry Peel, the last man on the right is Brignall Peel.
The second lady from the left is Patti Peel (Mrs Mawson).
D409 – Liberal Club Bazaar, 1911.
Liberal Club Bazaar – 1911
A bazaar stall packed with goods for sale, marked “Y. M. Stall”.
N402 – Liberal Club Bazaar, 1911.
Liberal Club Bazaar – 1911
Bazaar committee or executive for the Liberals. A large committee was required to organise the bazaars which were elaborate occasions with entertainment, meals and goods for sale, they usually lasted for 2 or 3 days.
A158 – Starlights Concert Party, 1912.
Starlights Concert Party – 1912
A Yeadon Temperance Hall concert party of 3 men and 3 women. The girl on the right wearing pearls was Dora Preston who had a contralto voice and was well known in the area.
N90 – Merry Magnets, Undated.
Merry Magnets Concert Party – Undated
The players included Mrs C Mounsey Madam Eva Yeadon (Mrs Hawarth) D Metrie Ben Walmsley.
N91 – Merry Magnets, Undated.
Merry Magnets Concert Party – Undated
Madam Eva Yeadon (Mrs Hawarth) was one of the “Merry Magnets” concert party players.
U656 – Temperance Hall, Undated.
Temperance Hall – Undated
The photo shows a line of girls dressed in pinafores and shawls. Paul Taylor who donated the image thinks it was taken in the Sunday School room / stage room downstairs, he remembers the folding doors at the back of the room which separated the theatre from what he knew as the tea room. All the doors used to have name plates – Tea Room, Caretaker, Kitchen, Snooker, Reading etc.
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Kath Appleton
My gran is stood on the end of the third row back dressed as a teacher. Her name was Laura Myers/ Wilkinson. Unfortunately she died about three months after giving birth to my dad Derek Wilkinson
30 August 2018.
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Consolidated by Jack Brayshaw. 13 October 2021.
Last updated: 17 March 2024 – Photo ID: H538, H540. 29 December 2023 – Photo ID: U656. 02 February 2023 – All images reviewed. 02 February 2022 – Photo ID: F469. 25 January 2022 – Photo ID: E032, B159, F132, BB019, FBA335 & C125.
