Keighley local history book

Visitor uk keighley tourist info for keighley, west yorkshire. Keighley local studies library, not available at the national archives. Early history of goose eye and the local area the turkey inn. The history society is appealing for photographs relating to daytrips organised by local firms or church groups or the like, from the 1930s to the 1970s. There is an excellent local history collection, which includes early maps and drawings, and access to the ancestry history site via the nycc library computer service. It is fascinating as it contains scores of adverts from old keighley companies, my mother got this when she worked in local government in the offices at cook streetbow street.

Skipton library is the local access to the north yorkshire county council library and archives service. Santoni osteria pizzeria italian restaurant keighley. Keighley lies at the confluence of the rivers worth and aire in airedale, in the south pennines. Secret locations, experiences and untold stories only the locals know our staff are proud to reveal mercure local stories. We have great ranges of art and craft materials, books, stationery, kids toys, games, kids books and much more. Paul was a keen amateur geologist, who worked for the former keighley borough council. The name keighley, which has gone through many changes of spelling throughout its history, means cyhhas farm or clearing, and was mentioned in the domesday book as in cichhelai, ulchel, and thole, and ravensuar, and william had six carucates to be taxed. Santoni osteria pizzeria italian restaurant keighley bingley. Famous people from keighley local history articles trace your ancestors. Keighley and district local history society home facebook. Keighley and district local history society facebook. Ration book belonging to sonia bown nee waddington. Southern thunder, written by steve dunn, tells the story of the struggle to control the north.

Now in stock, bradford railways in colour, volume 2, a must for all those interested in the railways of bradford in an age now past. Wharfedale family history group and keighley family. Town and city heritage walks book a heritage walk for your group or family in or around bradford and bronte country. This the norman clerks found, whilst compiling william the conquerors domes day book in 1086. Keighley past and present, or a history of keighley was written originally by william keighley who died before the book could be published. A parliamentary report of 1777 listed local workhouses in operation in keighley for up to 40 inmates, bingley 40, and haworth 28.

Its northern boundary is with bradley and its southern limit is the edge of. A selection of local books published since 1987 bradford historical. We would like to include as many as we can in the exhibition we are putting on in the civic centre as part of the keighley transport festival at. The parish boundaries are based on but not identical to the pre1938 borough boundaries. Swire smith middle school, keighley, records the national. Photographs and video from a keighley and district local history society visit to the wyedean weaving co. The keighley and district local history society kdlhs is an english local history society.

Bradford library service hosts an ebook and a range of oral history interviews with members of the bradford pals, recorded in the 1980s. Early history of goose eye and the local area laycock, which is the village up the hill to the north of goose eye, has a long and well documented history. Preserve and share is our core aim and you can join our facebook group here. We regularly hold displays within keighley local studies library and talk and displays at local womens institutes and townswomens guilds we also go into local nursing homes with displays and historical objects. Lund was a typical product of the victorian middleclass. It would be good if people would please share the books they have on this wonderful town, people and locality. Does any one remember mariners mill burning down in keighley it was in the early eighties. Keighley corporation museum guide book, 1940 16 photos. Our best price guaranteedour members receive the lowest rate when they book directplus an extra up to 10% off. This collection has slowly increased over the years and today, keighley local studies library provides access to a unique collection that relates to all aspects of the history and development.

Keighleys ian dewhirst a pennine legend in his own lifetime man on a train. Bairstow 0852065272 a history of keighley ian dewhirst na an auctioneers lot john smallwood 1870071603 haworth, pictures from the past shirley davids na trams and buses of keighley in old. From 1790, keighley s workhouse was in rented premises at exley head, to the southwest of the town on the oakworth road. Keighleys ian dewhirst bradford and district local studies. Keighley local studies library the national archives. A transcription of the contents pages for the book can be seen below. It was founded in 2004, following the centenary of keighley library. All walks are guided by experienced guide and local historian, helen broadhead.

This seems likely to have remained the case throughout the middle ages. Keighley library music and heritage day a report bradford. We run holiday clubs, and bi monthly high energy events. For more details two books that feature the railway make interesting reading. The deposited records incorporate those of cavendish street board school, eastwood secondary modern school and those of swire smith school the latter name in use since 1967. This is similar to the above book and is the cover of a keighley guide published by keighley corporation in around 1960. Feb 12, 2018 to facilitate exploration of local history and the bronte family, the keighley local studies library now has a catalogue file of all images that have appeared in its bound editions of the bronte societys transactions and journals from 1898 through to 2014. There were over 1100 people through the door over the course of the day.

Bradford at the time of the great war reference document based on reading of numerous books and webpages about the impac tof the great war on bradford the bradford pals. That day was a very sad day for all us workers as we thought it would put us all out of work, but it did not and three months later we were all back at work in the big mill on south street, they were happy times susan and pamela margret. This leaflet highlights keighleys connection to the brontes through its own books and archive records during the period in which they lived in the local township of haworth, from 1820 to the time of patrick brontes death in 1861. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion, then please contact the editor here. Inspired by authentic recipes santonis menu is an insight into the diversity of regions throughout italy. Cyhha, an old english thane passed otherwise into oblivion, had cultivated a forest clearing and given his name to what we now call keighley. This talk accompanied by an exhibition will explore an often forgotton piece of history. It is fascinating as it contains scores of adverts from old keighley companies, my mother got this when she worked in local government in.

Local history walks in west yorkshire helens heritage walks. As the coronavirus takes a stronger hold, it was announced on thursday, 19th march that until further notice there will be. We are a local history group, working with several local webmasters. A new book by a naval historian features the wartime experiences of a royal navy sailor from keighley. It is the main way in which the society shares access to the collection. The name keighley, which has gone through many changes of spelling throughout its history, is accepted to mean cyhhas farm or clearing and was mentioned in the domesday book as in cichhelai, ulchel, and thole, and ravensuar, and william had six carucates to be taxed. When keighley library opened in 1904, it already had its own archive. Santoni is an osteria with a strong focus on quality imported italian and local produce, sourced from regional artisan producers. Sailor from keighley features in new first world war naval. The book was completed and published by robert holmes of sunk island east riding in 1858. A significant manor by the time of domesday book when they called it chichleai, though we cannot know how they pronounced it it was granted a market charter by edward i as early as 5 and by tudor times the textile trade had taken root, though it was not until the 19th century that powerdriven machinery in mills brought a rapid. If you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact ipso here. Keighley and district local history society 61 followers 14. Firstly keighley and worth valley railway through time by mark.

This is the facebook group for keighley and district local history society. A history of the haworth youth hostels, 2018 8 photos. Ian allen, irwell press, wild swan, foxline, opc, yeadons register etc. Oct 17, 2016 keighleys ian dewhirst a pennine legend in his own lifetime man on a train. From 1790, keighleys workhouse was in rented premises at exley head, to the southwest of the town on the oakworth road. Exclusive offersenjoy exclusive rates before everyone else with. There are well over 6,000 images of people, places, events and objects in this archive. Wharfedale family history group and keighley family history society merge to become airedale and wharfedale family history society. This collection has slowly increased over the years and today, keighley local studies library provides access to. Mar 11, 2020 swire smith middle school closed in 2000. Do you enjoy learning about the local history and culture. The staff at the library are very knowledgeable and helpful. Monthly meetings are held from 7pm to 9pm on the first monday of the calendar month excluding bank holidays in.

As the coronavirus takes a stronger hold, it was announced on thursday, 19th march that until further notice there will be no passenger trains, shop or cafe facilities at the kwvr. When keighley library opened in 1904, it already had its own archive consisting of the records of the keighley mechanics institute and its book stock. Keighley, in west yorkshire, is located at the junction of the river aire and the river worth, approximately 200 miles northnorthwest of london and 10 miles northwest of bradford. Archives and collections available in our libraries. He had studied local glaciation, but his enduring interest in the coal seams around keighley continued until his death in 1998. Keighley and district local history society posts facebook. We would like to include as many as we can in the exhibition we are putting on in the civic centre as part of the keighley transport festival at the end of may. Local history, pictures, news, stories from the keighley news, keighley. The keighley and district local history society kdlhs is an english local history society covering the town of keighley, west yorkshire, and its surrounding area. Books keighley and district local history society forum. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. Keighley and district local history society wikipedia. Download the app get a free listing advertise 0800 777 449. Sep, 2017 the day was a big success with the stands from keighley and district local history society, and family history society, men of worth and keighley schools heritage and airedale writers circle proving as popular as ever and garnering new interest.

Anecdotes about keighley history, infidelity and ghosts. Visitor uk keighley tourist info for keighley, west. Archives and collections available in our libraries bradford council. Informative, enthusiastic and entertaining, his talks are renowned and whats more. Discover the secrets of keighley, with mercure local stories. West yorkshire bradford keighley local history family history. Keighley and district local history society, keighley. This collection has slowly increased over the years and today, keighley local studies library provides access to a unique collection that relates to all aspects of the history. The day was a big success with the stands from keighley and district local history society, and family history society, men of worth and keighley schools heritage and airedale writers circle proving as popular as ever and garnering new interest. West yorkshire west riding bradford textile industrial history local family.

Mentioned in the doomsday book, laycock was a thriving agricultural manor at the time of the norman conquest. Worth saving the kwvr support appeal kwvr keighley. A selftaught mechanic who coowned a small engineering business with his brother thomas at albert foundry, he held a degree in political economy thanks to the oxford university extension scheme and. Keighley local studies library treasures of keighley library. The history society has a digital collection of photographs and images that is hosted on the online platform flickr. Bairstow 0852065272 a history of keighley ian dewhirst na an auctioneers lot john smallwood 1870071603 haworth, pictures from the past shirley davids na trams and buses of keighley in old photographs. In chichelai, ulchel, and thole, and ravensuar, and william had six carucates to be taxed. Wharfedale family history group and keighley family history.

Keighley in the second world war ian dewhirst 0750941650 golden years of keighley harrison and clough ltd 190046392x railways of keighley j. The local studies library houses a unique collection, which includes books, newspapers. Keighley memory lane, history, pictures and news from. Keighley librarys collection of bronte books and ephemera and its local history. Crux fraters or the rosicrucian fathers of keighley, in 1870 by local man, david lund.