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East Ardsley Colliery (Holliday's Pit)

Undated. View shows East Ardsley Colliery, also known as Holliday's Pit. Robert Holliday & Sons started to sink two shafts here in 1872, on land leased from the Cardigan estate. A...

Bradford Road, Ambler's Mill

c1920s. View of Ambler's Mill situated on Bradford Road by the junction with New Lane (Plate Road), seen leading off to the right. The firm of Thomas Ambler & Sons Ltd., worsted s...

Bradford Road, looking west

c1920s. View looks west along Bradford Road from the junction with Chapel Street, seen on the right. A group of boys are playing on the road with a home-made cart. Buildings on th...

Thorpe Road, East Ardsley Boys' School

Undated. View of Thorpe Road showing East Ardsley Boys' School, situated at the junction with Bradford Road, leading off to the left. A large number of pupils are standing outside...

Fall Lane, East Ardsley Girls' School

c1920s. View shows East Ardsley Girls' School situated on Fall Lane. It was opened in 1892 to accommodate girls and infants, with space for 554 children altogether. In 1901 it was...

Bradford Road, looking towards Ambler's Mill

c1920s. View shows Bradford Road looking towards Thomas Ambler's Mill, seen in the background on the right. Two contrasting forms of transport can be seen on the road, a motor car...

Main Street, Grand View and Old Hall

c1920s. View of Main Street showing, on the right, East Ardsley Old Hall. This Grade II listed building is the oldest surviving one in the village, stone built in Elizabethan styl...

West Yorkshire Iron and Coal Co., Forge and Cracker

Undated. View shows the 'Forge and Cracker', the blast furnace of the West Yorkshire Iron and Coal Co., on a site off Moor Knoll Lane. Opened in 1868, its part owner William Firth...

Bradford Road, looking west

c1920s. Looking west along Bradford Road from just past the junction with Chapel Street. Buildings on the right are numbered from 62 (partly visible in the foreground) to 80. No.6...

St. Michael's Church, War Memorial

Undated. View shows East Ardsley War Memorial situated in the grounds of St. Michael's Parish Church on Church Lane. The church itself is seen in the background.

Belle Vue Terrace, no. 1, Lawns Terrace, no. 2, rear view

13th September 1974. Rear view showing on the left, no. 1 Belle Vue Terrace, and on the right no. 2 Lawns Terrace. Both are the premises of S. Barraclough, chemist, and face onto...

Main Street, junctions with Belle Vue Terrace and Lawns Terrace

13th September 1974. View from Main Street showing the junctions with Belle Vue Terrace in the centre and Lawns Terrace on the left. In between is the shop of S. Barraclough, che...

Main Street, junctions with Lawns Terrace and Belle Vue Terrace

13th September 1974. View from Main Street showing junctions with Lawns Terrace on the left and Belle Vue Terrace to the right. In between is the shop of S. Barraclough, chemist, ...

Main Street, no. 16

30th July 1975. Looking south along Main Street showing no. 16 in the centre. Advertisements adorn the side wall, including ones for Quality Street, recitals at Temple Newsam Hou...

Main Street, nos. 10-16, rear view

30th July 1975. Rear view of (from left) nos. 10-16 Main Street, which includes Archer's paper shop at nos. 12-14 in the centre.

Main Street, no. 16

30th July 1975. View shows the side and rear of no. 16 Main Street, part of a row that also includes nos. 14-10. A recruitment poster for the Army is seen on the side wall.

Main Street, no. 16

30th July 1975. View of Main Street showing no. 16, which appears to be vacant at present but was probably formerly shop premises. Advertisements, including one for Quality Street...

Main Street, nos. 10-16

30th July 1975. View of East Ardsley Main Street showing, from right, numbers 10-16. These include Archer's 'the paper shop' at nos. 12-14 in the centre, outside which a group of ...

Ardsley Working Mens Club, Canteen Committee

11th April 1912. Image shows members of the Ardsley Working Mens Club Canteen Committee. The photograph is badly damaged but it is possible to see that most of the men are holding...

Woodlands Drive, from junction with Woodlands

2009. View of Woodlands Drive, a residential street in East Ardsley, taken from the junction with Woodlands.

Woodlands, looking towards Bradford Road

2009. View shows Woodlands, a residential street in East Ardsley, looking towards Bradford Road. The junction with Woodlands Drive is on the right.

Woodlands, from Bradford Road

2009. View shows the entrance to Woodlands, a residential street off Bradford Road, taken from the juncion with the latter. Trees are seen on both sides of the road.

Bradford Road, no.98, Waterhouse Builders

2009. View shows the premises of Waterhouse Building Refurbishment and Office Interiors situated at no.l98 Bradford Road. This family-run business was established in 1853 and has ...

Thorpe Road, from Bradford Road

2009. View of Thorpe Road taken from the A650 Bradford Road. On the right side of the road is Restyle Fitness Equipment just beyond the junction with Croft Avenue. On the left sid...

Church Lane, St. Michael's Sunday School Hall

2009. View of the Sunday School Hall of St. Michael's Church, the parish church of East Ardsley, situated on Church Lane. The Sunday School was built between 1876 and 1878, before...

St. Michael's Church, doorway

2009. View shows the main doorway of St. Michael's Church, the parish church of East Ardsley, situated in Church Lane. This church was built in 1881 but the doorway which was inco...

Church Lane, St. Michael's Church, rear view

2009. View of the rear of St. Michael's Church, the parish church of East Ardsley, situated on Church Lane. The view looks across the graveyard which is dominated by tall trees. S...

Church Lane, St. Michael's Chuch and War Memorial

2009. View of St. Michael's Parish Church and its graveyard, situated on Church Lane. Pride of place in the graveyard goes to the War Memorial, seen in the foreground with wreaths...

Church Lane, St. Michael's Church

2009. View of St. Michael's Church, the parish church of East Ardsley, and its surrounding graveyard, situated on Church Lane. The site has been occupied by a place of worship sin...

Church Lane, St. Michael's Church, noticeboard

2009. View of St. Michael's Church on Church Lane showing the noticeboard near the entrance to the grounds. Details of the vicar and wardens are given as well as times of services...

Church Lane, St. Michael's Church

2009. View showing St. Michael's Parish Church and graveyard situated on Church Lane. The lych gate entrance is on the left and a noticeboard giving times of services on the right...

Woodlands Close and St. Michael's Church, from Bradford Road

2009. View from the A650 Bradford Road looking east across fields towards houses on Woodlands Close, and beyond these, to St. Michael's Parish Church.

Bradford Road, Spawforths

2009. View of Bradford Road showing the premises of Spawforths Associates, architects, at Junction 41 Business Court. This modern building is situated close to the junction with T...

Pilden Lane, from Bradford Road

2009. View of Pilden Lane looking down from Bradford Road. On the left is the side of no.49 Bradford Road, with semi-detached houses at no.15 and 17 Pilden Lane further back. Surr...

Royston Hill, no.41, post box

2009. View centred on a post box outside no.41 Royston Hill. This red brick bungalow is one of a pair of homes for aged people built in 1927 by local building firm Waterhouses.

Royston Hill, nos.41 and 43, commemorative plaque

2009. View shows a commemorative plaque on the external wall between two bungalows, nos.41 (right) and 43 (left) Royston Hill. The plaque reads 'Homes for Aged People erected by M...

Royston Hill, nos.41 and 43

2009. View shows a pair of red brick bungalows built in 1927 by Waterhouse builders as homes for aged people. On the left is no.43 Royston Hill and on the right no.41. The Waterho...

Bradford Road, Esso Petrol Filling Station

16th July 2009. View of the Esso Petrol Filling Station on Bradford Road. The photo was taken shortly before it was demolished in August 2009 to make way for a new Tesco supermark...

Main Street, fish and chip shop

2009. Close-up of a fish and chip shop in East Ardsley situated at the point where Main Street and Thorpe Road join.

Main Street, fish and chip shop

2009. View of Main Street seen from the junction with Chapel Street showing a small detached building occupied by a fish and chip shop in the centre. To the right the road becomes...

Chapel Street, Methodist Church

2009. Close-up view of East Ardsley Methodist Church, situated on Chapel Street. Dating from 1889, this building was originally St. Paul's Wesleyan Chapel, before amalgamating wit...

Chapel Street, Methodist Church

2009. View showing East Ardsley Methodist Church on Chapel Street. Originally St. Paul's Wesleyan Chapel, it opened in 1889, replacing a smaller chapel to the left which became a ...

Chapel Street, Methodist Church

2009. View of Chapel Street showing East Ardsley Methodist Church. Opened in 1889 as St. Paul's Wesleyan Chapel, it became the Methodist Church in 1966 after amalgamating with the...

Chapel Street, East Ardsley Conservative Club

2009. View of East Ardsley Conservative Club, a single storey brick building situated on Chapel Street.

Chapel Street, East Ardsley Conservative Club

2009. View of East Ardsley Conservative Club situated on Chapel Street. Just visible on the right is the edge of the Methodist Church.

Chapel Street, from Bradford Road

2009. View looking up Chapel Street towards Main Street, taken from the A650 Bradford Road. The single storey building half way up on the left, just past the red van, is the Conse...

Bradford Road, Bay Horse

2009. View of the Bay Horse public house situated on Bradford Road by the junction with Thorpe Road, seen on the left here. This pub is believed to date back to 1743.

Bradford Road, Bay Horse

2009. View of the Bay Horse public house situated on Bradford Road by the junction with Thorpe Road. A beer garden can be seen outside. The pub is believed to date back as far as ...

Bradford Road, Bay Horse

2009. View of the Bay Horse public house on Bradford Road by the junction with Thorpe Road, seen on the left here. Believed to date back to 1743, the pub now shows sporting events...

Western Road, American Golf

2009. View of the American Golf golf supplies shop at the junction of Bradford Road and Westerton Road, seen from Westerton Road. This was formerly the site of the corner shop 'Ke...