The post office connection with cookcooke lane continued when the main keighley post office moved from towngate into wh smiths on cooke lane in 2014. Keighley and district local history society home facebook. Keighley local studies library the national archives. A history of the haworth youth hostels, 2018 8 photos. Trace the there are a number of history of your library. A presentation of books about the late professor briggs has been made to keighley local studies library by the historical association. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. The books were presented by professor tony badger, president of the historical association, to maggie pedley, head of libraries, museums and galleries on. The following extracts are from haworth local board of health minute books 1851 1894 and the urban district council minute books 1895 1938 when the council was merged with keighley. Currently this collection is held at the civic centre. Yorkshire books, books written by authors starting. 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.
I found lots of offcut scrap paper from computer runs, which i made into scrap parts. West riding bradford keighley bingley riddlesden marlet hainworth local history. 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. The books themselves are not easily obtainable due to their age. Visitor uk keighley tourist info for keighley, west. 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. Famous people from keighley local history articles trace your ancestors. It would be good if people would please share the books they have on this wonderful town, people and locality. Keighley looks to boris johnson to boost its prospects.
A selection of local books published since 1987 bradford historical. A keighley group invoked the name of late historian ian dewhirst in its appeal to find a way forward for the town library. It is the main way in which the society shares access to the collection. The history society has a digital collection of photographs and images that is hosted on the online platform flickr. Keighley in the second world war ian dewhirst 0750941650 golden years of keighley harrison and clough ltd 190046392x railways of keighley j.
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. The town stands in a hollow, at theconfluence of the rivers worth and aire, 9. Keighley college, the local campus of leeds city college, formerly known as park lane college, is situated near keighley railway station on bradford road. Keighley and district local history society, keighley. Ration book belonging to sonia bown nee waddington. It was founded in 2004, following the centenary of keighley library. 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 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. Keighley local history society leeds archaeological fieldwork society. Monthly meetings are held from 7pm to 9pm on the first monday of the calendar month excluding bank holidays in. It was felt that a dedicated local history society would benefit keighley and help to preserve and strengthen our vast and varied heritage in keighley and the local area. The bradford collection the local studies library houses a unique collection, which includes books, newspapers, maps, illustrations etc. Photographs taken by annemarie dewhirst, tim neal, joyce newton and andy wade. Welcome to the keighley family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today.
He appeared on television programs, and contributed to newspapers and magazines. The annual sales are normally on the first sunday of each month, from april to december. The local studies library houses a unique collection, which includes books, newspapers. In addition to items on the bradford area, there is a yorkshire collection which includes books covering the history and geography of yorkshire, its people and its. This is similar to the above book and is the cover of a keighley guide published by keighley corporation in around 1960. Keighley, west riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry. Keighley and district local history society posts facebook. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the keighley surname. Keighley cricket club was based at dalton lane when they were formed in 1848.
A parliamentary report of 1777 listed local workhouses in operation in keighley for up to 40 inmates, bingley 40, and haworth 28. West yorkshire west riding bradford textile industrial history local family. Temporary closure keighley library is currently closed until further notice due to the current coronavirus covid19 outbreak. The books were presented by professor tony badger, president of the historical association, to maggie pedley, head of libraries, museums and galleries on wednesd. Whether it is for research or for pleasure, knowing more about where we came from, where we live now, where we intend to move to or where our family originated, we all, whether we realise it or not, have an interest in some aspect of local history. From 1790, keighley s workhouse was in rented premises at exley head, to the southwest of the town on the oakworth road. 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. 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. All images and research are courtesy of keighley and district local history society, with thanks for additional information provided by eddie kelly. Keighley local studies library, not available at the national archives. History groups call to find achievable solution for. Archives and collections available in our libraries bradford council.
Firstly keighley and worth valley railway through time by mark. Keighley, west riding of yorkshire genealogy heraldry and. 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. Books keighley and district local history society forum. For more details two books that feature the railway make interesting reading. When keighley library opened in 1904, it already had its own archive.
Explore keighley and district local history societys 10,752 photos on flickr. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The sisters were born and lived in the area and, because of this, there are many buildings and geographic features near to keighley that appear in their books. Bingley is located on the edge of the yorkshire dales, just down the aire valley from the famous bronte area, an area rich in history with prehistoric rombalds way coming from the east, passing across what we now refer to as ilkley moor and on to the west coast. Ian allen, irwell press, wild swan, foxline, opc, yeadons register etc. You can check the catalogue from home and also helpful online resources and. The local studies library houses a unique collection, which includes books, newspapers, maps, illustrations etc, on the history and present development of the area now covered by the city of bradford metropolitan district council.
Archives and collections available in our libraries. Mar 10, 2020 there is already heated local debate over how best to spend. We have great ranges of art and craft materials, books, stationery, kids toys, games, kids books and much more. 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. Situated in what is known as bronte country, keighley lies at the heart of the ruggedly beautiful countryside that inspired the works of charlotte, anne and emily bronte. Keighley local studies library has a good collection of local history and family history books that can guide you through the research of these records and help you trace your own family and those who owned your property, some are for loan others for reference. Mar 11, 2020 swire smith middle school closed in 2000. History groups call to find achievable solution for keighley. 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. Trace the there are a number of history of your library that. I hope that colin will scan further books of the area, which is keenly researched by many. A bundle of waste paper i bought at an airedale hospital car boot sale last year has proved very useful. Keighley and district local history society flickr. From 1790, keighleys workhouse was in rented premises at exley head, to the southwest of the town on the oakworth road.
Photograph loaned to keighley and district local history society by glenis hey of oakworth in february 2020. Keighley and district local history society wikipedia. Members of the young wives club of lund park methodist chapel about to embark on a mystery coach tour in the 1960s. Books about yorkshires past published more recently other books of potential. Keighley and district local history societys albums flickr. West yorkshire bradford keighley local history family history. There are various photographs of the hall in books by ian dewhirst, including one of the original building before the exhibition hall was built in the courtyard to the rear of the house and one at the time of the opening of the park and museum on 6 july 1893 when the building and grounds were lit by 11,000 fairy lamps. The society is active in the preservation of local and family history resources, and is currently in the process of digitalising their archive to make the. Home keighley and district local history society forum.
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. Historically in the west riding of yorkshire, it is situated 11 miles 18 km northwest of bradford and is at the confluence of the rivers aire and worth. They have a wide range of material including books and maps, plus free access to several genealogy and historical newspaper websites. Preserve and share is our core aim and you can join our facebook group here. The 2018 season saw keighley win championship two as a club with a distinguished history enjoyed welcome success. Ian dewhirst mbe born 17 october 1936 20 january 2019 was an accredited local historian, author and public speaker from keighley, west yorkshire. Keighley local studies library and bradford local studies library offer family and local history resources for the bradford metropolitan district and the west yorkshire region. The document is,000 words and there are a number of typo errors, these will be corrected over time. Keighley and district local history society 61 followers 14. Special collections bradford and district local studies. Learn more the yorkshire archaeological and historical society. Photographs and video from a keighley and district local history society visit to the wyedean weaving co. They were actually constituted in a formal way in 1855, moving to their current home at lawkholme lane in 1869. The history society has a physical collections archive where objects such as books, pictures, paintings, maps, ornaments, postcards etc.
Keighley, a town, a municipal borough, and a parish in the w. The society was formed in 2004 following the centenary of keighley carnegie library. 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. Local history news from the bradford telegraph and argus.
Download the app get a free listing advertise 0800 777 449. Access is very limited and is only available through arrangement with the committee. The local studies library houses a unique collection, which includes books, newspapers, maps, illustrations etc. Books about professor asa briggs donated to keighley local. 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. Explained in the book written by mavis curtis from piseball to pokemon a history of ingrow school apr 28. The keighley and district local history society kdlhs is an english local history society.