Wednesday 29 October 2014

Great War walking trail Horsforth starts Saturday 1st Nov until 13th.





 Great War walking trail relating to Horsforth and heroes starts Saturday Nov 1st Horsforth Interiors near the Old Ball to Horsforth Cemetery where there is another trail. Guides can be downloaded from www.horsforthwar.com

Peak Dale Terriers off the Camp 1914


Super picture not Horsforth lads but we can imagine the same groups going off to who knew what! and why we will never forget.

Thursday 23 October 2014

St Margarets Church in Newlay Horsforth/Bramley and its story 1891 to 1912


Facinating tale of St Margarets written by John Williamson volunteer at Horsforth Museum. You can download it to read later.

Monday 20 October 2014

Walter Steads Shop on Fink Hill and goods to purchase.





Cow & Gate or National Dried to start you off in life and some cigs to finish you off. Botanic Brew not meant to be alchoholic but depends if it fermented or not.

Thursday 16 October 2014

William Perkins WW2 Horsforth Special Contable.


Mr perkins second from the right on the back row. One of his duties was gaurding the entrance to the Bramhope tunnel.

Myers Butchres The Green


Myers had many butchers shops in Horsforth. Tis one between the Old Kings Arms and the Horsforth Museum now Mogul and was a coffee shop at one time.

Sunday 12 October 2014

Crown Inn Horsforth Town Street


It was thought the Crown in was in the Tanhouse Hill area Woodside. Here we have the census of Horsforth Town Street 1861 where the ale house was firts run by John Law then by his son Willaim Law. Both were listed as beer sellers and Quarry owners/stone merchants. John born 1795 died 1852 regestered in the Bell Chapel records.