Nostalgic memories of Greengates's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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My compliments, Francis. I grew up in Langdale Road, Ravenscliffe 1947-58. Your pictures brought lots of memories back: " the 2penny Rush" - first two rows at Greengates Flicks only cost 2 pennies; cycling along the Canal to Apperley Bridge; the RAF Truck that picked us up at Greengates to take us to RAF - ATC 2168 (Yeadon) Squadron Airfield. All the best for your initiative. Albert
ps Yeadon started a 58 year Aviation career, that I'm still leading.
I was born in Laisterdyke but moved to Greengates when I was about 4 years old, this would have been in 1962. I can remember walking up Redcar Road with my dad and brothers towards our new home on Rowlestone Rise. My first school was Brookfield, we lived opposite the school gates, then up to Eccleshill North.(Mr.Butler was the headmaster, he always had a cane stuck down his pantleg!). I can remember cows in the ...see more
I'm 12 at this time, my mum still lives at Riccall Nook, I live up the road. I remember my nan's house at Rombury Shaw. I was looking out of the window watching people coming out of the Oddfellows pub at 2 in the Saturday morning, it used to play music most weekends. My nan was the best, the people on Greengates are still the best. Lots of the old have past on but you can never find any where else to live.
The Seven Stars pub & Mr Kiplings across the road, just before the dip into Apperley Bridge.
I lived on Rimswell Holt in 1949 my first school was at Brookfield on Redcar Road.
I always remember Greengates old picture house when we used to pay a tanner for Saturday matinee.
My first job was at Fishers old mill up in Idle.
I still think of old times when I used to go into Greengates woods playing cowboys, I was only a kid, not that I do it now.
My dad was a postman and my mam she was always ...see more
I was born in and brought up in Greengates in 1949 at Redcar Road. I have many great memories of happy times. I went to Undercliff Girls School. I remember the picture house very well and used to go to the matinee every Saturday. I also remember Glovers newsagents, we had a newspaper delivered from them every day. I used to play in the woods opposite. I remember Mrs Dawson's hut at the end of the ...see more
I was born in Bradford 1947 and grew up at Redcar Road. I remember Glovers the newsagents on the corner of this photo and across the road in New Line just down from the Roebuck pub my mum took me on the bus every day to the nursery. My parents have now passed away but I am drawn to my birthplace and go back as often as I can to re live some of the best memories of my childhood. Alas, time moves ...see more
I remember buying fish and chips in Gallaway Road, Greengates 1955+. Unknown to me at that time this fish shop used to a greengrocer's shop owned by my grandfather Lister Carter around 1935/40. My father was born at number 4 Gallaway Road in 1910, 10 yards from the fish shop (now a private home). No 4 is now a beautifully renovated stone cottage which I visited in 2005. All this only 50 yards from the ...see more
The little shop in the far right of the photo was selling a tinplate model of the Airship R101 for which I had saved up for ages.Just when I was able to buy it the airship crashed in France. I did not buy it; for in my childs mind who would have a thing that was no good. I was also a choir boy at the church for years when I lived in Meadow Road.Greengates picture house was always a temple of adventure to me in which I spent many an hour. My memories of youth this area are priceles to me. A.P