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In 1973 to 1977
I was 7yrs old when I visited this place with my mum and sister which was (1973) and I was told this was going to be my home for a while because mum was too ill to look after me...it was called Springfield boarding school and although I hated it at first because I got homesick I settled in and I loved it so much. I remember crying loads, some good memories lay there, and I'm trying to find as much information as possible about the place and people I met whilst there.
from Mandy Smith (was Pedersen back then).
Contributed by Mandy Smith
Catching the train to Leeds
I was born in 1960 within a short walk of this photo. The scene is still clearly recognisable, although the wooden station building spanning the bridge and the steps leading down to the station were demolished and replaced (sometime in the early 1970s?)
Mum would walk to the station with my little sister in a big pushchair, my brother and I holding onto the sides of the pram, to catch the train into Leeds. Mum had to push the pram down past the Fox and Hounds pub, over the bridge, down the slope past the house that is now the Pottery (shown in the photo) onto the Harrogate-bound platform. Then came the scary bit! Supervised by the Station Master we ...read more here
Contributed by Kate Gabriel
West Yorkshire memories
Catching the train to Leeds
I was born in 1960 within a short walk of this photo. The scene is still clearly recognisable, although the wooden station building spanning the bridge and the steps leading down to the station were demolished and replaced (sometime in the early 1970s?)
Mum would walk to the station with my little sister in a big pushchair, my brother and I holding onto the sides of the pram, to catch the train into Leeds. Mum had to push the pram down past the Fox and Hounds pub, over the bridge, down the slope past the house that is now the Pottery (shown in the photo) onto the Harrogate-bound platform. Then came the scary bit! Supervised by the Station Master we ...read more here
A memory of Horsforth contributed by Kate Gabriel
In 1973 to 1977
I was 7yrs old when I visited this place with my mum and sister which was (1973) and I was told this was going to be my home for a while because mum was too ill to look after me...it was called Springfield boarding school and although I hated it at first because I got homesick I settled in and I loved it so much. I remember crying loads, some good memories lay there, and I'm trying to find as much information as possible about the place and people I met whilst there.
from Mandy Smith (was Pedersen back then).
A memory of Horsforth contributed by Mandy Smith
Extracts From Horsforth & West Yorkshire books
A horse takes a breather and feeds from its nosebag on the pavement. The cart on the left looks like a brewer’s dray - in the back are barrels - and is probably delivering to the Black Bull on the right. There was probably strong competition between the Black Bull and the Old King’s Arms across the street - the latter boasts a billiard room and is the meeting place for the Horsforth Harriers.
An extract from from"British Life a Century Ago".
This building is still standing in Town Street, and was built in the early 1880s in local stone quarried at Golden Bank. Stone from the same quarry was used in the construction of the seafront at Scarborough. The Institute has retained its educational function, and now provides community classes of all kinds for the people of Horsforth. Such institutions had spread rapidly during the 19th century and provided workers with an opportunity to undertake education courses backed up with examinations.
An extract from from"British Life a Century Ago".
This is not the original Wesleyan church in Horsforth - it replaced a building of 1786. It is an unusual structure, with a double-doored porch, and was built in 1868. The date stone states 1867, but completion was delayed by snow. The Wesleyans were the first to open a college in the Leeds area: at Headingley in 1868. In 1816 they had opened the first night school, where young men aged 15 and over could attend and learn to read and write.
An extract from from"British Life a Century Ago".
This lovely old hall was requisitioned by the local council around the time of the Second World War. However, they failed to bring it the care and attention it deserved and dry rot soon set in. At one point the Clerk of the Council’s chair disappeared through the floor! It was demolished in the early 1950s.
An extract from from"British Life a Century Ago".
This picturesque park was presented to the townspeople by William Mathieson of Wilson and Mathieson of Armley.
An extract from from"British Life a Century Ago".