Ilkley, River And Tea Gardens From Riverside Café c.1965
Photo ref:
I6501
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Downstream from the old bridge, the Wharfe takes on a gentle benign feel. Here pleasure boats can be hired in the summer months. The landing stage has been in use for over a hundred years and, together with the cafe and children's amusements, draws visitors year after year to this pastoral part of town. The Riverside Gardens retained their popularity with day visitors as increasing affluence enabled more families to use personal transport for recreation. In the later view (I6501), smart cars line up at the same time as the Beeching axe is being sharpened. On many smaller railway lines, the decline in custom throughout the 1950s and 60s made eventual closure inevitable.
An extract from Ilkley Town and City Memories.
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