Caption For Kippax, Westfield Lane C1965
Bought by the Bland family in 1595, it was greatly extended: its frontage measured 600ft, only slightly less than Wentworth Woodhouse near Elsecar, thereby losing a wager made with the Marquis of Rockingham
Caption For Kibworth, Church Road C1955
This view, taken from the north-west angle of St Wistan's churchyard, shows an uncomfortable blend of small scale
18th- and 19th-century cottages with the more angular, bland 20th-century buildings.
Caption For Castleford, Queens Park C1965
Two local
landowners, the Earl of
Crewe (of Fryston Hall)
and John Davison Bland
(of Kippax Park) donated
the area, which was laid
out to offer recreation
and splendid views over
the township
Caption For Pinner, Bridge Street C1955
drops down towards Pinner Underground Station, under the railway bridge and on towards Harrow-on-the-Hill, there is little to herald the wonderful surprise of turning into the High Street just beyond the bland
Caption For Sutton, Cheam Road C1955
Out of sight on the left, behind the old telephone kiosk, was
the Cheam Road Cinema of 1911, a stylish and grand building whose frontage block was removed in the 1970s
and replaced by a bland blank