Nostalgic memories of Horsforth'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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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 15 in total

The "Castle" where my little brother had his hair washed!
Sunday School! Yuk!!!
Where lots of us started our under age drinking in the little back room. Early 70s
The Armstrong family moved to Horsforth from Armley in 1938. I was only 1yr old so cannot remember the move. Mum and Dad bought a house at no 15 Charles Street. My earliest memories must have been in March 1941, the nights that Leeds and Kirkstall Forge were bombed. The houses in Charles Street do not have cellars, but I do remember hearing the air raid warning and going down the cellars in Rose ...see more
The family moved to Horsforth from Armley in 1938. I was only 1yr old so cannot remember the move. Mum and Dad bought a house at no 15 Charles Street. My earliest memories must have been in March 1941, the nights that Leeds and Kirkstall Forge were bombed. The houses in Charles Street do not have celars, but I do remember hearing the air raid warning and going down the cellars in Rose Ave, and I still remember ...see more
Mr Cassare was a cheerful soul he fitted a recon engine into my Father's Morris Minor. We bought his house 6 Victoria Crescent so knew him well. The building opposite is the Imperial Cinema. Priority for me as a schhoolboy was the excellent chip shop offering free scraps. The pet shop sold me a rabbit which had performed with Sooty and Sweep on TV. At 13 years all my ...see more
Sorry, will start agian - yes it does bring back memories, all these old photoes. As a child I lived in Back Lane, the house attached to my grandfathers Blacksmiths Shop. At the age of 5 - 1952 - I used to walk up Town Street to St.Margaret's Church National Infants School, headmistress Mrs Driskel, then in the Junior School Head was Mr.Sharp, then to Featherbank which was a Secondary school then, till 1959 ...see more
Photo is taken from the LCT No 36 bus stop area. House on right is one of the failed concrete slab construction homes by Airey, most of which have now been reclad with external brickwork. View down road leads to Haigh Wood Road. Photo has wrong name on it. It is actually Woodnook Drive with Silk Mill Drive coming in from the left. The first house on the left was occupied by the Thackery family, mum, dad, ...see more
The garage was owned by Mr Cassare, I lived next door to him on Victoria Crescent.
This is where I grew up! My dad had a shop just below the garage on the right - it was where Morrison's is now. I walked up and down here all the time and the garage owner (John Cassere) used to call out 'hello ginger' 'cos I had ginger hair and I used to be so embarrassed. Mum (who still lives in Horsforth) and I recently reminisced and tried to remember all the shops in Town St and there were lots and ...see more