Come on lads join up still room for you! 1915

Boxing Day Rave at the Pudsey Baths 1966

Worth the walk over the valley to Pudsey Baths or Armley Baths where the pool was covered with a wooden dance floor.

Christmas gift ideas from the Horsforth News 1968 and a death in the Library.

Parker pens and stamp albums for the children, maybe some new china for mum and a sad event in the Lirary all from December,s Horsforth News 1968.

Benchmark and it's use.

There should be one of these on the Old Kings Arms and the Library both on Town Street Horsforth. Will check when passing.

Samuel Marsden night Dec 2nd "The flogging preacher"

Ben Newton of Horsforth who emigrated to Canada but returned to fight in WW1

Ben and his brother Fredrick both reported in the Wharfedale and Airdale paper for different reasons.

Calor Electric Iron c1930

Another intersting donations to the Museum. British associate Calor the french compay with gas but this is electric, a two pin plug atached to the iron and connected the the lighting socket  when the light bulb was taken out. My gran had one it was a job for daylight hours as we only had one cieling light in our room then.

Photo shoot in Leeds for any fashion take part

Santa colouring competition 2014

Have a go children open to all.

Ariel View of Horsforth Feather Bank School

Shows New Road Side on the right and the Ring Road on the rigth around 1930.

Mothers Union Banner from St Margarets Church Horsforth.

Nice to have and hoping for some more history soon.

Great War walking trail Horsforth starts Saturday 1st Nov until 13th.

 Great War walking trail relating to Horsforth and heroes starts Saturday Nov 1st Horsforth Interiors near the Old Ball to Horsforth Cemetery where there is another trail. Guides can be downloaded from www.horsforthwar.com

Peak Dale Terriers off the Camp 1914

Super picture not Horsforth lads but we can imagine the same groups going off to who knew what! and why we will never forget.

St Margarets Church in Newlay Horsforth/Bramley and its story 1891 to 1912

Facinating tale of St Margarets written by John Williamson volunteer at Horsforth Museum. You can download it to read later.

Walter Steads Shop on Fink Hill and goods to purchase.

Cow & Gate or National Dried to start you off in life and some cigs to finish you off. Botanic Brew not meant to be alchoholic but depends if it fermented or not.

William Perkins WW2 Horsforth Special Contable.

Mr perkins second from the right on the back row. One of his duties was gaurding the entrance to the Bramhope tunnel.

Myers Butchres The Green

Myers had many butchers shops in Horsforth. Tis one between the Old Kings Arms and the Horsforth Museum now Mogul and was a coffee shop at one time.

Crown Inn Horsforth Town Street

It was thought the Crown in was in the Tanhouse Hill area Woodside. Here we have the census of Horsforth Town Street 1861 where the ale house was firts run by John Law then by his son Willaim Law. Both were listed as beer sellers and Quarry owners/stone merchants. John born 1795 died 1852 regestered in the Bell Chapel records.

Horsforth Welcome Cenotaph and Road sign. Perkins and Peel Blacksmith Back Lane.

Paradise Place date stone.

In the Area Paradise Woodside Horsforth another date stone 1873 very close to this shop Emily Sutcliffes buthcers c 1901 then Ben Sutcliffes c1930 now something completely different.

Ration Books last issue 1953/54 WW2

Handed in but will be sent to the "Hancock" museum Newcastle as not local. Just for folks who have never seen one. Meat, Fats, Cheese and Sugar still on ration but not for long thank goodness. However kids at school recieved codliver oil and malt all from a shared spoon, a bottle of milk and lunch.

Marhall's date stone Station Road.

M & A Marshall 1837 date stone on the gable end of the building on Station Road Horsforth next to the Optician. Allthough Marhalls have been in Horsforth for years I can not find anyone to fit these intials around that date, think it may be Mathew. Go and take a look before it weathers away.