Aberford Road
Here we travel up Aberford Road from where it begins at Town End at the top of Main Street out towards East Garforth. Aberford Road bounds the North side of Garforth and includes many old buildings and houses as well as Garforth Station.
The road was originally a toll road with the toll house being where Toll Bar Garage now stands at the end of Bar Lane. This road is of course far busier than it ever was years ago as it servers as the main access route into the newer East Garforth housing estates around Sturton Lane and beyond.
The road was also called 'Station Road' historically as can be seen on some of the old postcards below. Now Station Road just refers to the short piece of road leading down to the station from where you turn off the Aberford Road.
Town End (Towards Briggate and Wakefield Road)
- date
- c.1910
- copyright
- Bramley
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- 2000x1231px · 1.0M
- postcard
- Bramley B10
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- 30th March 2019
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
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- 2000x1371px · 1.4M
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Parkinson & Roy
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- 1537x973px · 570.8K ·
- postcard
- Parkinson & Roy NN13
The shop next to the butchers with the board mounted on the front was Frank Ashton’s chemists [2].
Looking down Wakefield Road with the top of Main Street on the left.
The corner property was a butcher’s shop owned by Squire Backhouse [3].
- date
- c.1910
- copyright
- Bramley
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- 1352x825px · 392.0K ·
- postcard
- Bramley NN14
- date
- 25th April 2021
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
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- 2000x1222px · 1.3M
This image shows the row of houses at Town End, which is little changed today. The closest house in the right of the frame was used by the Yorkshire Penny Bank and the house is still called ‘Bank House’ today.
The house was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Dixon who rented a room to the bank every other Saturday evening. The bank was operated by Ben Chadwick who was the headmaster of the Colliery School at East Gaforth [2].
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Bramley
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- 1546x953px · 816.6K ·
- postcard
- Bramley NN18
- date
- 25th August 2007
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1133px · 1.3M
Town End (Towards Aberford)
Looking towards The Miner’s Arms and Aberford Road from Town End.
The large gabled house that can be seen in this first image past the Miner’s belonged to Tom Pickering and was demolished c.1938 to make way for Oak Road [3].
- date
- c.1913
- copyright
- Laycocks
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- 2000x1215px · 1.1M ·
- postcard
- Laycocks 491
- date
- 30th March 2019
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
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- 2000x1236px · 1.5M
- date
- c.1910
- copyright
- Bramley
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- 2000x1223px · 1.2M ·
- postcard
- Bramley B14
- date
- 25th August 2007
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
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- 2000x1346px · 1.6M
- date
- c.1927
- copyright
- Lilywhite
- resolution
- 1345x802px · 411.5K
- postcard
- Lilywhite GFH07
- date
- 30th March 2019
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1192px · 1.9M
- date
- c.1935
- copyright
- Milton
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- 2000x1266px · 871.6K
- postcard
- Milton NN01
An almost identical view to Lilywhite GFH7.
- date
- 1925
- copyright
- Unknown
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- 500x336px · 33.2K ·
- date
- 25th April 2021
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
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- 2000x1397px · 1.4M
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Unknown
- resolution
- 1504x945px · 448.5K ·
Garforth Cinema which was located near The Miners Arms at Town End [3].
Aberford Road General
- date
- unknown
- copyright
- Phototype Co.
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- 2000x1271px · 1.2M
- postcard
- Phototype 1888
Old cottages opposite the Gascoigne pub with Salisbury Terrace above.
Salisbury Terrace on the left with the Gascoigne on the right.
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Laycocks
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- 1861x1159px · 1.2M ·
- postcard
- Laycocks 500
- date
- 25th April 2021
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1245px · 1.6M
The row of houses opposite the Gascoigne knows as Salisbury Terrace.
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Bramley
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- 500x308px · 49.1K ·
- postcard
- Bramley NN17
- date
- 30th March 2019
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1418px · 2.7M
Salisbury Terrace on the right with the Gascoigne on the left.
- date
- c.1925
- copyright
- Parkinson & Roy
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- 368x234px · 35.8K
- postcard
- Parkinson & Roy 390
- date
- 30th March 2019
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
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- 2000x1275px · 1.5M
- date
- c.1910
- copyright
- Parkinson & Roy
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- 1549x959px · 481.8K
- postcard
- Parkinson & Roy NN02
Salisbury Terrace on the right with the Gascoigne on the left.
Green’s nurseries in Aberford Road which stood where St Benedict’s now stands [3].
The building with the sign hanging on a pole further down the Road is The Gascoignes.
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Parkinson & Roy
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- 790x440px · 200.2K ·
- postcard
- Parkinson & Roy 179A
- date
- 25th April 2021
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
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- 2000x1114px · 1.3M
Towards Town End from the railway bridge.
- date
- c.1905
- copyright
- Parkinson & Roy
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- 2000x1274px · 1.3M ·
- postcard
- Parkinson & Roy 385
- date
- 29th March 2019
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1498px · 1.5M
The end of Bar Lane and is looking towards Aberford. Toll Bar House can be seen on the left and the Colliery School and Paradise are in the distance.
The field on the right is where Greens nurseries grew their trees and shrubs [3].
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Unknown
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- 789x454px · 193.8K ·
- date
- 25th August 2007
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1256px · 1.5M
The Gascoigne Arms
The Gascoigne Arms which at the time was selling Bentley’s Yorkshire Bitter, brewed in Woodlesford [3].
- date
- c.1960
- copyright
- Unknown
- resolution
- 789x486px · 222.7K ·
- date
- 25th August 2007
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1247px · 1.5M
The Miners Arms
The Miners was previously known as ‘The Jolly Collier’, ‘Vince’s’ and also ‘The Black Bull’ [3].
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Unknown
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- 789x496px · 246.4K ·
- date
- 27th August 2007
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1248px · 1.3M
Station Road
This is an view of Station Road looking towards Aberford Road and shows pigs about to be taken to the market by rail [3].
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Unknown
- resolution
- 758x492px · 202.7K ·
- date
- 25th August 2007
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1376px · 1.8M
Station Fields
- date
- c.1915
- copyright
- Lilywhite
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- 1560x1004px · 698.2K ·
- postcard
- Lilywhite GFH15
This image is looking from the station across Station Fields towards Church Lane. This is where the Oak Estate now stands.
A similar view of Station Fields the Lilywhite GFH15 card but taken years later. Here you can see that more of the Oak Estate has been built but there is still some field left.
- date
- c.1951
- copyright
- The Francis Frith Collection
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- 2000x1292px · 1.0M ·
- postcard
- Frith GFH03
- date
- 29th March 2019
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1171px · 1.2M
This image looks down the lane that has now become Station Fields, formerly called Station Avenue.
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Lilywhite
- resolution
- 2000x1260px · 1.0M ·
- postcard
- Lilywhite GFH03
- date
- 29th March 2019
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1168px · 1.2M
Garforth Station
Garforth station was built in the 1870s by the North Eastern Railway Company, and apart from some glazing on the waiting area is little changed!
An earlier station existed which was built in 1834, but this eventually proved inadequate as the number of passengers using rail slowly increased. You can see the old station through the bridge in some of the images looking towards Leeds.
- date
- 1870s or later
- copyright
- Unknown
- resolution
- 500x298px · 37.4K ·
- date
- 25th August 2007
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
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- 2000x1227px · 1.8M
Platform 1 looking towards York
- date
- c.1905
- copyright
- Bramley
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- 2000x1218px · 1.0M
- postcard
- Bramley NN02
- date
- 30th March 2019
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1311px · 1.3M
Platform 1 looking towards Leeds
- date
- c.1905
- copyright
- Bramley
- resolution
- 2000x1235px · 1.7M
- postcard
- Bramley B16
- date
- 30th March 2019
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1201px · 1.6M
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Parkinson & Roy
- resolution
- 2512x1659px · 1.4M ·
- postcard
- Parkinson & Roy NN06
This card looks to have been taken at the same time as NN05, the lady on the right with a shawl can be seen in both photos and they are framed almost identically.
Platform 2 looking towards Leeds
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Parkinson & Roy
- resolution
- 1351x850px · 630.8K
- postcard
- Parkinson & Roy 178
- date
- 30th March 2019
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1263px · 1.6M
- date
- 24th September 1958
- copyright
- H. Priestly
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- 2000x1268px · 1.6M
This image is taken at elevation and is looking towards Leeds. The tracks on the left are the Castleford line which ran past Trench Pit and the old goods shed can also be seen on the left.
Sturton Lane
These are images of ‘Paradise’, now known as Sturton Lane.
- date
- unknown
- copyright
- Parkinson & Roy
- resolution
- 2000x1275px · 1.2M
- postcard
- Parkinson & Roy 447
- date
- December 2020
- copyright
- resolution
- 2000x1268px · 859.0K
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Unknown
- resolution
- 789x484px · 249.4K ·
- date
- 25th August 2007
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1190px · 1.6M
- date
- c.1900
- copyright
- Phototype Co.
- resolution
- 2000x1241px · 1.3M ·
- postcard
- Phototype 1868
- date
- 25th April 2021
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1253px · 1.7M
East Garforth School
East Garforth School, formerly known as the Colliery School, was built in 1843 by the Gascoigne family in order to provide an education for the children of the colliers. It was finally closed down and moved to new premises close by in 1987 and the building is now the Aagrah Indian Restaurant [3].
- date
- 1987
- copyright
- Unknown
- resolution
- 790x509px · 206.2K ·
- date
- 26th April 2021
- copyright
- Ian Atkinson
- resolution
- 2000x1287px · 1.4M
- date
- Unknown
- copyright
- Phototype Co.
- resolution
- 500x320px · 47.1K ·
- postcard
- Phototype NN02
This view is also taken from Aberford Road at an earlier time. As seen above the entry porch and round window have been removed in the past and various extensions added.
The date stone (AD MDCCCXLIII for 1843) has been removed from above the porch and re-set lower down in the wall, the bricks are visibly different in the later photo showing where it was.