Town Gate

This page concentrates on Town Gate which was the historic centre of Guiseley.

Please note: the Guiseley pages are a work in progress and may take a couple of years to complete initially. You are welcome to look at what I've done so far!

Town Gate History

victorian town gate

On the image to the left I have had a go at colouring in buildings which are still standing in green and those which have since been demolished in red.

As you can see many of the old buildings have been lost; most notably the entire area to the north of the cross has been cleared to make way for the Frank Parkinson homes and the war memorial.

Union Street looks to have been demolished to make way for Queensway which was added in the 1960s.

Many old builings do survive though which make for a great reference for lining up many of the old images.

later town gate

This later image is from 1961 (view at NLS) and shows Town Gate in a state between the Victorian map above and present day. The Frank Parkinson homes are in place but Cross Inn and adjacent houses still stand for example.

We can also see some of the names of the little streets which were lost such as Hillcroft Place and East View Terrace.

Towards the Church


awaiting new photo

date
c.1913
copyright
Unknown
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postcard
Unknown6 NN06
 
date
c.1914
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Unknown
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Unknown6 3
date
September 2024
copyright
Ian Atkinson
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date
c.1908
copyright
AG Taylor
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Agtaylor 118
date
September 2024
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Ian Atkinson
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Towards Town Street/Stocks

date
unknown
copyright
Unknown
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Unknown1 NN03
date
September 2024
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Ian Atkinson
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Towards Oxford Street


awaiting new photo

date
c.1920
copyright
C and AG Lewis
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Caglewis 338
 

Cross and Stocks

Town Gate Smithy

There was more than one smithy (blacksmiths) in Guiseley but these images are of the one at Town Gate. It can be clearly seen in some of the other photos from further back.