The History of Gildersome - Home
Gildersome is a village and civil parish in the City of Leeds 5 miles (7 km) south west of Leeds city centre in West Yorkshire, England. Gildersome was an urban district, established in 1894. In …
Early Maps of Gildersome - The History of Gildersome
Gildersome and vicinity circa 1820s - With features that appear in the 1800 and 1824 Survey Maps. The fields and buildings in those two maps are numbered but unfortunately the key to …
Old Photos - The History of Gildersome
Use pull down menus above to navigate the site. Photos of Gildersome Most photos in this photo collection were taken circa 1900 to 1920. Important News:"Around Gildersome" is being …
AROUND GILDERSOME: Town End, Harthill, & The Bottoms.
These two cottages (one behind the other) across Harthill Lane from Mount Zion Chapel, were utilised by Gildersome's Guardians of the Poor to provide extra living quarters for the poor …
Turton Hall and College Road - The History of Gildersome
Gildersome's New Hall, later called Turton Hall, was erected sometime between 1715 and 1739 by Bolton Hargrave (1695-1749). He was the son of John Hargrave of Giggleswick and …
Gildersome's Fallen Heroes 1914-1918 - The History of Gildersome
A tribute to Gildersome's fallen in WW1, the biographies of all 61 of those named on the War Memorial.
Gelderd Road, its Vicinity and the Railway - The History of …
The line between Leeds and Huddersfield was opened to passengers on November of 1900. In addition to passengers, the Gildersome station was positioned in order to easily load coal from …
Branch End and Town Street - The History of Gildersome
An examination of the 1850s Ordnance Map for Gildersome, revised 1856, reveals no mill at the site in the above photo. High Field Mill was the first "modern" woollen mill to occupy the site.
William 1742 / Family > - The History of Gildersome
Enlisting William’s sons, Thomas and Edward, they built a second malt kiln in Gildersome, attached to Harthill House and a second one at Listers. 1814 saw the birth of Joseph Brooks …
Medieval Gildersome - The History of Gildersome
Gildersome in the Middle Ages and how it evolved from the Street to its present location.