Upper Headley Hall, Bradford - RAC1957.118.2
Architecture, Bradford, House, Hoodmould, Mullion and transom window, Porch
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
1957
PHDA - Ralph Cross Collection
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
TIFF file 8-bit
English (U.K.)
Documentary photograph
RAC1957.118.2.jpg
Upper Headley Hall, Bradford - RAC1957.118.1
Architecture, Bradford, Archway, Finial, House
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
1957
PHDA - Ralph Cross Collection
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
TIFF file 8-bit
English (U.K.)
Documentary photograph
RAC1957.118.1.jpg
Morecambe Promenade Station - DNT00233
Bradford, Concourse, Hanging baskets, MR, Midland Railway, Morecambe, Newspaper Stall, Passengers, Places, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Station, Station Building, Station Concourse, Station Entrance, Station Signage
OK so it’s not Bradford but Morecambe did become known as ‘Bradford by the Sea’. The MR’s direct rail line between Bradford and Morecambe not only made it a favourite resort for trips and holidays for Bradford people but it got the name Bradford by the Sea more for the number of Bradford industrialists and business men who lived there and commuted daily, travelling in a special MR club carriage, as well as for the affluent Bradford people who retired there.
Unknown
David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Low Moor Station, Bradford - DNT00232
Bradford, Goods Wagons, Island Platform, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway Goods Yard, Railway Sidings, Railway junction, Railway station, Railways, Semaphore Signals, Sidings, Signal Gantry, Signal box, Signals, Station, Station Building, Station Canopies, Station Platform, Steam Loco, Steam engine
On the Halifax-Bradford line at its junction with the Spen Valley Line. The station opened in July 1848 the same time as the line between the junction and Bradford. As well as an important junction station it also served the Low Moor Ironworks which at one point were the largest in Europe. The station closed in 1965 and was subsequently demolished but a new station opened here in 2017.
Unknown
David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Laisterdyke Station, Bradford - DNT00231
Bradford, Bridge, Carriages, Cutting, Footbridge, GNR, Great Northern Railway, Island Platform, Passenger Train, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway Carriages, Railway junction, Railway station, Railways, Station, Station Building, Station Platform, Steam Loco, Steam engine, Train, Water Crane
On the ‘short line’ between Bradford & Leeds, built by the Leeds Bradford & Halifax Junction Railway, which opened in 1854 and was operated from the start by the Great Northern Railway who subsequently acquired it. The station opened with the line 1854 and was closed in 1966. It was a junction station as Leeds traffic from Halifax and the west avoiding Bradford on the Bowling curve joined the Bradford- Leeds line here and also just east of the station the Bradford-Wakefield Westgate line branched off, both those lines now long closed.
Unknown
David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Bowling Junction and Site of Station - DNT00230
Bradford, Chimneys, Cutting, Houses, LYR, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway junction, Railway station, Railways, Semaphore Signals, Signal Gantry, Signal box, Signals, Station, Steam Loco, Steam engine, Tunnel, Tunnel Portal
Looking in the Halifax direction with the north portal of Bowling Tunnel all but hidden by smoke. The line in the centre continues to Bradford Exchange and the line going off to the left is the Bowling Curve to Laisterdyke where it joined the Bradford – Leeds ‘short line. Until it closed to passenger traffic in 1961 Manchester Victoria – Leeds expresses, amongst some other Leeds services, used it to by-pass Bradford. Below the signal gantry is the site of Bowling Station which opened in 1902 and closed in 1951.
© Copyright Ben Brooksbank and Licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 Generic License.
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David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Queensbury Station - DNT00229
Bradford, Canopies, GNR, Gas Lamp, Great Northern Railway, Lamp, Places, Platform, Queensbury, Railway, Railway Signals, Railway junction, Railway station, Railways, Semaphore Signals, Signals, Station, Station Building, Station Canopies, Station Signage
An unusual triangular station built by the GNR in 1879 with buildings on all three platforms at the junctions of the Bradford – Halifax (GNR route), Bradford – Keighley and Halifax - Keighley lines, seen here the Halifax – Keighley platform early 20th century; it closed to passengers in 1955 as did the lines which then closed fully by 1965.
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David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Horton Junction, Bradford - DNT00228
Bradford, Bridges, Embankment, GNR, Great Northern Railway, Houses, Passenger Train, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway Carriages, Railway junction, Railway station, Railways, Signal box, Station, Steam Loco, Steam engine, Telegraph Pole, Train
A passenger service approaching Bradford on the GNR’s Queensbury line with the branch to City Roads Goods which had opened in 1876 joining on the right. Horton Park Station is just visible beyond the last carriage, this had opened in 1880 and was closed in 1952. The junction and the City Road Branch were closed in 1972.
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David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
St Dunstans Station, Bradford - DNT00227
Adverts, Bradford, GNR, Great Northern Railway, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Station, Station Platform, Station Signage, Station Staff
The station opened in 1878 and was built as an interchange station between the GNR’s Bradford – Leeds line and their Quensbury lines so that passengers could change between the lines without having to go into Exchange Station. It closed in 1952 due to the reduction of traffic on the Queensbury line which closed in 1965.
Unknown
David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Eccleshill Station, Bradford - DNT00226
Bradford, Canopies, GNR, Great Northern Railway, Places, Platform, Porter, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Station, Station Building, Station Canopies, Station Staff
An intermediate station on the GNR’s loop line from Laisterdyke to Shipley which had opened in 1875. The station here opened at the same but closing to passengers in 1931 and to goods in 1964 and the line finally closed over its whole length in1968.
Unknown
David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Thackley Station c.1900 - DNT00225
Bradford, Chimneys, GNR, Gas Lamp, Great Northern Railway, Lamp, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Station, Station Building, Station Staff, Telegraph Pole
An intermediate station on the GNR’s loop line from Laisterdyke to Shipley which had opened in 1875. The station here opened three years later in 1878 and closed to passengers in1931 and to goods in 1964 and the line finally closed over its whole length in1968.
Unknown
David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Shipley & Windhill Station - DNT00224
Bradford, Crossover Line, GNR, Gas Lamp, Great Northern Railway, Passenger Train, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway Carriages, Railway station, Railways, Station, Station Building, Station Signage, Station Staff, Steam Loco, Steam engine, Tank Engine
The station, which had been known as Shipley Bridge Street, was the terminus of a loop line built by the GNR from Laisterdyke opening in 1875 with intermediate stations at Eccleshill, Idle and Thackley The station closed to passengers in 1931 and to goods in 1964 and the line finally closed over its whole length in1968.
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David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Frizinghall Station - DNT00223
Bradford, Bridge, Canopies, Chimneys, Footbridge, Gas Lamp, MR, Midland Railway, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway Notice, Railway station, Railways, Signal box, Station, Station Building, Telegraph Pole
An intermediate station between Bradford Market Street Station, re-named Forster Square in 1924, and Shipley it was opened by the MR in 1875. The station was closed in 1965 and then demolished but a new unstaffed station was opened in 1987 with the north bound platform on the original site but the southbound is to the south.
Unknown
David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Manningham Station and Motive Power Depot - DNT00222
Bradford, Bridge, Chimneys, Crossover Line, Gas Lamp, Lamp, Locomotive, Locomotive depot, MR, Midland Railway, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway Sidings, Railway station, Railways, Station, Station Building, Station Signage, Steam Loco, Steam engine
The first station out of Bradford on the Midland’s line towards Shipley it was opened in 1868 and closed nearly a hundred years later in 1965. Seen here on the right is the sizeable Manningham Motive Power Depot which closed in 1967 and then demolished.
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David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Manningham Station - DNT00221
Bradford, Bridge, Chimneys, Footbridge, Gas Lamp, Houses, MR, Midland Railway, Passenger Train, Passengers, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Station, Station Building, Station Signage, Steam Loco
The first station out of Bradford on the Midland’s line towards Shipley it was opened in 1868 and closed nearly a hundred years later in 1965.
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David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Bradford Exchange Station - DNT00220
Bradford, Bridges, Exchange Station, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Semaphore Signals, Signal Gantry, Signals, Station, Train Shed
Looking out from the double vaulted train shed along the tracks which carried all of the terminus stations passenger traffic. As a result of line and station closures in the mid-1960s the traffic was considerably reduced and the station was demolished in 1972 and replaced some 50 metres to the south with an integrated bus/rail interchange. The main services today are between Leeds and Manchester Victoria with York and Blackpool North plus a Grand Central London service.
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David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Bradford Exchange Station - DNT00219
Bradford, Exchange Station, Passenger Train, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway Carriages, Railway station, Railways, Sidings, Signals, Station, Train Shed, Water Crane, Water Tank
A terminus station seen here after the introduction of DMUs so probably about 1960. The first station on the site was built in 1850 and operated by the L&YR but the impressive double vaulted train shed seen here dates from 1888 when the station was rebuilt to accommodate both the L&YR and the GNR. There were 10 platforms, five for the L&YR and five for the GNR. The station was demolished in 1972 and replaced some 50 metres to the south with an integrated bus/rail interchange. The main services today are between Leeds and Manchester Victoria with York and Blackpool North plus a Grand Central London service.
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David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Bradford Forster Square Station 1984 - DNT00218
Bradford, Bridges, Canopies, DMU, Forster Square, MR, Midland Railway, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Station, Station Signage
In the 1960s the Victorian glazed roof was dismantled and replaced with the butterfly awnings seen here and about the same time services from the station were drastically reduced following closure of lines and stations. In 1990 a new truncated station was built a little to the west of the old Midland Station which was demolished.
© Copyright Dr N Clifton and licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Licence.
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David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Bradford Forster Square Station Approach Roads c.1950s - DNT00217
Bradford, Forster Square, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway Carriages, Railway Wagons, Railway station, Railways, Semaphore Signals, Signal box, Signals, Station, Steam Loco, Steam engine
The approach to Forster Square Station in BR days. Date unknown but seemingly prior to dieselisation in the late ‘50s/early’60s. In the centre of the photo is Valley Road Power Station which closed in 1975 and was demolished in 1978.
Unknown
David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Bradford Market Street Midland Station Train Shed c.1915 - DNT00216
Bradford, Forster Square, MR, Market Street, Midland Railway, Newspaper Stall, Passenger Train, Passengers, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway Carriages, Railway station, Railways, Station, Street Names, Train Shed
The station here was originally built in 1846 by the Leeds & Bradford Railway which had been formed to connect the two towns with a railway along the Aire Valley; it was acquired by the MR in 1853 who rebuilt the station. It was intended that when the L&YR line was completed from Halifax to Bradford in 1850 it would extend across Bradford to join up with the Midland Station but this never came about thus leaving Bradford to this day with two disconnected terminus stations only a few hundred metres apart. The station was re- built in 1890 to accommodate the MR’s Anglo-Scottish traffic resulting from construction of their Settle-Carlisle line; the train shed, seen here, covered six platforms. The station was also used by the NER primarily for their Harrogate services.
The station became known as Market Street Station and then in 1924 it was officially named Forster Square Station. In 1967 services were reduced to serving just Ilkley and Skipton with Leeds services discontinued but an hourly service has been restored. The station seen here has been demolished and replaced with a much truncated and utilitarian structure a little further west.
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David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Bradford Market Street Midland Station Train Shed c.1915. - DNT00215
Bradford, Forster Square, MR, Market Street, Midland Railway, Newspaper Stall, Passenger Train, Passengers, Places, Platform, Railway, Railway Carriages, Railway station, Railways, Station, Steam Loco, Steam engine, Street Names, Train Shed
The station here was originally built in 1846 by the Leeds & Bradford Railway which had been formed to connect the two towns with a railway along the Aire Valley; it was acquired by the MR in 1853 who rebuilt the station. It was intended that when the L&YR line was completed from Halifax to Bradford in 1850 it would extend across Bradford to join up with the Midland Station but this never came about thus leaving Bradford to this day with two disconnected terminus stations only a few hundred metres apart. The station was re- built in 1890 to accommodate the MR’s Anglo-Scottish traffic resulting from construction of their Settle-Carlisle line; the train shed, seen here, covered six platforms. The station was also used by the NER primarily for their Harrogate services.
The station became known as Market Street Station and then in 1924 it was officially named Forster Square Station. In 1967 services were reduced to serving just Ilkley and Skipton with Leeds services discontinued but an hourly service has been restored. The station seen here has been demolished and replaced with a much truncated and utilitarian structure a little further west.
Unknown
David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Bradford Forster Square c.1914 - DNT00214
Bradford, Forster Square, Hotel, MR, Midland Railway, People, Places, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Station, Station Entrance, Station Frontage, Statue, Tram, Tram Lines
In the centre the single storey entrance to the Midland Market Street Station which had been rebuilt and enlarged in 1890 largely to accommodate the increased traffic from the MR’s recently completed independent Anglo Scottish line, the Settle--Carlisle. The station was renamed Forster Square by the LMS in 1924. Above and to its left is the imposing Midland Hotel which was also completed in 1890; today only its corner block survives, the station entrance has gone and the Square is unrecognisable from the view seen here.
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David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Midland Station Frontage pre-1890 - DNT00213
Bradford, Canopies, Forster Square, Horse-drawn, Horse-drawn Cab, MR, Market Street, Midland Railway, Noticeboard, Places, Railings, Railway, Railway station, Railways, Station, Station Entrance, Station Frontage, Street Names
The original station here was built in 1846 by the Leeds & Bradford Railway which had been formed to connect the two towns by railway along the Aire Valley. The company was acquired by the MR in 1853 who rebuilt the station seen here and this in turn was rebuilt and enlarged in 1890. It had been intended that when the L&YR line was completed from Halifax to Bradford in 1850 it would be extended across Bradford to join up with the Midland Station but this never came about thus leaving Bradford to this day with two disconnected terminus stations only a few hundred metres apart.
Unknown
David Taylor
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - David Taylor Collection
Midland Station, Bradford. (Probably Bradford Interchange today.) - MCH00256
Bradford, Places, Railway, Railway station, Railways
Mick Chatham
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
PHDA - Mick Chatham Collection
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
TIFF file 8-bit
English (U.K.)
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MCH00256.tif
Chellow Dene, near Bradford - HLS01424
Architecture, Bradford, Buildings, Chellow Dene, Places
PH11/3. c1950. Is this Frank Butterfield?
Ralph Cross
1950s
PHDA - Hebden Bridge Local History Society
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
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English (U.K.)
Documentary photograph
HLS01424.tif