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Peter
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20/11/2010 : 00:34:37      reply with quote


I have been given this interesting image of Bolton Road, Silsden taken when you could walk down the middle of the road:



You wouldn't want to get in the way of this family when clogs were the order of the day


Note the trees growing along the road


Henry Mitchell


Magnificent

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carliol
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20/11/2010 : 08:03:25      reply with quote


Peter...fascinating...any idea of date when picture taken?
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Peter
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20/11/2010 : 08:29:12      reply with quote


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Early 1900's but I'm guessing
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Golden Oldie
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20/11/2010 : 18:10:41      reply with quote


Thanks for sharing those Peter, super. Found them really interesting.
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hat
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21/11/2010 : 10:10:55      reply with quote


hard to tell but it looks pre-bell square. any idea when bolton road was built? i know from living up there that north street used to be the main road before bolton road
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dogcatcher
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21/11/2010 : 10:51:10      reply with quote


if its that old bobt has to be on there somewherelaugh :D
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roosterman
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21/11/2010 : 12:39:28      reply with quote


doggy,bobt is the 1 on the left hand side 1st photolaugh :Dlaugh :Dlaugh :D
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21/11/2010 : 12:40:48      reply with quote


looks like hes having a pee up against the lamp post,see nowt ever changes with him laugh :Dlaugh :Dlaugh :D
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21/11/2010 : 14:09:00      reply with quote


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hard to tell but it looks pre-bell square. any idea when bolton road was built? i know from living up there that north street used to be the main road before bolton road
It IS pre Bell Square
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22/11/2010 : 21:17:21      reply with quote


This photograph appears in Neil Cathey's book "Silsden In Old Picture Postcards" (first printed in 1992).
The photograph is dated 1904.
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