From School Bridge down to High Mill Lane
This is the second page of the History of Shops and Businesses.
Page 1 goes from the top of the village (Silsden Road) and down to 103 Main Street.
Page 3 goes from High Mill Lane down to Low Mill.
Address | Business Name | Type of Business | Dates | Notes | Photos |
Near School Bridge | George Whitaker | Barber & Wood Turner | In 1851 census | ||
Barn by beck | Pop Harrison | Lemonade & Mineral water | 1930s | Up steps | |
Tinny' Whittaker | Used as workshop | 1940s | See 70 Main St | ||
Flint & Dickson | Joinery, Undertaker | 1940s to 50s? | In barn | 2010 | |
Ridley's? | Storeroom | ||||
106 Main St | The Swan (Hotel) | Public House | In 1851 census | Sarah Briggs | |
In 1909 | J Walker | ||||
1940s to 1960s | Mr & Mrs Thornber | ||||
to 2014 | Name changed to Black Swan | c.1910 1920s?2003 |
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The Swan Stables | Behind pub | Demolished 1960s? | To make access to field. Now car park | ||
The Black Swan | Public House | 2014 on | Re-named from The Swan | ||
105? Main St (now has wooden door) | E Pendlety? | Chemist | 1930s | ||
? | Draper | 1930s? | Ref. Sis Appleyard interview | ||
Chrissy Horsman | Ladies Hairdresser | 1940s to '50 | Moved to Ilkley | ||
Post Office | 1960s | Had robbery then moved back to 119 Main St. | |||
Mrs Curtis | Ladies Hairdresser | ||||
Pat Lindley & mother | Ladies Hairdresser | 1950s to 1960s | |||
Mrs Ward | Ladies Hairdresser | 1960 to '70 | |||
107 Main St | Mr Cotton | Bicycle & pram, toys etc. repairer | 1940s | Repairs in his spare time | |
Decor Mart (Dicky Rishworth) | Decorating supplies | Late 1950s to 1970s | 1970s | ||
Maurice Roe | Greengrocer | 1970s to 1980s | |||
Fruit Basket(Terry Pullan) | Greengrocer, Fish & Flowers | Late 1980s to 1997 | Converted to housing | 1997 | |
Back St (now George St) | Jane Fieldhouse | Bread baker | In 1851 census | ||
2-3 Brumfitt Hill | George Brumfitt | Carrier | 1770s on | Despatched parcels to York regularly, by wagon. | |
Edward Brumfitt | After George | ||||
Edward Brumfitt | Innkeeper | 1796 to after 1800 | |||
George Brumfitt | Farmer | 1851 to 1869 | Farmed 60 acres | ||
Old School, left side ground floor | John Horsman | Gents Hairdresser | 1880 to late 1890s | ||
Harry Horsman | Gents Hairdresser | Late 1890s to 1940s | 1930s? | ||
Old School, right side ground floor | Mrs L Gill ('Auntie Lily') | Hardware | to 1930s | ||
Mrs Bobby | Household crockery | 1940s | |||
Old School ground floor | Public Library | Library | c.1940 to present | Right side only until Horsman's closed | 1991 |
Old School,first floor | Mr Lemmon(School head) | Yorkshire penny bank | 1930s to 1950s? | On Monday nights | |
Council Room | 1930s to present | ||||
113 Main St | Harry Ridley | Fish & Chip Shop | 1940s to 1950s | ||
Eric Roe | Fish & Chips | 1950s to 1960s | Combined with 115 below | ||
115 Main St (then 'Front St') | Henry Flescher Bland | Grocer, Draper, calico manufacturer | In 1851 census | ||
113/5 Main St | W Whitham (Willie) | Fish, Fruit, Flowers, Frozen foods, Yorkhams & Walls' sausages, Poultry & Fresh Cream daily. | 1960s | 113, extended to include 115 Main St. Address given as 113 Main St. | 1970s |
Manor Barn Pine | Pine furniture | in 1980 | 1980 | ||
The Village Bakery | Bakery | in August 1984 | |||
Maude's | Tearoom, Outside Catering | ||||
Good Food Shop(Pam Hartley) | Quality food & outside catering. | 1990s to 2007 | 2006 | ||
GFS Café & Bistro | Café,Bistro & outside catering | 2007 to 2008 | Closed due to building collapse. Rebuilt 2010. | ||
Frewin's Café & Bistro | Café & Bistro | 2012 | Closed Oct 2012 | ||
Cardamons | Indian Restaurant | 2013 to present | Opened Oct 2013 | ||
114 Main St | Mary Anne Breare | Lodging House | In 1851 census | ||
117 - 119 Main St | Douglas Simpson | Post Office | 1920s to 1940s | ||
Mr & Mrs Jones | Post Office | Late 1940s to late '50s | Took business to No.105 for short time. Back after robbery. | ||
Mrs M O'Neil | Post Office & Drug Store, Leather goods, Jewellery, Perfumes, Cosmetics, Handbags | Late 1950s to 1970s | Extended to include No.117 c.1960 | 1950s | |
Post Office Stores | Post Office, | In 1979 | Paul & Ann Coughlin | ||
Post Office & Dacre Son & Hartley | Post Office & Estate Agent | From 1985 | ditto | ||
Post Office | Post Office | to present | 2003 | ||
120 Main St | Mick Roe | Joinery | 1990s to present | ||
121 Main St | William Whitham | Tailor | In 1909 | Craven Household Almanac 1909 | |
Eric Whitham | Gent's Tailor | In 1940s to 1987 | Converted to housing 1987 | ||
Sugar Hill | James Whitaker | Master cordwainer (shoes) | In 1851 census | ||
Under railway bridge Main St Hut 1 | A Scott | Pork Butcher | 1910 to 1930s? | Used as store for W Whittam. Demolished late 1960s | 1966 |
Under railway bridge Main St Hut 2 | Co-Operative | in 1966 | Demolished c.1970 - Now Sugar Hill Green | 1966 | |
C H (J E ) Carr | Grocer & café | 1930s to 1960s | 1966 | ||
Duckworth's | Grocer, then café | Late 1960s to c.1970 | |||
Under railway bridge Main St Hut 3 | W Bye | Basket Maker & coconut fibre mats | to 1970s? | Wooden hut. Demolished late 1960s | 1966 |
122 Main St (left end of 124) | ? | Cobbler | 1930s | 1920s? | |
Halifax Building Society | Insurance Office | 1940s | Dark shop with drab curtains. Open once a week. | ||
122 - 124 Main St | Tom West | Butcher | 1900s | 1920s? | |
J Dixon | Butcher | 1930s | |||
J Dixon & Sons | Butchers | 1940s to 1957 | Moved across to 127 Main St | ||
Jemma Hall | Dress making | ||||
Mrs Robinson | Antiques | ||||
Bits and Pieces | Antiques | In 1977 | |||
Mrs Raubitschek | Antiques | 1980s (short time only) | |||
Keith Ives | Art Gallery | ||||
Andrew Hird | Insurance consultant | in 1991 | 1991 | ||
Technick | Dental technicians | to 1998 | |||
Hadfield Photocraft | Printing, Copying | 1998 to present | 2010 | ||
123 Main St | Old Station Fisheries | Fish & Chips (Restaurant) | 1970 to present (Restaurant closed 2000?) | Built after railway bridge demolished | 2005 |
Behind George Street (now Ridley's Fold) | Ridley's Builders | Builders yard | 1888 to 1970s? | Now Ridleys Fold - had access to Main St & barn beside beck and from Brick Road | |
Brick Road (beside Railway embankment) | Barcroft Shed (Adams) | Textile mill | 1925 to 1959 | Walk in access from steps to Southfield Terrace. Goods from S/F Lane past poultry sheds & garaging. Fire in grounds 1973 caused by cleaner burning rubbish. Closed 1990, now West Croft estate (Wimpey) | 1930s |
Cisterns Ltd. | Sanitary ware | in 1968 | |||
Varley Cisterns, Bartol Plastics | Sanitary ware & rainwater goods | in 1970s | |||
Fordham, Ramfield, Spring Ram | Plastic sanitary ware | 1973 | |||
Southfield Farm | Clays of Addingham | Builders & farmers | 1971 to present | Builder now based at Skipton | |
126 Main St | Samuel West | Master shoemaker | In 1851 census | No. 126 or thereabouts | |
Almond Demains | Tobaconist & snuff etc.& sweets | 1930s to late 1950s or early 1960s | |||
Jim Adams | Tobaconist & sweets | Mid to late 1950s to 1960s | Extended into 128 Main St selling trinkets etc. | ||
Michael's Electrical | Electrical & Electronic sales & repairs | 1960s to 2013 | Closed Sept. 2013 | ||
127 Main St | Marmaduke Spencer | Grocer | Before 1801 - 1838 | ||
William Spencer | Grocer & Druggist | 1840s | Druggist 'laboratory' behind shop in Druggist Lane | ||
Joshua Taylor | Druggist | In 1851 | |||
Mr Harrison | Druggist | In 1909 | Craven Household Almanac 1909 | ||
E Varley | Grocery & Provisions | to c.1915 | 1920s | ||
C Flint & Sons | Grocery & Provisions | c.1915 to 1957 | Sue Preston's grandfather. Used as house by Gilbert Thorpe for short period before bought by Dixons | ||
J Dixon & Sons | Family Butcher | c.1960 to present | Front part of building demolished.c.1960 | 1991 | |
129 Main St | John Whitham | Greengrocer | In 1851 census | ||
J Edwards | Gents Hairdresser | 1940s to c.1960 | |||
A Edwards | Gents Hairdresser | c.1960 to 1980s | |||
? | Solicitors office | 1980s to 1990s | |||
Cameo | Ladies Hairdresser | Late 1990s to present | The Wardrobe' clothes included 2013 | 2002 | |
135 Main St (Corner of Lodge Hill) | William Spencer | Coffee roasting establishment | 1842 - ? | ||
Maria then Mary Spencer (daughter) | Sweets & Tobacco, Bread, Cotton Tape, Soda Water refills. Advert for Liver Pills & Bile Beans. | Early 1920s to 1990 | now housing. Spencers lived in Crown Cottage. | ||
3 Lodge Hill | T Carr | Roofing contractors | 1980s? To present | ||
Lodge Hill | Jmes Petty | Blacksmith | In 1851 census | ||
Lodge Hill (top, on right) | Oddfellows' Hall | Built 1838 | Used by Primitive Methodists before chapel built. | 1960s | |
Liberal Club | Demolished c.1970 | 4 cottages below hall (2 accessed from Lodge Hill, 2 from Druggist Lane | |||
132/4 Main St ('Manchester House') | John Purdy | Linen & wool draper | In 1851 census | Left of Crown Cottage | |
(Sarah) Bilton | Draper | Early 1900s? | Mrs A E 'Lizzie' Roe worked there & business continued at 140 Main St. | c.1900 | |
Co-Op Drapery | Draper | In 1940s | Premises now incorporated into Crown Inn | ||
Crown Cottage (in front of Crown) | John Emmott | Clogger | In 1851 census | ||
Thomas Gill | Butcher | In 1851 census | |||
Co-Op Drapery | Draper & milliner | 1930s to 1950s | Demol.1960s. Belonged to Mary Spencer who had sweet shop at 135 Main St q.v. | ||
136 Main St | (The) Crown Hotel (Inn) | Public House (built 1769) | In 1851 census | Innkeeper WilliamThompson | |
In 1972 | Ken & Marlene - landlords | ||||
to present | 1950s | ||||
Bolton Rd (Yard behind Crown) | Crown Stables | Mortuary | Demolished | Now Crown car park. Had meeting room above - soldiers billeted there 1940s | |
1 Bolton Rd | J Oldroyd | Gents Hairdresser | Demolished 1960s | See 138 Main Street | |
2 Bolton Rd | Co-Op | Grocery & Provisions | to 1950s? | 1975 | |
Helyg Pottery | Hand made Pottery & Textiles | 1950s to 2000? | |||
Addingham Luthiers | Stringed instrument makers | to 2000? | above Helyg Pottery | ||
Nursery Rhymes | Day Nursery | 2000 to present | 2004 | ||
2A Bolton Rd | Co-Op | Butcher | to 1950s? | ||
Cooks Wholefood & Nat Provincial Building Soc. | Health Food & Building Soc. | In 1984 | Alison Wall | ||
Fuzzy's | Ladies Hairdresser | to present | 2004 | ||
11 Bolton Rd | Mrs Tomlin | Sweets & baking | 1930s to '40s | Home made cakes | |
Maurice Roe | Florist & Greengrocer | 1950s to '60s | Moved to 109? Main St | ||
J Devaney | Green Grocer | 1960s | Demolished 1960s? | ||
Malt Kiln Yard | Mrs Blackburn | Dressmaking | Late 1920s to '40s | Cottage opposite Malt Kiln. Demolished 1960s. | |
Malt Kiln, Bolton Rd | The Malt Kiln | Malt Kiln | In 1851 | John Wall maltster - see 144 Main St. | |
Geoff Lowcock | Gunsmith | in 1977 | |||
Harry Smith | Cabinet Maker | in 1977 | |||
John Knight | Artist | in 1977 | |||
Oakstone Developments | Builders | to present | 2004 | ||
Bolton Rd (on right where now Kilners Croft) | Dickinson's Garage | Car servicing | in 1950s | Wooden hut, could take 4-6 cars in two rows. Moved to Church St then Ilkley Rd q.v. | |
9 Springfield Mount | George Atkins | Milkman | 1950s | ||
Joiners | In 1972 | Wardrobes, Porches, Alterations, Extns. All building work carried out. Later at 5 Stockinger Lane q.v. | |||
Bolton Rd | Isaac Morrison | Dealer in pots | In 1851 census | ||
Bolton Rd | Joseph Wade | Master joiner & cabinet maker | In 1851 census | Employed 3 men | |
Bolton Rd (on left after Bark Lane) | T West /J Dixon, Butchers | Slaughterhouse | to 1940s | ||
Farm | to 1990s | ||||
High Mill Lane | Corn Mill | Corn mill | to 1851+ | Alice Lister & sons David & George - corn millers in 1851. Corn milling continued after 1788 textile mill extn. | |
High Mill | Textile mill (cotton spinning) | 1788 to 1953 | 1980s | ||
High Mill | Engineering works | in 1968 | Converted to housing 1970s |