The History of Gildersome
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    • Joshua Greathead
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    • Religion >
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      • 1918
      • PoWs
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    • Park House
    • Turton Hall
    • Harthill House
    • Old Hall
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    • Baptist Church
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Odds and Ends:     a Collection of Gildersome Memorabilia                                            
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Gildersome Baptist Church, opening of the New Organ, May 1868. See list below for the names of all the people shown in the photo.  The front row is the pulpit containing ministers and church wardens, behind is the choir and behind that is the new organ, organist and blower.
Photo and names courtesy of the Gildersome Baptist Church.
1. William Ellis
​5. Henry Booth
9. Wm Thornbury 
​13. Walter Ellis
​17. Unknown 
​21. Mary Booth ⁴ 
​25 Saml Crowther⁸
2. Rev John Sargent
​6. Geo Richardson
10. George Webster
14. Ann Eliz. Garlick ¹
​18. Caleb Crowther
​22. Louisa Crowther ⁵
3. James Bilbrough
​7. Oliver Holliday
11. James Foster
​15. Sarah Bilbrough ²
​19. Edward Crowther
​23. Wm Richardson ⁶
4. John Calvert
​​8. Rev John Haslem
​12. John Whitley
​16. Mary Ann Crowther³
​20. Thomas Crowther
​24. Harry Booth ⁷
     ¹ Mrs Tom Bellwood  ² Mrs P. Tempest  ³ Mrs William Bilbrough  ⁴ Mrs Sam Grayshon  ⁵ Mrs Wm Jewitt
​⁶ Blower  ⁷ Organ Builder  ⁸ Organist
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Henry Greensmith (1864-1932) & Gildersome colliery workers.
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Workers posing at Belle Vue Terrace..
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Nathaniel Kinsman, born 1823 in Gildersome, the son of Rev. Andrew Guyse Kinsman, St Peters longest serving Vicar

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The Coronation Bonfire on top of Harthill, to celebrate the accession to the throne of George V, 22 June 1911
Photo courtesy of Morley Archives.

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The sign reads: "Garden Party at Belmont Gildersome Saturday Jun 9."
Photo courtesy of Brook Klivington, Gildersome, Past & Present.

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Inside the Lion Store on Finkle circa 1950?
Photo courtesy of Brook Klivington, Gildersome, Past & Present. ​

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The Gildersome Pageant of 1934 was organised to raise funds for the Leeds Infirmary Appeal Fund.  The highlight of this extravaganza was the arrival of a stagecoach and what was undoubtedly a showstopper, the appearance of a local legend: John Nevison the highwayman.
Leeds Mercury 1934.  This publicity picture was of a rehearsal and appeared in the Mercury a few days before the pageant was staged.

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From the same 1934 pageant: Famous figures from History representing Gildersome's past. 
Photo courtesy of Brook Klivington, Gildersome, Past & Present.

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Clipping courtesy of the Morley Archives
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Another shot from the same pageant, above.

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Boy's Brigade on the march on Church St., circa 1960s.

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Girl's Life Brigade on the march at Victoria Place, in the 1960s. 
Photo courtesy of Peter Aldred

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St. Peter's Boy's Choir procession, probably at Whitsuntide; 1950s, location unknown.
Photo courtesy of Peter Aldred

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Staff and children at the New National School, photographed circa 1900.  Albert Jowett, headmaster, is standing in the rear row centre and also appears 20 years later in the photo below.
Photo courtesy of Joyce Smith

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Photo courtesy of Facebook's 'Gildersome, Past, Present & Future'

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A June 1953 event behind the Greenside Methodist Church (left). Clayton Fold can be seen on the right and behind it is Maiden Mills. The Chimney in the background is Springfield Mills.
Photo courtesy of Facebook's 'Gildersome, Past, Present & Future'
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Members of the Gildersome Church Operatic Society, January 1927.
Photo courtesy of the Morley Observer 7 Jan 1927

INDUSTRY
1889

PEOPLE
Major Joshua Greathead
Norrison Cavendish Scatcherd
Wlm Hudson of Park House
Benjamin Sanderson, born 1810
James Thomas Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
Circa 1850s Tavern Goers. Thanks to John Kershaw
Wlm Ellis, born 1817. Tailor of Gildersome.
Henry Booth and wife Ann Sanderson,
Rev, John Haslam
Arthur Brooks Bilbrough, born at Park House
George Webster
Arthur Brook, Gildersome's infamous Gentleman Burglar
Philip Henry Booth, author of "A History of Gildersome"
Saml Crowther & wife Grace Ineson of Harthill House
William Radford Bilbrough published "A History of the Baptist Church at Gildersome"
Former vicar of St Peter's, possibly Rev David Cowling.
William Bedford of Turton Hall.
Second Lt. Thomas Oates Holliday Bates.
Rev. Dennis Barraclough, S.Th. 1971- 1982
Wilson Bros, in Highfield Mills. Thanks to Tom Marshall.

Business 
1892

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Leeds in 1720 by Samuell Buck. Number 2 is Farnley Wood
1765
Harthill House
1766 Harthill House
Harthill House now the site of the Angel Inn (Angle is a misprint)
1780 Harthill House
1807
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1836 Church Rate Feud
1839
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1899 A Gildersome native son !
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Rev. Mr. Hawthorn
1913
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