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The Old Vicarage
Interior of Cottingley Town Hall - Courtesy D. Frear
Cottingley Bar House
Cottingley Bar House
Hollings Street
Saltaire Picture House now demolished
1935 Football Team
Cottingley Co-op in days gone by, Photo courtesy K. Wraith
Beckside Fisheries. Celebrating King GeorgeV Jubilee May 6th 1935
The Old Post Office
The Old St. Michael's Church
The interior of the old St. Michael's Church
Cottingley 1st School - now demolished
Aerial view of Cottingley as it was in 1938
Pupils of Town Hall School
Raspberry pickers on Allotments
Lodge Gates at entrance to Cottingley Woods. These lodges were at the entrance to Cottingley Woods and were sited on Bradford Old Road where the rear of the white bungalows meets Woodlands Grove. The lodge keepers used to live in one lodge and then cross over into the other to sleep.
Lodge Gates at entrance to Cottingley Woods. These lodges were at the entrance to Cottingley Woods and were sited on Bradford Old Road where the rear of the white bungalows meets Woodlands Grove. The lodge keepers used to live in one lodge and then cross over into the other to sleep.
Rev. John Maylard
Rev. John Maylard Pages about his stay at Cottingley from his autobiography
Carnival Time
Town Hall in 1915
Cottingley Cricket Team Date unknown The ground at this time was situate in a field near the footpath from Sun Inn to Nab Wood. The Whittingham and Smith names are in this team.
Cottingley Cricket Team 1st XI 1928 - Sir James Roberts Cup Finalists<br />Back Row left to right: E. Rushworth, G. Parks, L. Smith E. Hill, N. Helliwell<br />Front Row left to right: W. Revill, F. Broadbent W. Tankard, G. Broadbent, R. Ackroyd
Cottingley Cricket team circa 1930. (photograph courtesy J. Mawson)<br />George William Mawson seated 3rd from right.
Cottingley Cricket Team Horsfall Cup Winners 1938<br />Left to right: H. Milner, W. Barrat, J. Duxbury, E. Hill, N. Helliwell (Captain), Walter Helliwell, G. Bottomley, F. Goode, J. A. Flanagan, E. Northrop, A. Ellison
Cottingley Cricket Team 1st XI 1947<br />Back Row left to right: G. Haigh. F. Goode, N. Helliwell (Captain), K. Thornton, E. Northrop, F. Fox<br />Front Row left to right: J. Leahy, W. Smith, J. Butterfield, C. Medley, K. Ives.
Cottingley Cricket Team circa 1950/51<br />Back Row left to right: J. Leahy, R. Edwards, E. Northrop, T. Abberton, B. Abberton, A. Fielding, T. Woodhead<br />Front Row left to right: H. Woodhead, C. Medley, F. Whittingham, K. Woodhead, P. Butterfield, G. Seal
Cottingley Cricket Team 1952<br /> Back Row left to right: J. Leahy, E. Greenwood, K. Woodhead, J. Flegg, G. Haigh, E. Northrop<br> Front row left to right: ?Mackenzie, T. Abberton, C. Medley (Captain), D. Smith, J. Butterfield.
A gathering of Cottingley Elders
Cottingley Beck Waterfall
Waterfall showing bridge across. Photo courtesy Brenda Rowe
Men working on stone wall at snicket to Nab Wood - Courtesy D. Frear
Bankfield Hotel
Beckfoot Bridge
Beckfoot Farm
House attached to Cottingley Mill
Cottingley Old Hall - now demolished
Old Sun Inn. Photo courtesy Mark Neale.
Nancy Moore & daughter. Photo courtesy Mrs Wilkinson
The 1925 Shoot (This picture appeared in the Guardian Chronicle in March 1965)
Those pictured here include Mrs. Daisy Addison, Mr. Walter R. Kay, Mr. Henry Ayrton, Mr. Willie Abbberton, Mr. Tom Woodley, Mr. Tom Brooks, Mr. Sidney Ives, Mr. Arthur Wood, Mr. Walter Smith, Mr. Herbert Thompson, Mr. Jess Ives, Mrs. Violet Haigh, Mr. Clifford Stagg, Mr. Albert Whittingham. <br><i>from Guardian Chronicle March 5 1965</i>
Identity Card 1940s
The Old Cottingley Working Mens Club Courtesy D. Frear
Cottingley Working Mens Club in the 1930s
War Memorial at Old Church - Courtesy D. Frear
Richard Thornton 1838 - 1863
Dressing up for the Carnival
Beckfield Road circa 1964
Celebrating the end of the 2nd world war. Among those celebrating are: F.Revill; G.Exell; Joan Mawson; P.Bailey; E.Hallam; M.Shackleton; B.Smithson; B.Starkey; P.Denby; Jack Mawson; M.Stoney; M.Stead; E.Exell; J.Starkey; Y. Littlewood; J.Denby; A.Stoney; F.Exell; R.Seal; J.Walker; E.Smith; J.Revill; M.Bradley; Mrs.Stoney; E.Mawson; G.Firth; Mrs.Stead; R.Hallam; G.Smith; Mrs.Wray; Mrs.Shackleton; F.Sunderland; J.Stoker; V.Stoker; M.Bellwood; P.Willis; R.Goode; Mrs.Revill; Mrs.Morton.
Gymnastic Display 1950. Photo courtesy M. Atack.<br />Back Row: Husband of Sarah Bradley, Ada Bradley, Connie Teale, Sarah Bradley, ?, Pauline Smith, Mrs Smith, Margaret Bradley, ?, ? ?, Laura Addison, Mr. Bradley (father of Annie Bradley).<br /> Front Row: Mr. Atack, Mr. Helliwell, ?, ?, Miss Denby, Mrs Smith (mother of Bill and Nellie), ?, ?, ?, ?, Mr Addison, Mrs. Addison, Mrs Riley (sister of Florrie and Madge), Annie Maylard, Nancy Moore (now Hoare), Jean Warin, ?, ?, Mary Denby, Mrs Denby, Doris Wray, Margaret Shackleton, Brenda Smithson, Miss Mainwaring, ?<br /> Gym teacher Dorothy Smith.
Mainwaring Group. Photo courtesy Eric Walker (son of Alice Mainwaring)<br />Mainwaring family group at rear of 32 Hollings Street looking towards site of Manor Road (prior to Manor Road Houses being constructed).<br /> Front Row L to R Edward Mainwaring, Alice Mainwaring, Emma Mainwaring (nee Livock)<br /> Back Row L to R Eleanor Mainwaring, Milly Mainwaring (actually Christened Milly not Millicent as some people thought) <br />Edward was postman/sub-postmaster from 1884 to 1919<br /> This picture probably taken about 1895.
Wedding Pageant. Milly Mainwaring (front row, 2nd from L) taking part in a mock wedding about 1937/8. Possibly to mark some event in local government.<br />Photo courtesy Eric Walker (son of Alice Mainwaring)
CLASS C 1900. Photo courtesy Eric Walker.
Alice Mainwaring (back row 3rd from L) aged about 20 in 1909/10 with choir at Town Hall Cottingley. <br />Photo courtesy Eric Walker.
Old Post Office at 32 Hollings Street 1906/7. Emma Mainwaring (nee Livock, sister of Maria Fielding who is grandmother of Maurice Atack) in doorway with son, Fred Mainwaring aged about 5 years.<br />Photo courtesy Eric Walker
Cottingley Gipsy Queens. From Concert @ Town Hall about 1934/5. With Milly (front row 2nd from L) and Eleanor (front row 4th from L) Mainwaring. <br />Photo courtesy Eric Walker
Tan House Farm, Bradford Road, Cottingley Bridge. This photo taken before the house garden and part of the building in the centre of the picture were taken for road widening<br />Photo courtesy Eric Walker
Tan House Farm. This photo taken before the garden was taken for road widening<br />Photo courtesy Eric Walker.
March Cote circa 1910
Outside Town Hall June 1950
Christmas Party at Town Hall. Photo supplied by Dorothy Dove.
Birthday Party. Photo by Bingley Guardian 16th May 1951 Ref 21936 <br />Leslie Hopwood, Patricia Gott, Marlene Seal, Dorothy Bolton, Margery Ashton, Barbara Kershaw amongst those present.<br />Photo supplied by Dorothy Dove.
Play at Town Hall. Photo from Bingley Guardian 14th March 1941 Ref 6164<br /> Nellie Bolton and Connie Teale among the players<br />Photo supplied by Dorothy Dove.
Production at Town Hall. The photo was taken sometime in the late 40's (provided by Dorothy Dove)<br /> Among those performing were Marlene Seal, Barbara Kershaw, Raymond Bolton, Leslie Hopwood, Patricia Gott, Christine Helliwell, Dorothy Bolton, Brenda Smithson, Jean Bairstow
Cottingley Town Hall School circa 1916-17. Photo supplied by Kathleen Bolt (nee Laycock).
Cottingley Town Hall Production - date unknown. Photo supplied by Kathleen Bolt (nee Laycock).
Town Hall Womens Guild circa 1945-46. Back row l to r Annie Hill, Connie Teale, Mrs Jackson, Kathleen Laycock<br /> Middle Row l to r Alice Carter, Grace Wilson, Muriel Nobbs, Miss Mainwaring, Edna Smith, Mrs Wray<br /> Front Row l to r Bertha Parsons, Hilda Helliwell, Alice Helliwell, Alice Pollard, Emily Hill, Kathleen Parsons<br /> Photo supplied by Kathleen Bolt (nee Laycock)
Cottingley Town Hall 1907. Looking down Main Street from Cottingley Town Hall - Old Sun Inn visibile at bottom.
Looking down Main Street in 1906
Betty Longden (nee Morton) dressed as a Cottingley Fairy aged about 2 years (1935/6)
Keith Frear, Lyn Jones, Peter Gott
Quebec - John Goode on bike
Cottingley Hall Lodge
Hollings Street Villas 1904
Football Team 1937
Farm Workers - Brooksbanks Farm
Womens Guild
Gymnastic Group c 1930 at Cottingley Town Hall. The Gym Club was started in Cottingley Town Hall in 1930 with Parallel Bars and Swinging Rings. The Cottingley Club entered junior team competitions in Bradford and won quite a lot of medals. This photograph shows the girls outside the Mechanics Institute at Cottingley Town Hall. Photo Courtesy Kathleen Parsons
Womens Guild. Photo courtesy Kathleen Parsons.
Early photo of Manor Farm
The Grange - now demolished

Cottingley Fairies Photographs

Frances with the fairies
Frances and the Leaping Fairy
Elsie with a Gnome
Fairy offering a Harebell to Elsie
Fairy Sunbath

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