Description of 25-D More Photographs
1. All Saints’ Parish Church showing New Rd before the houses were built
2. Interior of All Saint’s church pre 1935.
3. Rev. Wadeson and family. He was the Vicar of Bramham from 1899 to 1925
4. The Vicarage Institute was built in the grounds of the vicarage in 1902. It was the inspiration of the vicar’s wife and was for the use of the congregation. It was possible to play billiards and table tennis or have a bath. After 1918 it became a private house rented by Captain Branson. Later tenants were Mr Peacock and Mr Wright a game keeper. The house was sold to Mr .Kendrew a coal merchant. The house is still in private ownership.
5. The churchyard showing the path leading to what is now the Old Vicarage. The buildings in the background were used as slaughterhouses by Mr Cass a butcher.
6. View of the church from New Road ( possibly 1920’s ).
7. as above
8. Church Hill
The wall on the right was the boundary wall of the extensive Vicarage land. On the left there were three cottages (since demolished) and the three doors on the right were lavatories for these houses. The flagpole was erected by captain Branson who lived in what had been the Vicarage Institute after the 1914-18 war.
9. Hillside (now the High Street)
The first house on the right was The New York Inn . It later became a temperance hotel as it was thought that there were too many public houses in the village. During the 1914-18 War airmen from Hedley aerodrome used the New York Inn as their local as it was only a short bike ride back to base in the case of emergencies. Next to the inn were Beech Cottages. Behind one was a malt kiln. The barns on the left were owned by Mr Thackwray who lived at the Manor House. The van in the photograph probably belonged to Mr Cass the butcher. There were farmhouses along Hillside, Haygate, LaurelGrove and Greenhill—all are now private houses .
10. The Crag 1920’s
The arch still stands but only one cottage remains. It is thought that it had once been a coaching inn and there is a stone dated 1667. Under the kitchen floor a two cell prison was discovered, The girl is Annie Dykes when she was 12 years old in the 1920’s. She regularly went shopping for the woman who lived in the cottage.
11. New Road -1920’s
12. Back Lane showing part of the Old Hall and Church View . Back Lane was once a gated track stopping just where the women are in the photograph.
13. Aberford Road
On the right stands the Old Smithy which was still in use in the 1990’s. Opposite lived Mr Walker Smith ,a wheelwright. The four cottages, once a barn have now been converted into two houses.
14. Unsure of subject
15. Bramham Crossroads. The roundabout was built in the early 1950’s
16. Hope Hall
At some time in the mid 17th century this was home to Sir Thomas Fairfax of Civil War fame. By 1852 although owned by Bramham Park Estate Hope Hall became the sporting seat of Viscount Neville. Later it became the home to the hounds of the Bramham Moor Hunt but this way of life had to end after the passing of the Anti Hunting Bill in 2004.
17. Bramham College
Opened in1842/3 this was to be the Eton of the North. Dr Benjamin Bently Haigh moved his school from Grimston Lodge to Bramham Biggin and spent a great deal of money converting and extending the venerable house .For seventeen years the school flourished then tragically cholera struck. Dr Haigh and several of the boys died. The school never recovered and eventually was closed.
18. A threshing machine owned and hired out by Mr Lawn of Bramham Crossroads in the 1930’s and 40’s.
19. The Chamber brothers looking at the memorial stone to the Henry Percy - Duke of Northumberland killed at the Battle of Bramham Moor in 1408.
20. Staff outside Bramham House pre First World War when the house was owned by Major Ingham.
21. Haymaking
22. Scouts on parade with the Rev Hicks the scoutmaster in the 1930’s. Others in the picture are 1) on the left Mr Hargreaves ,Headmaster of the Village school
2) Mrs Ford with the pram 3) Norman Eastwood carrying the flag.
23. Troops marching up Bowcliffe Hill 1914-18
24. A visit to Brough Aircraft Factory. Mr Robert Blackburn of Bowcliffe Hall owned the factory.
25. Children ready for a fancy dress parade at Sports Day held on The Croft Aberford Road
26. Members of the Church Boys Brigade outside Bowcliffe Hall in1942. Jack Norman on the right was the leader of the company which was disbanded in the 1950’s
27. The Day School Outing in 1920’s and 30’s
The annual picnic was held at Bramham Park where the children had tea on the front lawn. Lord Bingley joined the children and chatted to the teachers. Only pupils under the age of seven went in the cart everyone else had to walk.
28. Bramham Football team 1914-18
29. The Methodist Sunday School outing 1930’s
Mr and Mrs Alcock with the children at Headley Hall At this time the Hall was owned by Mr Elvidge . Now it is owned by Leeds University and is part of the University Farm.
30. The White Horse Public House Football team. 1937.
31. The reopening of the Village hall which had been destroyed by fire in January 1945. Arthur Tindall is standing on the left.
32. New York Farm on the road to Tadcaster
33. Aerial View of the village 1950’s
34. Text describing Photograph 33
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