Bradford
The name Bradford is
derived from the "broad
ford"
at Church Bank (below the
site
of
Bradford Cathedral) around which a settlement had
begun to appear before the time of the
Norman Conquest. The ford crossed the stream
called Bradford Beck
Bradford has long been a
centre of the
West
Riding
wool
industry. Bradford was one of the many English towns which
became prosperous during the
Industrial Revolution. Bradford's textile
industry dates back as far as the thirteenth century,
but it was not until the nineteenth century that it became
world-famous. Wool was imported in vast quantities for the
worsted cloth in which Bradford specialised.
Other fibers were also processed, e.g.,
alpaca. Yorkshire boasted plentiful supplies of
iron
ore,
coal
and
soft
water which were used in cleaning raw wool, and a
coal seam which stretched as far as
Nottingham provided the power that the industry
needed. Sandstone, Bradford's local stone, provided an
excellent resource for the building of the mills, and the
large population of West Yorkshire meant there was a readily
available workforce.
To support the textile
mills,
a large manufacturing base grew up in the city, providing
textile machinery, and this led to diversification with
different industries thriving side-by-side. The textile
industry has been
in decline since the 1920s, and Bradford has been cited as
an example of
deindustrialization. However, Bradford remains
one of the north's important cities, with modern
engineering, chemicals and financial services replacing the
"dark satanic mills" of the industrial revolution.
The grandest of the
mills (although no longer used for textile production) is
Lister's Mill (or
Manningham Mills). The chimney of Lister's mill
can be seen from most places in Bradford.
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Lowstead Lodge |
01943 600673 |
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Low Stead Lodge
is a spacious converted first floor farmhouse
situated on the fringe of Ilkley Moor, within
walking distance of the famous Cow & Calf Rocks.
It is an ideal location and base for walkers and
ramblers alike as well as regular visitors. With
footpaths crossing the cottage's land the lodge is
ideal for exploring the Yorkshire Dales and the
famous Bronte Country. The surrounding areas are of
West & North Yorkshire are renowned for both their
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The Corncrake Guest House at Cracoe
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01756 730205 |
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The Corncrake is
ideally placed for those planning a walking, cycling
or touring holiday in the Dales. Cracoe is about 6
miles from Skipton and close to the Dales villages
of Grassington, Rylstone and Hetton. There are
excellent walks all around us, and a quarter of a
mile to the rear is about 25 square miles of Open
Access walking land.
The Corncrake
building was completed as a Wesleyan Chapel in 1898,
later becoming a private residence. It has been used
as a Guest House for about the last thirty years.
Recent refurbishment has revealed many of the
original features such as the beamed roof and
supporting corbels, the Oriel window, and the Vestry
doors.
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Covering: Skipton |
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