little horton : definition of little horton and synonyms of little horton (English) 10 External links Introduction Little Horton is located on gently sloping land to the south east of Bradford. The area has an ancient history and is a pre-industrial settlement. It was originally an area of farmland, but the soil was so poor that arable crop farming was nearly impossible. As a result the people in the settlement had to find other means of making a living from the earliest times through manufacture and trade. There are different ideas about what the name Horton means. The word ‘ton’ probably means farm or enclosed farmland[ citation needed ] [1] and ‘hor’ is thought to mean grey or dirty[ citation needed ]. The ‘Little’ part of the title only refers to the fact that ‘Little Horton’ covered a smaller area of land than ‘Great Horton’. The two areas together made up the Manor of Horton. Little Horton has a ‘multi-cultural history’ dating back to the 11th century[ citation needed ]. The area known as Horton has been populated in the distant past by the Angles , Norse , Danish and Norman French , as well as possibly before this by people of Celtic origin[ citation needed ].

The de Horton’s became Lords of the Manor of Horton about 1294.[ citation needed ] Robert de Stapleton took the name Horton, when King Henry II granted him the land as a reward for services to the Crown.[ citation needed ] The title Lord of the Manor passed to several eminent Bradford families over the years, finally returning to the Horton family in 1640.[ citation needed ] The last of the Horton family to have the title ‘Lord of the Manor’ was Charles Horton Rhys in the early 19th century.[ citation needed ] In more recent times there is evidence of German cloth merchants coming to the area.[ citation needed ] People from the rural areas of Britain and immigrants from Ireland were drawn to Bradford and the Little Horton area in the mid-19th century, during the Industrial Revolution , to work in the growing industries. In the 20th century people from the former ‘ Eastern Bloc ’ countries for example Poland, Latvia, Serbia and Russia,[ citation needed ] as well as people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Caribbean countries, settled in Little Horton. Some of these for example the Serbs, came as refugees and asylum seekers, others came solely to achieve economic advancement by working in the mills and related industries.

Pre-industrial Little Horton In the area known as ‘Little Horton Green’ there are still a number of farmhouses and out buildings, indicating that this was once a farming district. Typical three story weavers' cottages may be seen opposite the farms. These were used initially to weave not wool, but cotton, by a man called Samuel Swaine in the 18th century. The house and barn, with the date stone 1755, were used for the manufacture and sale of cotton by a Mr Kay in the late 18th and very early 19th century. In the pre-industrial age, each manor had a poorhouse where the destitute could go for poor relief. The poorhouse at Little Horton was one of the first buildings in the area and can still be seen today. It is now a house and was replaced by the much larger Bradford Workhouse (now St. Luke’s Hospital ) in 1855. There were two manor houses in Little Horton, Horton Old Hall and Horton Hall.

The two halls existed, because the Sharp family who had ownership of Little Horton for many years, were on different sides during the English Civil War (1642–1655)[ citation needed ] and as a result erected a second major dwelling in the area, divided from the ‘Old Hall’ by a huge wall. In the early 20th century Horton Hall was used as the residence of the Bishop of Bradford [ citation needed ]. Both halls were situated opposite All Saints' Church and were demolished among much public outcry in the 1960s.[ citation needed ] All Saints’ Church was built in 1864, by the local landowner and MP Sir Francis Sharp-Powell ,[ citation needed ] who once lived in Horton Hall. Prior to the 19th century Little Horton was still a very rural area and a place where wealthy merchants and entrepreneurs chose to live to escape the increasing industrialisation of the city centre. However by the end of the 19th century most of the fields had disappeared and the area was surrounded by row upon row of back to back terrace housing, for the people who flocked to Bradford to work in the manufacturing industries.

Little Horton in the industrial age Population increase The population of Bradford increased from 13,264 in 1801 to 103,771 in 1851.[ citation needed ] This huge increase in numbers brought with it disease, hardship and a short life expectancy for most of the population. Young children in particular had a terrible time, few survived infancy and those in the poorer families who did, were sent to work long shifts in the mills as soon as they were able to do so, which was usually around four years of age. Conditions were terrible, fifteen hour days were common, no food breaks and little rest. Many children suffered from deformities caused by hard labour in the mills. Education was not an option for the majority of children. Working conditions The mill owner John Wood was exceptional among employers in the district, in that he provided health care, basic schooling and limited the hours a child could work in his factories.

Richard Oastler stayed at Horton Hall with John Wood in September 1830 and Wood made Oastler (who was also instrumental in the fight to abolish slavery) swear on a bible,[ citation needed ] that he would campaign for better conditions for children and other employees in the mills and factories of industrial Britain. This Oastler duly did, campaigning under the banner of ‘Yorkshire Slavery’. As a result eventually the Factories Act 1844 was passed,[ citation needed ] which limited the hours that could be worked by children in the mills. There were many business people and land owners in the Little Horton area, who as well as employing Oastler's 'Yorkshire Slaves' also traditionally had links with the transatlantic slave trade . Mary Skelton of Little Horton left her share in a plantation, Yorkshire Hall, in Demerara, along with all its negroes and slaves, to her three sons.[ citation needed ] This was in 1823, ten years before an Act was passed that outlawed slavery in the British colonies. Schools Next to All Saints' Church on Little Horton Green is All Saints' School.

This is an early church elementary school, which was established as a result of Forster’s 1870 Education Act .[ citation needed ] The Act encouraged both the Church of England and local councils to provide schools for all children of elementary age (under fourteen years of age). Forster was MP for Bradford and his efforts to make education compulsory for all children, helped make Bradford a pioneer in education. Bradford Council formed a school board which had the task of establishing ‘board schools’ to supplement the schools provided by the church authorities. School boards were elected by people in the local area.

One of the elected members of the school board in Bradford was Margaret McMillan .[ citation needed ] Margaret McMillan was responsible for setting up a system that checked the health of children in the elementary schools, she was also instrumental in encouraging physical education to be included as part of the curriculum and in convincing the local school board to provide school meals for children in their care.[ citation needed ] Margaret McMillan was committed to promoting the benefits of nursery education and established the first nurseries in the country in Bradford.[ citation needed ] She argued that the early years of a child’s life were the most important in education.[[fact}} The Teacher Training College, situated in Little Horton on Trinity Road, wass named in memory of this pioneer of education and is known as the Margaret McMillan Building.[ citation needed ] Religious diversity in Little Horton Even in the pre-industrial age, Little Horton had a reputation for religious diversity. There were many Presbyterian and other non-conformist chapels and churches in the area, for example the Methodist Church and Baptist Church on Little Horton Lane. An old church now houses the YMCA and the Methodist Church has become the Serbian Orthodox Church.

The Anglican church of All Saints' was built in 1894, with the money of F. S. Powell who lived at Horton Hall.[ citation needed ] This elaborate building is an example of the wealth and success of Bradford’s Victorian industrialists. Today the history of religious diversity continues. There are masjids ( mosques ), mandirs (Hindu temples), a Moravian church , black Pentecostal churches , Eastern European churches, an Orthodox church, Unitarian church, Quaker Meeting House and a range of chapels in the Little Horton area.[ citation needed ] Population changes The changes in the population during the late 19th and 20th century have had a major impact on the character of Little Horton. The area is home to a very diverse, multi-ethnic, multicultural, multi-faith community Distinct, close knit communities of Poles , Ukrainians , Hungarians and Lithuanians settled in Little Horton during and after the Second World War . Some were refugees, others European Voluntary Workers , who though they came initially as temporary workers, soon made their home in Bradford.

The first migrants from South East Asia also arrived after the Second World War.[ citation needed ] A group of Pakistani men who had been merchant seamen were amongst the first in 1944[ citation needed ]and they initially lodged with Eastern European migrants in Howard Street.[ citation needed ] Gujarati Indian, Pakistani, East African and African Caribbean migrants also settled in the Little Horton area from the mid 1950s onwards. The initial migrants tended to settle in areas within close proximity to one another, living with people who shared a common culture, heritage, language and often religion. These migrants filled the post war labour shortages in the mills and factories in the city. Typically most were young men who expected to earn money and then return home. For many this became a ‘myth of return’ they were joined by wives and families and like earlier migrants made Bradford their home. All these migrant groups established places of worship, often taking over old buildings. The Polish Catholic Church, the Serbian Orthodox Church and the Jamia Masjid for example, were all established in buildings that had once had other uses.[ citation needed ] Food shops and restaurants in Little Horton reflect the diverse nature of the people presently resident in the area.

The close proximity of the University and College, with their international student populations also has an influence on the area, for example the emergence of a student quarter at the bottom of Morley Street and Great Horton Road.[ citation needed ] Councillors Up to the win of Respect Party candidate, Alyas Karmani in the 2012 Local Elections, the ward has remained Labour for some years. Before Karmani's win, Cllr Ian Greenwood was leader of Bradford Council but he was beaten by Karmani and Cllr Naveeda Ikram was Lord Mayor of Bradford; she has now been replaced by Wharfedale Councillor, Dale Smith. Conclusion Little Horton has a long and distinguished history. It has a unique multi-cultural heritage and people connected to the area have been at the forefront of social reform.[ citation needed ] Little Horton continues to evolve and change. As the early migrant groups which settled in the area have become established and economically successful, many have moved out to the suburbs.

In recent years once again new migrant workers from Europe have been drawn to the area, particularly from Poland (with the result that the Polish Church and Social Club are once again experiencing an increase in congregation numbers and use) Likewise Black African Ethiopian Christians studying at the university , currently use the Serbian Orthodox Church and are a welcome addition to the congregation that worships in this building. The youth culture of the university quarter continues to flourish and evolve with new bars, shops, restaurants and clubs, being developed. Sources Bradford Metropolitan Libraries, Local Studies Department, Central Library, Bradford. Telephone: 01274 – 433688. Cudworth (1886) Rambles Round Horton Mountain Press Education Bradford (2006) Bradford’s Religious Communities Education Bradford Firth. G. (1990) Bradford and the Industrial Revolution Firth. G (1997) A History of Bradford Philimone and Co Fieldhouse. J (1972) Bradford Longman Hanson. A.

(2000) Sharp to Blunt Bradford Arts Museum and Library Service Wright.D.G & Jowett.J.A (Eds) (1982) Victorian Bradford Bradford City Libraries References ^ This how to do a reference External links The Workhouse in Bradford, Yorkshire, W. Riding Up to 1834 Bradford's first workhouse was built in 1738 at Barkers End at the north-east of Bradford, at the south side of what is now Barkerend Road. A parliamentary report of 1777 recorded local workhouses in operation at Bradford (for up to 70 inmates), Allerton (30), Calverley with Farsley (40), Clayton (20), Heaton (8), Horton (40), Idle (60), Manningham (36), North Bierley and Bowling (70), and Thornton (30). The Barkers End workhouse was rebuilt in 1790, as shown on the 1848 map below. It comprised an L-shaped building fronting onto the road, with men accommodated (by 1848) at the west and women at the east.

Bradford Barkers End workhouse site, 1848. Bradford Barkerend Road workhouse from the north-east. © Peter Higginbotham. Eden , in his 1797 survey of the poor in England, reported of Bradford that: The Poor are maintained in a Workhouse, in a convenient, airy situation at a little distance from the town. There are 74 inmates, mostly old women, old men and children. The daily diet in the Barkerend workhouse in 1795 was as follows: " Meat broth, vegetables, beer Pudsey's provision for housing the poor dates back to at least 1639 when the churchwardens and overseers were ordered to provide "howseroome and harbour" for Stephen Braithwaite and his wife ( Strong, 1982 ). In 1663, the township officials were required to build "a Cottage house — upon ye Waste" to accommodate Isaac Gaunt, his wife, and three small children.

The township's first workhouse had been established by 1741 when Lowton innkeeper Joseph Fenton bequeathed "my uppermost cottage and dwelling house called the workhouse where the poor of Pudsey are now maintained." In 1761, conditions in this establishment were said to be "lamentable and deplorable" and at least two children of widower Paul Hudson, a Moravian, died while residing there. Following complaints by the local Moravian community, it was decided to erect a new workhouse on common land at Littlemoor, at the north side of what is now Valley Road. The inmates were engaged in cloth making and a hoist was fitted above one of the first-floor windows (see illustration below) which was used as a "taking-in" door. Supplies for the workhouse were mostly obtained from the Moravian shop at Fulneck. The shop's records include the sale of sewing materials, harding (a coarse linen used to make men's shirts and women's shifts), and wolsey (a softer fabric with a flax warp and wool weft, used for petticoats and shawls).

Provisions supplied to the workhouse included hops (for brewing), clay pipes, tobacco (shag and pigtail for the men, and ladies' twist for the women), and 20 lbs of treacle per week. Other goods included lettuce seed, bedcord (for stretching across wooden bed frames), and a "bakestone" (on which to bake oatcakes). More luxurious items such as tea, sugar, and dried fruit were occasionally supplied on a separate account for the workhouse "Dame". At the rear of the workhouse was prison where miscreants were locked up until the constables could escort them to the New Inn at Bradford to be dealt with by a magistrate.

At a meeting of Pudsey's "Town's Committee" on 1st February 1802, it was resolved to "discontinue the poorhouse, the occupants to be disposed of as soon as possible," and at the next meeting, two weeks later, an agreement was made with John Cooper of Littlemoor, "to board the paupers residing in the poorhouse for one year, to commence on the first day of March, 1802, and likewise to find fire for them at the rate of three shillings per week per head, to have their earnings for his own benefit — the poor to have two meat dinners per week, and likewise to be under the inspection of the Committee to see they be well kept." ( Rayner, 1887 ). In 1830, Martin George Crowther was the workhouse Master. Little Moor Council School was built on the old workhouse site in 1891, now replaced by housing. Pudsey former parish workhouse, 1889. © Pudsey Civic Society .

The workhouse for Calverley-cum-Farsley was built in 1756 on Calverley's Back Lane, now Blackett Street, at the expense of Sir Walter Blackett (formerly Sir Walter Calverley — he changed his surname as a condition of a inheritance from his uncle). The relatively generous treatment of the inmates made it an expensive place to run — bills in 1772-3 included ones from suppliers of cloth, milk, butter, malt, groceries, veal, beef and mutton, items which would not have been available to those on out-relief. In 1778, the Overseers resorted to offering 8d. a week to Hannah Sowden for agreeing to leave the workhouse. In 1807, the twenty inmates comprised six children, nine women (two bastard-bearers, one wife and the rest widows), two were old men and three were just referred to by their surname and noted as 'old'. ( King, 1997 ) The building no longer exists but a plaque from the original building has been preserved at the site.

It reads "Sir Walter Blackett at his own Expence built this Workhouse in the year 1756." Calverley former parish workhouse (at rear), 1934. Idle's workhouse was at the south side of what is now Windhill Old Road. Idle workhouse site, 1852. The former Idle workhouse, 2006. © Peter Higginbotham. There was a workhouse in Clayton in two cottages on Ramsden Place, off Town End Road. In 1841, the location was referred to as Workhouse Fold. In 1772, Manningham and Heaton agreed to run a joint workhouse. In 1790, the chapelry of Wibsey converted Odsal Farm into a workhouse. The buildings were later used as three cottages. According to Baines' Directory of 1830, North Bierley had a workhouse at Hodgson Moor with John Wilkinson as its Governor. Allerton had a workhouse near Allerton Hall in a property known as Dean House. Allerton former parish workhouse, 2009. © Peter Higginbotham.

The Horton parish workhouse was located in what became Horton Park. Its first recorded master was Tom Carter, a cow doctor and dentist, who was succeeded by Jeremy Haley, Dan Booth, and William Marshall. The building was demolished in 1822 following the transfer of the workhouse to premises at Horton Green. The old site was bought by a Leeds wool merchant named Noble who erected a residence known as Well Close House. In 1812, when there was a national shortage of coins, Bradford was one a several urban workhouses to issue poor relief in the form of specially minted workhouse tokens. These were useable at local shops and could be redeemed by shop-keepers at the workhouse or union offices. Bradford workhouse token. © Peter Higginbotham. After 1834 Bradford Poor Law Union was formed on 10th February 1837.

Its operation was overseen by an elected Board of Guardians, 32 in number, representing its 20 constituent parishes as listed below (figures in brackets indicate numbers of Guardians if more than one): West Riding of Yorkshire: Allerton, Bolton, Bowling (2), Bradford (6), Calverley with Farsley, Clayton, Cleckheaton, Drighlington, Heaton, Horton (3), Hunsworth, Idle (2), Manningham, North Bierley (2), Pudsey (2), Shipley, Thornton (2), Tong, Wilsden, Wike [Wyke]. The population falling within the union at the 1831 census had been 94,621 with parishes ranging in size from Bolton (population 671) to Bradford itself (23,223). Following the creation of the Bradford Union in February 1837, the town was the scene of vigorous anti-Poor Law campaigning. This peaked in November 1837 during a visit of Assistant Poor Law Commissioner Alfred Power — his meetings with the Guardians were disrupted and he was attacked by a crowd. A contingent of six London police officers was sent to maintain order.

On 18th November, cavalry troops from Leeds were called in to quell a mob attacking a meeting at the Courthouse. The Riot Act was read, and over five thousand protestors, armed mainly with stones, fought a running battle with the troops who responded with sabres and, eventually, muskets. The Bradford Union initially inherited the former township workhouses at Bradford, Idle, Calverley, Pudsey, North Bierley, Clayton and Bowling — a total of 400 places. A report of the Bradford workhouse recorded that 'the rooms were dirty, and paupers not at all comfortable. Some were residing in a low damp room, which they did not think fit for habitation'. At the Pudsey workhouse, the inmates and house were said to be 'in a very dirty state' which was attributed to the Master carrying on a cloth making operation on the premises. By 1840, only the Bradford and Idle workhouses were still in use, providing around 200 place. In 1839, Bradford was one of the 37 unions which the Poor Law Commissioners reported that "for the present decline to concur in providing an adequate workhouse".

The early years of the Union were marked by ongoing differences between the four central townships (Bradford, Manningham, Horton and Bowling, which in 1847 formed the new Borough of Bradford) and the sixteen more rural out-townships. The Borough townships held only 12 of the Board's 32 seats, but by 1841 — because of the booming worsted industry in the central area — encompassed half of the Union's population. Any measures that would increase poor relief expenditure were usually obstructed by the out-townships who felt that they would be paying for things that would largely be of benefit to those living in the Borough townships. The situation was only resolved in 1848, when the sixteen out-townships formed the new North Bierley Union, and took over the Idle workhouse. The Bradford Union continued with just the four Borough townships and using the Barkerend workhouse. Little Horton Workhouse After the formation of the North Bierley Union, the Bradford Union was still reluctant to provide new workhouse accommodation. Its hand was quickly forced, however, when cracks appeared in the building caused by mining work being carried out below.

Initially, it was proposed to lease Horton House, a former school building on Little Horton Lane, and to spend £2,000 on its conversion for use as a workhouse Instead, 14 acres of Horton Park were purchased from Mrs Giles at a cost of £4,000 and a new building was erected at a cost of £7,000. Construction work began in August 1850, and the first inmates were transferred from the old Barkerend workhouse on 29th September, 1851. The new building was designed by Henry F Lockwood and William Mawson who were the architects of a number of northern workhouses including those at Barnsley , Carlisle , Dewsbury , Haslingden , North Bierley , and Penistone . Its location and workhouse are shown on the 1906 map below. Bradford workhouse site, 1906. White's 1854 Directory described the workhouse as "a spacious, handsome, and admirably arranged building, and stands upon 14 acres of land purchased at the cost of £4000.

It has room for about 350 inmates, and attached to it is a spacious infirmary." An entrance and administration block, mostly one storey high, lay alongside the road on Little Horton Lane. At the right of the central entrance archway were a committee room and the Guardians' board-room. To the left was a porter's lodge, out-relief office and waiting room. Above the entrance were probationary wards for new admissions to the workhouse, together with a clothes store and fumigation facility. At the outer ends of the entrance block were casual wards for the accommodation of passing tramps and vagrants, with the male ward at the left and female at the right. Bradford workhouse entrance block from the north-west, date unknown. © Peter Higginbotham. The main workhouse building was an elongated H-shaped block facing to the north-west. The Master and Matron's quarters were at the centre, with males housed to the left and females to the right. A central corridor ran the length of the building. The elderly and infirm were accommodated at the front of the building and the able-bodied at the rear.

The end-wings at each side contained the boys' and girls' quarters at left and right respectively. Bradford main block from the north, 2001. © Peter Higginbotham. Bradford main block from east, 2001. © Peter Higginbotham. The new workhouse had problems with its staff — the master in 1851 was suspended for habitual drunkenness and immoral conduct. In 1852, other workhouse staff were accused of neglect after the death of an inmate. In the same year, the Guardians demanded the resignations of the master and matron for incompetence, and the workhouse tailor was dismissed for "an improper connection with a young female inmate". In the 1860s, four additional blocks were erected at the south of the workhouse, taking its capacity to 1,000. Bradford southern accommodation blocks from the north, 2001. © Peter Higginbotham. In 1904, a new T-shaped infirmary block was erected at the east of the main building. Bradford 1904 infirmary block from the east, c.1905.

© Peter Higginbotham. Bradford 1904 infirmary block from the north-west, 2001. © Peter Higginbotham. Bradford 1904 infirmary ward interior, c.1905. © Peter Higginbotham. Bradford 1904 infirmary operating theatre, c.1905. © Peter Higginbotham. A collection of single-storey utility and workshop buildings were located at the west of the site. Bradford workshop blocks from the east, 2001. © Peter Higginbotham. The workhouse casual wards were originally at the outer ends of the front entrance block but were later moved to the south of the site with their entrance on Park Lane. From 1904, to protect them from disadvantage in later life, the birth certificates for those born in the workhouse gave its address just as 217 Horton Lane, Little Horton. During the First World War, the workhouse was used to accommodate military war casualties, with additional temporary wards being set up in huts erected in the grounds.

In 1920, there was a severe shortage of hospital accommodation in Bradford. The Bradford City Council's solution was to make use of the facilities at the workhouse which, at the end of the war, had 1,700 beds. The council negotiated a lease of the site from the Bradford Guardians and on 1st April 1920, England's first municipal general hospital was inaugurated - initially for a five-year experimental period. St Luke's, as the hospital became known, received patients on the recommendation of a medical practitioner, with patients making a small payment based on their family income. The workhouse entrance and administration building was adapted for use as an out-patients department. Homes for the Aged Poor In the early 1900s, the Bradford Guardians pioneered the provision of a separate "cottage homes" establishment for the elderly poor. The site chosen was at Daisy Hill, two miles to the north-west of Bradford. Bradford Daisy Hill cottage homes site, 1922. The cottages were arranged around three sides of a rectangle. The central area, open to the south, contained grass and trees.

Bradford Daisy Hill cottages from the south-west, 2006. © Peter Higginbotham. A house at the centre of the northern side presumably contained the site superintendent's lodgings and offices. Bradford Daisy Hill cottages superintendent's house, 2006. © Peter Higginbotham. The cottages were later known as Hill Top Cottages. The site has latterly been used by local social services. In 1912, the union's aged poor were also being accommodated at premises on Back Lane, Manningham. Daisy Hill Workhouse In 1910, the Bradford Guardians erected a further workhouse at Daisy Hill, not far from the Union's homes for the aged (see map above). It was designed by Fred Holland and originally used as a 'test' workhouse for the union's able-bodied paupers, while the Little Horton site was reserved for the sick and infirm. Daisy Hill workhouse entrance and lodge from the east, 2001. © Peter Higginbotham. Daisy Hill workhouse receiving block from the north-east, 2001. © Peter Higginbotham.

Daisy Hill workhouse main block from the south-east, 2001. © Peter Higginbotham. By 1917, Daisy Hill was being used to accommodate 'feeble-minded' male paupers. The buildings, much enlarged, now house Lynfield Mount Hospital which provides psychiatric care. Children's Homes By the early 1900s, the Bradford Union was operating a number of children's homes. The terminology used to describe the homes sources such as local directories is rather variable. There were "children's homes" at 40 Woodroyd Road and 7 West View, "cottage homes" at 151 Kensington Street, 86 Lister Avenue, 385 Killinghall Road, and 6 Lapage Street, and a "cottage home for boys" at 22 Ellercroft Terrace. In fact, all these establishments appear to be what are usually described as scattered homes .

The list of the homes' locations changed a little over the years, but at various times included: 25 Bishop Street, 20 Cumberland Road, 22 Ellercroft Terrace, 15 Farcliffe Place, 151 Kensington Street, 131 and 385 Killinghall Road, 4-6 Lapage street, 58 Leamington Street, 132 Lilycroft Road, 86 Lister Avenue, 80 Lower Rushton Road, 32 Marsh Street, 32 Marshfield Terrace, 57 Paley Road, 52 Rugby Place, 157 Salt Street, 13 and 168 St Leonard's Road, 15 St Margaret's Terrace, 7 West View, 196 Westwood Terrace, and 40 Woodroyd Road (all in Bradford), and Cavendish House, the Grove, Idle. There was also a Central and Receiving Home for new admissions to the homes at 85 to 93 Park Road, Bradford. By the early 1920s, a second Receivng Home had been opened at 9 Osborne Street.

Bradford "cottage home" at 86 Lister Avenue, 2006. © Peter Higginbotham. Bradford "cottage home" at 7 West View, 2006. © Peter Higginbotham. Bradford "children's home" at 40 Woodroyd Road, 2006. © Peter Higginbotham. Cavendish House, Idle Eastby Sanatorium In 1902-3, the Bradford Guardians erected a sanatorium near Eastby in north Yorkshire for the treatment of phthisis, or tuberculosis of the lungs. Eastby was possibly the first such establishment to be set up by a Poor Law Union. The Eastby site operated as branch of the Little Horton workhouse, with all patients having to be examined there first. The sanatorium's washing was also done at the workhouse laundry. Bradford Eastby sanatorium site, 1909. The eight-acre site occupied an elevated yet sheltered position with the wards facing to the south-east.

The buildings, designed by Frederick Holland, comprised an administration block connected to an adjacent dining-room, a ward block, various outbuildings, and several shelters in the surrounding woods. Eastby sanatorium administration block plan, c.1903. The single-storey timber-built ward block could house 26 patients in rooms holding from one to five beds. Bathrooms lay at the centre-rear of the block, with a nurses' room above. Eastby sanatorium ward block plan, c.1903. Bradford Eastby Sanatorium patients' block from the south-east, c.1905. © Peter Higginbotham. By the mid-1920s, the sanatorium had become Eastby Sanatorium and School, providing 83 beds for boys aged 4 to 16 suffering from tuberculosis. The sanatorium closed during the 1940s, and most of the buildings demolished, Only the former administration block now survives, converted to use as a private house. Bradford Eastby Sanatorium former administration block from the south-east, 2006. © Peter Higginbotham.

Bowling Park Institution By 1917, the union had opened an institution for 'feeble-minded' females at 283 Rooley Lane, at the south side of Bowling Park. Bradford Bowling Park Institution, c.1938. On March 5th, 1920, an inmate of Bowling park workhouse named Mary Brannan died at the age of 106. A native of Leeds, Mary had been in the care of teh Bardford Guardians for 17 years, but had been transferred to Bowling Park just two weeks previously. SHe attributed he longevity to "a bit o' good baccy". She was an early riser and, even after reaching the age of 100, had often been seen in the workhouse grounds at 5 a.m. enjoying a smoke before breakfast. Mary Brannan in Bradford workhouse, aged 102. © Peter Higginbotham. The Bowling Park site later became known as the Park and closed in the 1970s. Bradford Bowling Park, c.1957.

Thackley Home Records Note: many repositories impose a closure period of up to 100 years for records identifying individuals. West Yorkshire Archive Service — Bradford , Central Library, Prince's Way, Bradford BD1 1NN. Holdings include: Various minutes (1837-1930); Admissions and discharges (1857-1930); Births and deaths (1838-1930); Creed registers (1869-1930); Punishment book (1888-1930); Register of adopted children (1899-1930); etc. Newly catalogued: Ref. 42D94/1/5; c1900-1902; Notes regarding the Bradford Poor Law Union: with details of the three Bradford wards which are represented by 21 guardians who themselves are divided up into four sections who sit every week to hear and receive applications for relief. There are seven committees: assessment, infirmary, children's, finance, visiting, vaccination and revision.

There are also details of numbers of inmates in the Workhouse, numbers of children in the Central Home, and the Cottage Home. The cost of boarding out the boys and the efforts to reverse the "stigma of the Workhouse"; the rules of the workhouses; the cost per head; the positive arguments in the light of criticisms of the ratepayers; the routine for new arrivals at the Workhouse; food and diet of the inmates and the work they carry out, for example the cutting of granite. GENUKI: Bradford The Ancient Parish of BRADFORD [Transcribed information mainly from the early 1820s] "BRADFORD, a market and parish-town, in Morley-division of Agbrigg and Morley, liberty of Pontefract; 6 miles from Bingley, 8 from Halifax, 10 from Leeds, Keighley, and Otley, 14 from Huddersfield, 15 from Wakefield, 34 from York, 196 from London. Market, Thursday.

Fairs, March 3, June 17 and 18, December 9 and 10, for horned cattle, horses, pigs, &c. Bankers, Messrs. Peckover, Harris, and Co. draw on Messrs. Sir James Esdaile, and Co. 21, Lombard Street. Principal Inns, the Sun, and the Talbot. Pop. 13,064. The Church is a vicarage, dedicated to St. Peter, in the deanry of Pontefract, value, £20. Patron, Richard Fawcett, Esq. Here is also a Chapel of ease, called Christ's Church, in Darley Street, built by subscription, and consecrated in 1815." (There is further information for Bradford ). Information on the following places in this Parish is contained on a supplementary page.

Allerton Transcript of the history for the Bradford-Great Horton Congregational Church (1868) Transcript of the history for the Bradford-Wibsey Congregational Church (1868) Transcript of the history for the Bradford-Holme Lane Congregational Church (1868) Transcript of the history for the Bradford-Saltaire Congregational Church (1868) Transcript of the history for the Denholme Congregational Church (1868) Transcript of the history for the Eccleshill-Salem Chapel Congregational Church (1868) Transcript of the history for the Wilsden Congregational Church (1868) Transcript of the history for the Windhill Congregational Church (1868) Transcript of the entry for Bradford in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels". Transcript of the entry for Bradford Christ Church in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels". Transcript of the entry for Haworth in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels". Transcript of the entry for Horton in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels".

Transcript of the entry for Shipley cum Heaton in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels". Transcript of the entry for Thornton in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels". Transcript of the entry for Wibsey in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels". Transcript of the entry for Wilsden in the "Collections relative to Churches and Chapels". A record of the pew holders in Wibsey Chapel (Holy Trinity, Low Moor) is available on the South Bradford Local History Alliance website. The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Parish of Bradford . The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Haworth . The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Horton . The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Shipley . The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Thornton . The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Wibsey . The whereabouts and dates of the Registers etc. for the Chapelry of Wilsden . A transcription of the list of Incumbents in Haworth Parish Church.

Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Baines's Directory and Gazetteer , Vol I, West Riding. Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1829 Directory , Yorkshire section. Transcript of the entry of "professions and trades" in the Pigot's 1834 Directory , Yorkshire section. Ask for a calculation of the distance from Bradford to another place. An index of the Bradford streets, lanes, roads , etc. transcribed from Whites 1853 Directory and Gazetteer. There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1829 Directory , Yorkshire section. There is further information about this parish from the Pigot's 1834 Directory , Yorkshire section. There is further information about this parish from the National Gazetteer 1868 , Yorkshire extracts. There is further information about this parish from the Lewis's Topographical Dictionary of England , Yorkshire extracts. There is further information about this parish from the Stephen Whatley's Gazetteer 1750 , Yorkshire extracts.

History T' History o't Haworth Railway in the local dialect, by William Wright poet of Haworth (known as Bill o'th Hoylus End) transcribed by Alan Longbottom. The Low Moor History pages have articles on the history of Low Moor including detailed information on the Carr Lane area. Midgley of Bradford, West Yorkshire. Midgley of Bradford Bradford or Broadford [Bradeford in D.B.] lies between the Aire and Calder valleys about equal distance from Leeds and Halifax in what was known as Bradford Dale. Flowing through Bradford from Thornton and Clayton, [ early Midgley residences ] is Clayton Beck which flows into the River Aire by a devious route through Bradford centre. This Beck drains what was called in the past, Bradford Dale. Cocker Beck flows from the Bradford vicinity into the River Calder. Thus it lies on a watershed between these two river systems. Bradford is now a huge industrial connurbation which includes the subdivisions of Eccleshill, Bierley, Great & Little Horton, Manningham, Heaton, Undercliffe and West Bowling. The name Eccleshill from Celtic & O.E. indicates the proximity of a Romano-British Christian church. Horton from O.E.

indicates a "dirty or muddy farmstead", Heaton was Hetun in 1160, whilst Bowling [Bolling] suggests "a place in a hollow" [O.E.]. Bierley [Birle in D.B.] derives its name from Old English Burgh + leah, "a woodland clearing by the stronghold". This may indicate that the early Anglians had a fortification here. The Bierley iron ores have been known to have been used from Roman times until the late 1800's. A road may have deviated from the main Roman road between Manchester & York to access the site. In Domesday Bradeford Manor is mentioned: In Bradeford with 6 outliers Gamall had 15 carucates of land taxable where 8 ploughs are possible. Ilbert has [it]. Waste. Value T.R.E., £ 4. Woodland pasture, 1/2 league long and 1/2 wide. A manor is mentioned in Domesday Book at 'Bolling' [Bowling]. In Bolling Sindi had 4 carucates of land taxable where 2 ploughs are possible.

Ilbert [ de Laci ] has [ it ]. Waste*. Value T.R.E., 5s. + Destroyed during the "Harrowing of the North" Bolling Hall was owned by the Bolling family from about 1165 until the end of the English Civil War when the Parliamentarians dispossessed them of their property. The hall stands opposite Bowling Park on the Bradford - Bierley road. Derek Midgley has snapped a photograph of a Coat of Arms at Bolling Hall. This Coat also appears on the roof of Halifax Church and Ashday Hall, Southowram. Wisbey [Wibetese]. In Bodeltone Arnketill had 4 carucates of land taxable where two ploughs are possible. Ilbert has [it]. Waste. Value before 1066, 10s. To this manor belongs this land: Celeslau, Alretone, Torentone, Claitone, Wibetese. Together 10 carucates of land taxable; 6 ploughs possible there. Waste. T.R.E. 1066, 5s.

T.R.E.= before 1066. The Ilbert mentioned here is Ilbert de Laci [Lacy], a member of one of the branches of the Earls of Lincoln. It is probable that there was a motte & bailey castle established at Bradford, later a manor house for de Laci was built on the site. From at least the time of Robert de Laci , "Blackburnshire" on the west of the Pennines, was held in lordship. Thus the Hundred of Blackburn had strong connections with the Honour of Pontefract through ownership by the de Lacis which later evolved into the Duchy of Lancaster. In 1277 the first first woollen weaver in Bradeford had been recorded and by 1311 the population has been estimated from the number of households to be about 650, dyeing of cloth being recorded in 1342. Bradford suffered badly from the raids of "Red-shanked robbers" in 1311 and 1316 as with many other towns in the Northern parts of Yorkshire. Famine throughout Europe and no less England added to the tales of misery emanating from this period.

By the end of the 1300's "kersies" were being produced locally. Gaunt & Hastings During Edward III's reign, John of Gaunt , 1st Duke of Lancaster & Earl of Richmond held the manor of Bradford. The Northorp family was granted the keeping of the manorlands in return for protective and hospitality services given to Gaunt on his regular travels from "Blackburnshire" to his castle seat in Pontefract. There is also a reference by Carlisle which "entitled the Free Grammar School at Bradford to send a candidate for the exhibitions of Lady Elizabeth Hastings ". This provides us with a clue as Elizabeth was the wife of John Hastings [d. 30th Dec. 1389] 5th Lord Hastings, 13th Earl of Pembroke. Prior to her marriage she was Elizabeth Plantagenet [b. 1364, d, 1425] daughter of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster and the Lady Blanche Plantagenet. Blanche was of the House of Lancaster. This may indicate that the 5th Lord Hastings had a residence here at Bradford through his wife, for his dealings with the wool trade through Hull to the Low Countries.

On Blanche's father's death in 1362 John became the Duke of Lancaster and the greatest landholder in England. Blanche died from the "Great Pestilence" at the early age of 29 in 1369 after giving birth to three children the second eldest of whom became Henry IV [Lord Bolingbroke] of England and another, Elizabeth Plantagenet [b.1364], the eldest, who married John Hastings, 5th Lord Hastings, 13th Earl of Pembroke [his first marriage]. The marriage was annulled in 1383, Elizabeth died in 1425 at the age of 61. Secondly, Lord Hastings 5th Baron married Philippa Mortimer. This was the second time one of the Hastings line had married into Edward III's pedigree for earlier John Hastings, 4rd Lord Hastings, 12th Earl of Pembroke had married Margaret Plantagenet the 10th child of Edward III. This may indicate, why later, William Lord Hastings became such a friend and confidant to Edward IV.

John Hastings 5th Lord had two daughters but no male issue thus the barony of Hastings went into abeyance until 1840. Thus, the Midgley family of Thornton Manor were supplying wool to Lord Hastings at Bradford Manor from the Pennine slopes. Part of this wealth generation would have been passed on to John of Gaunt who held the Duchy of Lancaster and ultimately, before his death, in 1377, to King Edward III. England at this time gained 45% of its wealth from wool, such that Edward could raise enough money for the wars with France and further the establishment of an off-shore wool staple at Calais. The income from Calais was for his own royal coffers, thus Edward by-passed the need to make requests from Parliament which always came with a conditions. Edward was thus able to wage wars on his family branches in France. Wool essentially fuelled the "Hundred Years War".

Incidentally, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote an early poem [1369] to Blanche Plantagenet, wife of John of Gaunt, entitled "The Deth of Blaunche the Duchesse" to commemorate her early death from the third "Great Pestilence" [Black Death] of Edward III's reign. There is little doubt that the first appearance of the Black Death had so reduced the working population from 1347 that many landowners turned to sheep farming. LINKS FROM EDWARD III TO MIDGLEY OF BRADFORD DALE: The link from Hastings to Midgley has four pieces of evidence: 1. The crest on the Midgley Coat of Arms is an heraldic tyger which indicates the family were followers of Lord Hastings. In 1471 William Hastings was a Lt.-General at the Calais Wool staple and it would appear from the tyger crest on the Midgley Arms that a Midgley was a pursuivant of Lord Hastngs. The link from Hastings to Midgley is not filial as far as is known.

Within the various genealogies of the Hastings family, one particular branch which led to William Captain of Calais was recorded as resident at "Allerton, Yorkshire". If this is a reference to Allerton near Bradford then we have direct evidence of their early sojourn here [Thomas Hastings born ~ 1165 at/of Fillongley Warwickshire and Allerton, his son Hugh d~1208 and his son Thomas d. ~1246]. 2. The Midgleys’ of Thornton in Bradford Dale were sheep farmers, this was part of Bolton then Bradford Manor, part of the Honour of Pontefract, part of the Earldom then Duchy of Lancaster. The Duchy was held by Hasting's wife who was the daughter of John of Gaunt fourth son of Edward III. Thus there appears to be a long link between the Hastings' and their West Yorkshire lands. 3. Sir William de Miggeley a lawyer, parliamentarian and likely wool investor was granted land near Wakefield by Edward III. 4. Hastings’ [with properties in South Wales and Duchy of Lancaster] & Edward III had vested interests in the wool staple at Calais following 1347.

Bradford parish Church of St. Peter became in time, the City's cathedral. The cathedral dates mainly from the 1400's, built no doubt as the towns economy grew. By 1479 Bradford along with Almondbury, Halifax, Leeds, Pontefract & Ripon were described as centres for woollen production. By the time of Thomas Moule's maps in 1579, Bolton had lost its importance, Bowling Hall, and to the west Denholme Park were ascendant. The city of Bradford has acted as a magnet for people seeking employment since medieval times & particularly following the industrial developments from the 1700's . It was the availability of wool on the Pennine slopes, coal, waterpower and soft water from the abundantly fed streams and rivers which helped to lead to the development of the wool processing industries of the West Yorkshire woollen towns. Scouring, carding, weaving and cloth finishing evolved with each entreprenurial spark. The skills which were required for these industrial evolutionary advances were initially begun with the settling of persecuted Flemish weavers in England during Edward III's reign.

This was probably the result of the influence exerted by his wife, Philippa of Hainaut [Hainault]. 1. MIDGLEY of Allerton & Horton, Bradford William MIDGLEY and his wife Johanna had at least 6 known children all born & baptised in Allerton, except for the first: - Jonas 1798 (bap. Kipping Independent, Thornton) - 1862 - Thomas 1801-1877 James MIDGLEY 4 M Bradford, York, England Rel: Son Low Moor Park House Low Moor, Bradford. Originally built in 1635, the residence of a cleric, stories of the cleric's ghost and blood-stained floorboards in an upstairs bedroom are linked to the building9 The present owner of Park House is Rob Christopher [at January 2003]. "Park House Road is near Holy Trinity Church. The Chapel House Inn across the road suggests an earlier origin. For 260 years until 1866, Holy Trinity Church was known as Wibsey Chapel built in 1606 and consecrated in 1636.

There are plenty of gravestones from the 1600's and 1700's. Even the steps which lead down from the church towards the recreation ground are made of gravestones. It was at this church between 1678 and 1680 that a total of 51 people were buried not in coffins but wrapped in woollen shrouds. That was a response to an Act of Parliament passed during the reign of Charles II to encourage the wool-textile industry, which had been in the doldrums for some time. The people doing the burying had, on each occasion, to swear before a Justice of the Peace that they had complied with the Act" LINKS: Bradford | Vote UK Forum Vote UK Forum Post by swanarcadian on May 16, 2013 12:53:36 GMT Bradford Last Edit: Apr 25, 2014 10:21:20 GMT by swanarcadian Message me to get your party colour set and access your party's forum! Labour registered supporter. Left-leaning but not a fan of Corbyn. Social liberal.

Posts: 699 Post by YL on May 18, 2013 8:09:50 GMT Currently Peace Party 1 Independents 6 The Independents are in three different council groups depending on whether they're ex-Tory (3), ex-Labour (1) or ex-BNP (2). The 2010 result was Lab 16 Con 9 LD 3 Green 1 BNP 1. Since then the Labour councillor elected in Heaton has joined the Peace Party (and saved his deposit standing for them in the Middlesbrough by-election) while the BNP councillor elected in Queensbury and the Tory elected in Wharfedale have become Independents. Of the wards won by Labour in 2010, 11 were won by them last year, and the other five were won by Respect: Bradford Moor, City, Heaton, Little Horton, Manningham. All 16 were won by them in 2011. Of the wards won by the Conservatives in 2010, Bowling & Barkerend has voted Labour in both 2011 and 2012.

The others have consistently been won by Tories, except for Craven last year which was won by an ex-Tory independent. Of the three wards won by the Lib Dems in 2010, Eccleshill went Labour in 2011 but stayed with the Lib Dems in 2012, and Bolton & Undercliffe and Idle & Thackley have stayed with the Lib Dems both years. Shipley has voted Green in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Queensbury voted BNP in 2010 and 2011 (now Independent in both cases) and Tory in 2012. So I guess the question is: has Respect's bubble burst yet? Back to Top Post by historian1986 on Jan 13, 2014 14:12:10 GMT As always Bradford will be very interesting to watch. I think the Conservatives will lose Bowling and Barkerend to Labour, whilst at the same time they will regain back Wharfedale which was lost in a defection (to The Independents). As for Labour, I think they could get away without losing any seats this year.

They could well gain full control of the council if as mentioned they gain Bowling and Barkerend as well as regaining Heaton which was also lost in a defection (to the Peace Party) . Anyway that's my prediction, any ideas from anybody else. Back to Top Post by swan's dormant account on Apr 25, 2014 8:02:53 GMT Out of the 30 wards, the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats are standing everywhere. UKIP are standing in 17, the Greens in 15. Respect are standing in 9 wards: Bowling & Barkerend, Bradford Moor, City, Great Horton, Heaton, Keighley East, Little Horton, Manningham, Toller. The only double vacancy is in Craven (2 Con, 2 Lab, 2 LD, 1 Green and 3 Independents). Independent candidates are standing in Queensbury (including an ex-BNP incumbent, Mr. Paul Cromie), Wharfedale and Wyke. The Peace Party are standing in Heaton. There are also 2 candidates for "Brit Dems stop immigration leave EU" standing in Royds and Tong.

Bradford Timeline - History of Bradford, Yorkshire - 1850 to 1874 Victor House, 10 Currer Street [LG] 53/55 Leeds Road [LG] Wacorn House, 8 Burnett Street [LG] 13 Currer Street [LG] Hallfield Chapel foundation stone (26/6) Glyde House (as a school) St Luke's Church, Broomfield (27/6) RAOB Club, Lumb Lane Cater Buildings, Cater Street [LG] Events Frederick Delius born (29/1) County Court House opened (2/1) Keighley News Mayor - Mathew Thompson Bradford District Banking Company founded (6/11) National Cotton famine in Lancashire Notts County FC formed - oldest in the league International Source of the Nile discovered Samuel Colt [gunsmith] died (10/1) Firsts Land Registry Traffic Island (Liverpool) Westminster Bridge, London (24/5) [Flickr] Machine gun patented Lambeth Bridge, London Arts/Media Les Miserables - Victor Hugo Products Bacardi Rum, Cuba 1863 Bradford | Vote UK Forum Vote UK Forum Post by listener on May

 4, 2016 18:11:04 GMT BRADFORD (West Yorkshire) (Lab) 7 May 2015 Lab 46, Con 23, Lib Dem 9, Respect 4, Green Party 3, The Independents 2, The Queensbury Ward Independents 1, UKIP 1, Independent 1 Now Lab 46, Con 23, Lib Dem 9, Bradford Independent Group 4, Green Party 3, The Independents 2, The Queensbury Ward Independents 1, UKIP 1, Independent 1 Elected on 3 May 2012: Lab 12, Con 8, Respect 5, Lib Dem 3, Green Party 1, Independent 1 • On 12 June 2012, it was reported that David Robinson (Wyke) had quit the Labour Party, after he was urged to cancel a meeting of the Planning Panel for political reasons on the day of the Bradford West parliamentary by-election (29 March 2012).

The former Labour leader wanted all Labour councillors out in the constituency as voters went to the polls. After the 2012 city council elections, he was replaced as chairman of the Planning Panel. He shown on the Bradford website as an Independent. • On 10 January 2013, it was reported that Anne Hawkesworth (Ilkley), a former Conservative Group Leader, had walked out and gone Independent, citing “dismay” with the leadership style of Conservative Group Leader, Cllr. Glen Miller, and concerns about the Government’s national planning policies – which she fears will lead to green areas being flooded with new houses. She is shown on the Bradford website as a member of The Independents Group, along with Adrian Naylor (Craven), who was elected in 2012 as an Independent. • On 14 August 2013, it was reported that Mohammad Shabbir (Heaton) and Ishtiaq Ahmed (Manningham) had been suspended from the Respect Party, pending a disciplinary hearing.

It is understood that they described the possibility that Bradford West MP, George Galloway, would stand as Mayor of London in 2016 as “a slap in the face” for the people of Bradford • On 15 August 2013, it was reported that all five Respect councillors had resigned from the Party, in protest at the two suspensions. The Bradford website now shows them as the Bradford Independent Group • On 31 March 2015, it was reported that four members of the Bradford Independent Group had rejoined Respect, stating they believed the “fundamental” issues they had resigned over had “been resolved through intense dialogue initiated by Respect officials”. • On 13 April 2015, it was reported that Mohammad Shabbir (Heaton), the one remaining member of the Bradford Independent Group, had joined the Labour Party.

Elected on 22 May 2014: Lab 17, Con 7, Lib Dem 3, Green Party 1, The Queensbury Ward Independents 1, UKIP 1, Independent (1) Elected on 7 May 2015: Lab 17, Con 9, Lib Dem 3, Green Party 1 On 23 July 2015, it was reported that the group of councillors, who quit the Respect Party, only to later rejoin, had made a further U-turn. The four councillors will remain known as the Bradford Independent Group after all.

Elected on 3 May 2012: Lab 12, Con 8, Respect 5, Lib Dem 3, Green Party 1, Independent 1 Defended on 5 May 2016: Lab 12, Con 7, Bradford Independent Group 4, Lib Dem 3, Green Party 1, The Independents 2, Independent 1 Post by iain on May 6, 2016 10:26:47 GMT Labour hold Clayton & Fairweather Green, gain City, Heaton Lib Dems hold Idle & Thackley and Bolton & Undercliffe Last Edit: May 6, 2016 10:27:17 GMT by iain cogload I note with interest that David Ward is the Liberal Democrat candidate for the Bolton & Undercliffe ward. Elected on 52% of the vote. Labour registered supporter. Left-leaning but not a fan of Corbyn. Social liberal. Posts: 700 Post by YL on May 6, 2016 10:42:32 GMT The elected "Labour" candidate in Heaton is currently suspended of course.

Thornton & Allerton is a Lab gain from Con. Also: Ind hold Ilkley, Lab hold Keighley West. Post by iain on May 6, 2016 10:43:04 GMT Labour gain Thornton & Allerton Labour registered supporter. Left-leaning but not a fan of Corbyn. Social liberal. Posts: 700 Post by YL on May 6, 2016 10:47:35 GMT BNP Labour registered supporter. Left-leaning but not a fan of Corbyn. Social liberal. Posts: 700 Post by YL on May 6, 2016 10:57:39 GMT Ind gains in Little Horton (from Respect) and Keighley Central (from Lab). Ind hold Craven. Post by iain on May 6, 2016 11:01:13 GMT Lib Dems gain Bradford Moor by 50 votes after a couple of near misses in recent years. Labour registered supporter. Left-leaning but not a fan of Corbyn. Social liberal.

Posts: 700 Back to Top Post by YL on May 6, 2016 11:02:29 GMT This third: Lab 15 (+3)*, Con 5 (-2), LD 4, (+1), Green 1 (no change), various independents 5 * or 14 (+2) if you don't count Heaton ... which I think means Lab 49 (or 48 without Heaton), Con 21, LD 10, Green 3, The Independents 2, Queensbury Independents 2, UKIP 1, plus two new independents in Keighley C and Little Horton. Last Edit: May 6, 2016 11:06:23 GMT by YL Be nice to each other and sing in tune Posts: 5,270 May 3, 2016 20:05:04 GMT Crimson King said: Wibsey, Wyke and Royds are in Bradford South, I imagine they are concerned about UKIP there. Keighley Central is at risk to the independent as noted above.

Thornton is my patch and is something of a swing ward. tories picked up all three seats a while back, but have lost to labour over the last two elections and Labour are targetting the third for a gain (the most likely gain for them) I had meant to post earlier, but been a bit preoccupied. On the face of it Bradford should be a nailed on Labour Hold, with four 'respect' seats expecting to revert to Labour, however with potential losses to independents in Keighley and Little Horton, the usual odd goings on in Bradford West and the threat from UKIP in places it is by no means certain.

In practical tems It won't make a lot of difference though, even of they are a seat or two short of a majority three ex Lab indies and three greens who usually vote with Labour, against a opposition split between four or five groups will probably mean they will take the administration some thoughts: Labour took 2 of the 4 ex-respect/BIG seats (City and Manningham) missing out on Bradford Moor and Little Horton(of which more later) They gained Thornton and Allerton as predicted, perhaps more comfortably than expected with rumours of a loss of votes to UKIP unfounded, Ex-Con now UKIP Michael McCabe's vote unwound further but his 500 odd might have tipped the balance depending on whether they were residual conservative votes or new UKIP/ex labour votes They also saw of the challenge from incumbent (ex-Lab indie) David Robinson in Wyke to gain there, really quite comfortably. In contrast Khadim Hussain in Keighley held his seat. You might feel this says something on the balance of ideological v personal support in the two seats. Wild Tales of risk to Leader Dave Green in Wibsey proved unfounded, they were worried about Royds but held on by a couple of hundred.

The election of M Shabbir in Heaton was greeted by wild cheers from the Labour Group, I suspect he will readmitted as soon as a decent interval has passed (as will Khadim I suspect) Little Horton was picked up by the indie as predicted, but more easily than expected. This is widely seen as an anti Imran Hussain (MP) vote. Conservatives had a pretty shit night, losing Thornton and Allerton, and Queensbury and failing to dislodge incumbent (Ex-Con) indies in Ilkley and Craven.

With only 21 councillors Although they are still clearly the official opposition, I do wonder how long they can hold on to all their 'opposition spokespersons' allowances We (Liberal Democrats) are pretty pleased, Stonking win in Idle (blush), David Ward back easily in Bolton and Undercliffe (where Labour had been working really hard - even opening up a campaign office across the road from our HQ 2 days before polling day) and a much bigger than expected win in Eccleshill were topped off by the result of the night, Riaz Ahmed taking Bradford Moor by 50 votes against what I would have called an unprecedentedly vile campaign if it hadn't been as bad last year. One of his supporters has a couple of broken fingers and I hope and expect this will not be overlooked by the police and that action will be taken and be seen to be taken. On a brighter note this will give us control and the chair of the Bradford East Area Committee. We failed to make much impact in Manningham where M Ishrat Mirza hoped to get back on or in Baildon where another former councillor, John Cole, came out of retirement.

The Greens held their one seat and got a reasonable vote in Heaton but failed to make much impact elsewhere UKIP got 11% overall, just behind us, and less than their 13% last year, and came second in all six Bradford South wards. I can't help thinking they needed to have thought a bit more carefully about targeting. They only got 21% and came third in Keighley West, where their only councillor sits. I don't think I have missed much out - let me know if I have made any boobs It's a bit more complicated than that Change at the top in the Jewel That makes at least three councils where there has been a post-election coup against the Labour Leader - Coventry, Kirklees and Bradford. "There are some of us, I think many of us, who will not accept that this blow need be mortal: who will not believe that such an end is inevitable. There are some of us who will fight, and fight, and fight again, to save the party we love.

We will fight, and fight, and fight again, to bring back sanity and honesty and dignity, so that our party – with its great past – may retain its glory and its greatness." Hugh Gaitskell, 5th October 1960

Question: Which Northern English city has districts called Manningham, Heaton and Little Horton ?
Answer: BRADFORD