Laisterdyke
| Laisterdyke | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 Laisterdyke | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE186330 |
| Location: | 53°47’35"N, 1°43’8"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bradford |
| Postcode: | BD3 / BD4 |
| Dialling code: | 01274 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bradford |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bradford East |
Laisterdyke is an area of Bradford, the West Riding of Yorkshire, once a village of itself, and now a suburb to the east of the city.
Laisterdyke borders Barkerend, Bradford Moor area, Thornbury, Tyersal, and Bowling.
History
The Leeds-Bradford railway line passes through Laisterdyke however Laisterdyke railway station itself was closed to passengers in 1966. At Laisterdyke was a complex set of junctions controlled by Laisterdyke East and Laisterdyke West signal boxes on the Leeds-Bradford line.[1]
In 1875, the Great Northern Railway opened its Laisterdyke - Shipley branch railway, a six-mile double track branch line from Quarry Gap junction to Shipley and Windhill railway station, passing Eccleshill, Idle and Thackley railway stations however the line was not competitive and after 1931 was made single line freight only, and progressively closed from 1966 to 1968.
In 1911 Britain's first trolleybus service commenced operation between Laisterdyke and Dudley Hill.[2] The service stopped in 1972,[2] the last trolleybus service in the UK.
Many years ago the Laisterdyke area had a number of small cinemas, namely the Kozey Picture Hall, Lyceum Picture House, Queen's Hall and Tivoli Picture Hall. In 1919 the 1118 seat, stone built Lyceum Picture House was constructed on Bradford Lane. Western Electric sound was installed in 1930 and in 1953 Bradford's first widescreen was installed and seating reduced. The cinema closed in 1962 reopening as Lyceum Bingo, Cabaret and Social Club and variously a cabaret bar, and snooker bar.[3] Today there is only one cinema in the locality, the Odeon Leeds-Bradford, a 13 screen multiplex cinema in the Gallagher Leisure Park off Dick Lane, in nearby Thornbury.[4]
Laisterdyke local history group publish a number of books on the history of Laisterdyke.[5]
Economy
There are a number of restaurants and public houses in the area including The Swaine Green and Lyceum Bar.[6] Local industry includes a manufacturer of air compressors, air tools and pneumatic equipment, a training centre, an engineering works, a gas distribution depot, and a vehicle dismantlers and scrap yard.
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Sport
Laisterdyke Cricket & Athletic Club have their sports ground and club off Sticker Lane, and are currently home to Northern F.C. of the Bradford Sunday Alliance Football League.[7]
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Laisterdyke) |
- Industry and commerce: Thorite.
References
- ↑ "Railway pages". John's web pages. http://www.lymmobservatory.net/railways/sbdiagrams/sbdiagrams.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gould, Peter. "General History: The Trolleybus in Britain 1911-1972". Local Transport History. http://www.petergould.co.uk/local_transport_history/generalhistories/general/trolleybus.htm.
- ↑ Sutton, Colin (2004). "Bradford - Cinemas of Laisterdyke". Bradford Timeline. https://www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk/ladyke.htm#lyceum.
- ↑ "Odeon Leeds-Bradford - Bradford, West Yorkshire". http://www.yelp.co.uk/biz/odeon-leeds-bradford-bradford.
- ↑ "Laisterdyke Local History Group". Amazon.com. https://www.amazon.co.uk/laisterdyke-local-history-group/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Alaisterdyke%20local%20history%20group.
- ↑ "Pubs in Laisterdyke". Pubs Galore. https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/areas/laisterdyke/west-yorkshire/.
- ↑ "Laisterdyke Cricket Club". Laisterdyke Cricket Club. https://laisterdyke.wixsite.com/l-c-c/about-us.