Thornbury, Yorkshire
| Thornbury | |
| Yorkshire West Riding | |
|---|---|
 Thornbury Roundabout, Thornbury | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SE185336 |
| Location: | 53°47’53"N, 1°42’40"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Bradford |
| Postcode: | BD3 |
| Dialling code: | 01274 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Bradford |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Bradford East |
Thornbury is village which has been engulfed in urvan growth, to become an area of Bradford, in the West Riding of Yorkshire.
Thornbury is contiguous with Pudsey, and borders Laisterdyke and Fagley.
History
Thornbury was originally a distinct village but after beeing within to the municipal boundaries of Bradford in 1882,[1] it was a target for grwth of the city.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Thornbury was the seat of various enterprises such as Crofts Engineering[2] and John Sharp & Co textile manufacturing machine engineers[3][4] and the Phoenix Dynamo Manufacturing Company.
On Leeds Road there were some large former tramsheds and former bus depot[5][6] dating from when Bradford had its own tram, trolleybus and bus services. Bradford Corporation Trams had their own works in Thornbury where over 150 tram cars were built.[5]
Buffalo Bill staged a performance of his Wild West Show in Thornbury when touring Britan in 1903.[7] The Kozey Picture Hall on Leeds Old Road was converted from a boxing stadium and gymnasium starting operation as a cinema in 1912.[8] The cinema closed in 1920 principally due to competition from the larger Lyceum Cinema that opened in 1919 in nearby Laisterdyke, and became a weaving shed.[8]
Sport
- Golf: Phoenix Park Golf Course[9] is To the east of Thornbury is the
Outside links
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References
- ↑ "History of Bradford, Yorkshire – 1850 to 1899". Bradford Timeline. http://www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk/185074.htm.
- ↑ "Crofts (Engineers)". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Crofts_%28Engineers%29.
- ↑ "John Sharp and Co". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/John_Sharp_and_Co.
- ↑ "Benjamin Dobson (Bradford)". Grace's Guide to British Industrial History. http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Benjamin_Dobson_%28Bradford%29.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Bradford Corporation Transport: 1898–1974". Local Transport Histories. http://www.petergould.co.uk/local_transport_history/fleetlists/bradford1.htm.
- ↑ "Former tramshed, Thornbury". Geograph. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1537003.
- ↑ Greenhalf, Jim (23 April 1999). "How Bill Tamed the Wild West". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/archive/1999/04/23/8065732.How_Bill_tamed_the_Wild_West/?ref=arc.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sutton, Colin (2003). "Bradford - Cinemas of Laisterdyke". Bradford Timeline. https://www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk/ladyke.htm#kozey.
- ↑ Phoenix Park Golf Club