Tag: Keighley

Looking Up

I’ve spent a good part of my lifetime looking up. On the downside you occasionally walk into lamp posts, but on the upside you get to see some wonderful buildings. One such is the old Cycling Club building in Cavendish Street, Keighley which presents a magnificent stone façade to the world once you work your … Continue reading Looking Up

Assessing The Lie

My Great-Uncle, Fowler Beanland, was a crown green bowler. In his youth, he played bowls in his native Keighley, in his thirties he played bowls in Cumbria where he was working, and in his later years he returned to the crown greens of Yorkshire. He was also a great postcard collector and his collection of … Continue reading Assessing The Lie

Postcard From Eliza – 2lbs Of Averlenture

My great uncle, Fowler Beanland, was a collector of postcards during the great postcard collection craze of the first decade of the twentieth century. He saved all the postcards he received and, on his death, these were passed on to first my mother and later to me. This particular card from the collection features a … Continue reading Postcard From Eliza – 2lbs Of Averlenture

Cliffe Castle, Keighley

I finally made it to Cliffe Castle Museum and Park in Keighley on Thursday and I am so glad that I did. I went there to see the fabulous stained glass windows by William Morris, Burne-Jones and Rosetti, that were from the former St James Church in Brighouse. They are displayed magnificently along with many … Continue reading Cliffe Castle, Keighley