INTO THE GLEN AND BEYOND

After leaving Guiseley, our first stop is Baildon station, built by the Midland Railway to serve the village of that name up a great big hill.

Central Baildon was once served by the West Yorkshire Road Car Company's buses.

Here's the Memorial in Baildon in more modern times.

A now vanished pub in Baildon, the Bay Horse, seen as a Whitaker's house.

The Bull's Head is an excellent pub, just off the village centre.

In the heart of things is the Angel, a Greene King house, with guest beers from Yorkshire.

Baildon is high above the Aire valley. To get down there, one can use the Shipley Glen Tramway, still operational today.

Down in Shipley Glen, there's a bus rally.

A local bus company had its base nearby - Glen Tours.

As we approach the town of Shipley, we find a convenient pub and it's a good 'un, the Junction.

The triangular railway layout at Shipley was once controlled by traditional signalling. 

All lines here are now electrified. 308 154 arrives as it heads for Bradford in 2000.

333 009 is coming in on a Skipton to Bradford service in 2004.

In 2012, 322 485 calls on a Leeds to Skipton working.

Just to the south was Crossley's scrapyard where this Barclay 0-4-0ST was often in action.

Shipley also had another station, opened by the Great Northern Railway. The building still survives.

The Leeds & Liverpool Canal passed through Shipley. Here's the junction with the former canalised Bradford Beck.It once caught fire!

A swing bridge on the L&L.

Not far away is Saltaire Brewery and its Tap Room.

Let's now head into central Shipley.

Here's the town centre in the 1960s (Brian Townsley - Creative Commons License).

Bradford's trolleybuses once served Shipley. Number 747 passes the Princes Hall.

Firstbus is now the main operator here.

Other bus companies have included Keighley & District, Transdev, TLC and Yorkshire Tiger.

Shipley once had a Wetherspoons. It's since been sold and has become The Pride of Shipley.

The Branch was a decent pub, but now shut.

Confused? The Shipley Pride has now been renamed the Beehive.

The Odd Fellows was a town centre boozer that was much better inside than out. Sadly, now closed.

Now there's a new micropub, the Fox. It brews its own beer too. Worth a visit.

That's where we'll end this tour for now. Next time, we find Titus Salt's own village and move on towards Bingley. Meanwhile, here's a link to the route so far.

SOME GUISELEY GYLE? NOPE!

 Apperley Bridge & Rawdon station, on the Midland Railway's Leeds to Skipton line, is our first stop.

After the station closed, preserved A4 60019 passes through the disused platforms. Apperley Bridge has since reopened.

The nearby village of Thackley was served by the Great Northern Railway.

The Midland line passed beneath Thackley by means of a tunnel or two.

Esholt had a station on the Midland Railway

A connection off the above served the large sewage works complex at Esholt. Here, "Nellie" is in charge of a few wagonloads of gricers in 1969 (Roger Joanes, Creative Commons License).

High above the Aire Valley is Leeds/Bradford Airport (Yeadon). Back in the 1960s, it was a small commercial affair. Cessna G-APVS is seen there in 1965.

Today, it's a thriving international hub (Creative Commons License).

The small town of Yeadon is to the west. Here's the impressive town hall (Creative Commons License).

In April 1906, Green Lane Mill, Yeadon, caught fire.

Leeds trams arrived in Yeadon in 1909.

Rhodes Coaches had their depot in Yeadon.

The Woolpack in Yeadon is a pleasant ex Tetley house.

Our next stop is Guiseley on the line towards Ilkley. A Midland Railway service arrives.

Guiseley signal box was still in use in 1979.

By 2003, the line had been resignalled and electrified. Some services were still diesel operated.

Leeds trams ran into Guseley. Car 37 is seen at the terminus.

Leeds Tramways ran connecting trolleybuses from this depot in Guiseley, where no. 514 was photographed in 1923.

Various other bus services connected with the trams at Guiseley.

Modern(ish) operators servicing Guiseley were Centrebus and TLC.

A bus rally was held in Guiseley in September 1974. Bristol Omnibus 2495 and Red & White C350 attended.

Here's Guiseley church in 2010.

Our arrival has been announced, so some Lancaster Brewery beer is being delivered.

That ale is destined for the Coopers Bar in Guiseley town centre.Here it is in 2010, but it's now owned by Brew York.

A short walk away is Guiseley Factory Works Club, worth seeking out and gaining admission.

Next to the railway is the Station, which no longer serves real ale. It used to brew its own beer, called Guiseley Gyle.

On the edge of town was The Drop, since demolished.

On the way out of Guseley, The Ings Hotel.

That's it for now. 

Next time, we'll be in those little towns to the north of Bradford. Here's a link to the route so far.