THE TOP OF HORSFORTH, THEN BACK TO THE AIRE

Horsforth station, on the Leeds to Harrogate line, is way above the centre of the town. Here it is in NER times.

Horsforth is still a busy station today, with a staffed ticket office.

Outide the station can be found the Fox & Hounds, officially in Cookridge.

Fourway's bus will take on down into Horsforth itself.

Here is Horsforth's Millenium Stone (Creative Commons License).

A steam roller irons out the road in the town.

Leeds Corporation's tram reached Horsforth and here's car 225 on the first day of operation.

No. 211 at Horsforth terminus.

After the trams had gone, Horsforth continued to be served by Leeds City Transport.

An interesting operator based in Horsforth was Independent Coachways with a fleet of smart and sometimes unusual vehicles.

Town Street is the main thoroughfare in Horsforth (Creative Commons License).

The Town Street Tavern has since been renamed as just The Tavern.

There's also the Old Kings Arms.

Even further downhill now, to the River Aire at Newlay.

The Leeds & Liverpool Canal can also be found at Newlay.

The ralway shares the valley with the canal at Newlay.

Another reason for visiting Newlay is the fine old Abbey Inn.

To the west was Calverley & Rodley station, on the Midland Railway.

'Black 5' no. 45294 passes through.

Rodley village is on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. Here's a couple of old views.

In contrast, two canal photos in 2011.

There's a bridge over the River Aire at Rodley.

The first Leeds tram arrived at Rodley on the 6th of Juy, 1906.

Car 246 is seen at Rodley in 1938.

In more modern times, Keighley & District Leyland Lynx no. 201 at Rodley in 1990.

The Three Horse Shoes Inn, Rodley, a Hammond's house that has long vanished.

The Owl Inn is still in business and is worth a visit.

Close by, another good pub, the Rodley Barge.

Right, that's yer lot for now. I'll lave you with this view, taken from above Roadley and Calverley, looking back towards Leeds in 1967.

Next time, we'll be in the area north of Bradford. Here's a link to map of the route.