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Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2009 12:03:27 GMT
This one was sent to me by Bill last night.....Thanks Bill, what a fabulous piece of old history BET Andy likes this one........... Jan   Will type out the editorial later as it is a little too small to read. |
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Post by Admin on Jun 6, 2009 15:49:27 GMT
There is one on the houses which run at a right angle to Exley Head..........will take a picture. By Exley Head, I mean the original cottages which were Exley Head, row opposite Exley Road..........up the little side road.
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Post by Andy Wade on Jun 7, 2009 0:47:58 GMT
Thanks for this Jan. I've not heard about that on at all. I'd be very interested in reading the text. There are of course the two stone heads on Oakworth Hall directly above the front door, either side of the Huntsman with 'Three Goats Trippant'. These are all thought to be of Celtic or Romano-British and may even be pre Roman iron Age:  |
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Post by Andy Wade on Jun 7, 2009 8:55:29 GMT
Well, apparently there are a few stone heads knocking about these parts.
From that 1971 newspaper article which barcroftlad has kindly sent to me I have the following information, apart from a couple further afield the ones known about locally are here:
Hill Top Farm, Newsholme - topmost point of a barn gable - Mr Brunskill lived there.
Former barn at Newsholme Dene, built above a shield.
Gable head at Dunroyd, Hainworth.
Glen View, Eldwick in a gable of a 19th century
At a Riddlesden Farm a head is buit in over the entrance to a mistal.
Milner Bank - Mr & Mrs J N Sayer lived there.
House gable opposite the Cricketers Arms, Baildon Green.
Mr & Mrs Banyard of Oxenhope found a head in the garden of Oakworth cottage, Oakworth.
Three stone heads in the Chimney at Coney Lane.
A single head in the base of a printing firm's chimney in Queen Street, Bingley
Does anyone know of any more stone heads other than these ones?
Please let us know on here if you do?
Perhaps we should be photographing them all as with the post and telephone boxes.
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Post by Admin on Jun 7, 2009 10:13:03 GMT
Yes Yes Yes Andy....................we will !
Although Vale is a little indisposed having dropped the camera............nad
ending up with a jigsaw
Poor Vale......................
xxxxx
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Post by Andy Wade on Jun 7, 2009 11:50:01 GMT
Yes Yes Yes Andy....................we will ! Although Vale is a little indisposed having dropped the camera............nad ending up with a jigsaw Poor Vale...................... xxxxx Jan, you can help yourself to the Wikipedia picture of the Oakworth Hall stone heads and plaque as I took the original and posted it to Wikipedia myself. Every picture I've seen of the stone heads on the mill chimney seems to be either too far away or a bit out of focus because they've used a zoom lens. Who would we have to speak to in order to get permission to take a ladder down there and run it up the face of the chimney? I have a long-ish ladder and a good digital camera and would be willing to do the deed if I knew who to contact. If I could get close enough I could also take measurements. Or has this already been done? |
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Post by Mike Tebb on Jun 7, 2009 12:22:33 GMT
I think the one on Queen Street in Bingley will be long-gone now as much of that area was demolished and there isn't a chimney left down there that I'm aware of - just the Ferrands pub and a couple of shops.
I'll have a nosey for you next week though just to make sure.
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Post by Andy Wade on Jun 7, 2009 13:07:12 GMT
They would never let you use a ladder, health and safty and all that, it would have to be scaffolding, or one of those things they use for fixing lamps posts, hydrolic lift. No offence but knickers to all that. I've been using ladders for over thirty years and I'm not going to let someone (I don't mean you) with a poor understanding of the Health and Safety legislation to use it as a stick to beat me with. I 'might' just go down and do it without asking. Or I might not and you didn't hear me say this (taps nose). ;D |
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Post by Andy Wade on Jun 7, 2009 13:08:12 GMT
I think the one on Queen Street in Bingley will be long-gone now as much of that area was demolished and there isn't a chimney left down there that I'm aware of - just the Ferrands pub and a couple of shops. I'll have a nosey for you next week though just to make sure. That would be great. Cheers Mike. |
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Post by Andy Wade on Jun 7, 2009 13:39:14 GMT
Looking at those cottages and having read the text they're described as being in Chapel Lane, so I reckon they will have been where the small car park is now, opposite the entrance to Dockroyd Graveyard. They look very much like the cottages that are still on that row today. |
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Post by eric on Jun 7, 2009 19:20:50 GMT
Talking of stone Heads, there are some interesting carvings on Keighley Parish Church clock tower, I'm not sure if they are classed as heads, as I only noticed them as I drove past this afternoon, but I did notice 2 more on the building on the corner of High St and North St, (the one that used to be Collonade Insurance or something like that) on the side facing the old Devenshire, up near the roof line.
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Post by Admin on Jun 7, 2009 19:39:19 GMT
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Post by Admin on Jun 7, 2009 23:14:42 GMT
Are my pictures too fuzzy for you Andy?.........................the offer of help still stands though................................................
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Post by Admin on Jun 8, 2009 9:13:08 GMT
Vale you can be a right old spoilsport!!!!!!!!
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Post by Admin on Jun 8, 2009 12:50:10 GMT
I know just what you mean. I was given information about an organist in Keighley..........sshe is now 92, I passed the info onto someone, saying this lady had played every organ in Keighley........................then realised just what I had said. BUT unless I am missing something, it sounded right to someone of my naivety.
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Post by Andy Wade on Jun 8, 2009 13:26:52 GMT
I've just been down to take a look and the access is dreadful. It would only be possible to get close to one of the heads as the other two are over the river side and consequently would need a ladder stood in the middle of the river - which is very deep anyway at that point (not that I'd try anyway).
We'll have to make do with Jan's pictures which are very good - if a little fuzzy - being taken from such a distance away.
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