Guiseley
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| Guiseley | |
  Guiseley shown within West Yorkshire |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| District | Leeds |
| Shire county | West Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Constituent country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LEEDS |
| Postcode district | LS20 |
| Police | West Yorkshire |
| Fire | West Yorkshire |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| European Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Guiseley is a small town in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds in the county of West Yorkshire, England, and is generally considered to be a north western suburb of Leeds. It is situated next to Otley and Menston and the A65 runs straight through the town's main shopping street.
The town is most famous for Harry Ramsden, who sold his fish and chips from a small shed next to the tram stop. In 1930 he opened his first fish restaurant (which is still trading) and was, for many years, "the world's biggest fish and chip shop". Harry Corbett married Harry Ramsden's daughter, and Corbett's famous children's television character and puppet Sooty was conceived in another fish and chip shop in the town in 1948.
The town was also the home of Silver Cross pram manufacturer, whose factory was in Guiseley from 1936 to 2002.
Guiseley's parish church of St Oswald's was used by generations of the Longfellow family. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's grandfather left here for the New World in the 18th century. Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell were married at St Oswald's and became the parents of six children, including Anne, Charlotte and Emily Brontë.
Victorian actress Adelaide Neilson although born in Leeds, passed the majority of her childhood in the village of Guiseley. Where she worked both at Green Bottom Mill and also as a nurse maid to a local family, before running away to seek her fortune in London.
Guiseley also host their own semi-professional football team, Guiseley AFC, at Nethermoor Park, as of 08 April 2008 playing in the Unibond Premier Legue, and also Guiseley's cricket team, who share the club house. Aireborough RUFC is also situated in Guiseley at Nunroyd Park.
The former Yorkshire and England cricket captain Brian Close lived in the town during his childhood.
Other well-known people who currently live in Guiseley include the singer Tasmin Archer, famous for her number one single 'Sleeping Satellite', rugby league coach Brian Noble and jazz/easy listening singer Peter Grant.
Barney Colehan lived in Guiseley until his death in 1991. He is buried in Guiseley cemetery on Chevin End Road.
[edit] External links
- Guiseley Forum Guiseley forum and recommended Tradesmen website.
- Guiseley On The Web Guiseley On The Web.
- Guiseley Tae Kwon-Do Club Guiseley Tae Kwon-Do Club.
- Guiseley School Guiseley School.
- The Ancient Parish of Guiseley. GENUKI. Retrieved on 2007-10-29.
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