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Horbury Images From Lesley Curtis

In February 2006 Lesley Curtis very generously shared ten lovely old images of Horbury.

Mrs. Lesley Curtis is a dealer in postcards and cigarette cards who has a web site at LDC AUCTIONS (The Cigarette Card & Postcard Specialists)

	Primitive Methodist New Sunday School Opening, Horbury, 1907
Image courtesy of Lesley Curtis, February 2007

	Primitive Methodist New Sunday School, Horbury, 1907
Image courtesy of Lesley Curtis, February 2007

	Horbury, 1905
Image courtesy of Lesley Curtis, February 2007

	High Street, Horbury, 1905
Image courtesy of Lesley Curtis, February 2007

	Wakefield Road, Horbury, 1905
Image courtesy of Lesley Curtis, February 2007

	Gaskell's School, Horbury, 1905 William Mortimer was listed as the master of the Gaskell's Endowed School in the 1887 Trade Directory for Horbury.
Image courtesy of Lesley Curtis, February 2007 William Mortimer the master of the Gaskell's Endowed School was born circa 1823 in either Leeds or Cleckheaton - the census records list both in different years. He was first listed as a school master in Hobury in the 1851 Census. He was listed as such in the 1861, 1871 and 1881 censuses. His wife's name was Mary and he had three daughters, who helped him in the school. The 1871 census lists William Mortimer head age 49, infant schoolmaster, born Cleckheaton, Mary wife, age 45, born Nether Shitlington, Emmeline daughter age 23 music teacher, Annie age 16 infant teacher, Mary age 6, all born Horbury. The 1881 census lists William Mortimer, age 58 schoolmaster and his wife, Mary, age 55 and two daughters Annie (no occupation) and Mary assistant teacher. William was listed in the 1891 census as a retired school teacher and his wife had died by then. He was still listed in the 1901 census - retired school teacher.

	The Shut & Back Lane, Horbury, 1907
Image courtesy of Lesley Curtis, February 2007

	Real Photo of Rose Queen Procession, believed HORBURY, Wakefield c1910
Image courtesy of Lesley Curtis, February 2007

	Real Photo of Sunday School Procession, believed HORBURY, Wakefield c1910
Image courtesy of Lesley Curtis, February 2007

	Sand Wharf, Horbury Bridge
Image courtesy of Lesley Curtis, February 2007

	Horbury Bridge Date unknown. Horbury Bridge is a little ways outside of Horbury on the River Calder
Copy of old photo bought on eBay 2006, collection of Maggie Land Blanck

	Horbury Some of the earliest records for the name Land were in Horbury. It is possible that the Lands living in Wakefield in the mid 1700s were originally from Horbury. I have not, however, been able to make a definite connection.
Images of England, WAKEFIELD compiled by John Goodchild

On one side the church of St Peter and St Leonard, build in 1791, there were several cute old houses.

	Horbury This house is next to the "Cherry Tree" in the photo above.
Photo by Tom Blanck

	Horbury Doorway of the house pictured above. Note that the ground level of the house is below the ground level of today.
Photo by Maggie Blanck

	Horbury On the same street to the east were these three buildings.
Photo by Tom Blanck

These houses were on a side street behind the houses pictured above.

The house on the left is so lacking in depth it must be like living in a hallway.

	Horbury Just across the Calder River going from Horbury towards Huddersfield stands this old mill.
Photo by Maggie Blanck

In March 2015 Bob Shipley wrote that the mill is actually "just across the railway going from Horbury".

Wakefield Information
John Land (1818) born Leeds, lived in Wakefield/Thornes in the mid 1800s
Charles Land (1767) born Wakefield
Early Lands in Wakefield
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