Gala Queen - Nellie Speak, later Mrs Dawson. Attendants from left to right - Ida Burton, Clara Sutcliffe, Nellie Sutcliffe, Margaret Shaw, Alma Riley, Alice Greenwood, Norman Parker and Jonathan Forest. They had just got down from the float.
"God save the King. Wake up England. God save the Queen our Mary". June 1911, illuminated by gas on this side and electricity on the far side, spans New Road at its junction with Holme Street and Bridge Gate. you can see the edge of Mr Crossley…
William Barker, credited as the first local manufacturer of ready-made clothing, built most of Market Street. This view, taken around 1910, shows Lello's Dining Rooms with the Post Office next door.
Probably early 1920s. The photo was taken at the junction of Bridge Gate, Holme Street and New Road. Many years later these premises became the Tourist Information Centre.