Before the Railway came to Town
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Thorpe Hall, originally built as the private residence of George Thorpe, a wealthy Bradford draper was unveiled as the eleventh heritage blue plaque by Ilkley […]
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The “House that Jack built” was honoured with the 10th heritage blue plaque awarded by Ilkley Civic Society on November 27, 2007. The plot of […]
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A former Wesleyan Assembly Hall and Methodist Church now converted to apartments was honoured with the 9th heritage blue plaque on November 10, 2007. Chapel […]
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The distinguished actor Timothy West unveiled the blue plaque at the Ilkley Playhouse building on Sunday October 8 2006. The Playhouse building has an interesting […]
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The former St Margaret’s Parish Rooms & Sunday School, St Margaret’s Hall, was marked out as one of the town’s important heritage buildings on September […]
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A former convalescent hospital was awarded a Blue Plaque to mark its place in Ilkley’s heritage. On Monday July 17, 2006, Ilkley MP Ann Cryer […]
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THE Ilkley Civic Society has continued its campaign to celebrate local people and important buildings which have shaped the town’s history. Members of the society […]
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On 15th July 2005 Tower Court, formerly All Saints Primary School was singled out for Ilkley’s fourth blue plaque recognising the town’s heritage buildings. The […]
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A Blue Plaque commemorating the second hydropathic establishment in the Ilkley area to open was unveiled by Cllr Anne Hawksworth, June 24th 2005. Wells House […]
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