Northgate

This is the road from Towngate to Baildon Moor.

Pinfold is off Northgate with what was recently Robinson's Sweet Hut. The toilet block is next to the sweet hut. Then the road to Providence Row and Baildon Moor Garage.

Between the Towngate Rooms and Airedale House is East Parade.

Halliday's Wheelwright Shop

A group of Baildon residents outside the Halliday wheelwright shop in 1880s

The seat shown in the photo above was a popular meeting place for Baildonians. The long seat (Cartwright's seat) is made from a piece of oak 22ft long that was put under the organ of the old Weslyan Chapel as it was "giving way".^[1]

There is also a list of names to go with this photo that can be seen on this page Halliday Wheelwright Group 1880. With some work the names can be assigned to the person in the photo.

In 1863 (according to Jones Directory) William Midgeley was the Wheelright and Blacksmith here. He also owned a colliery on Baildon Moor and was a Postmaster. The business was later owned by the Halliday family, Sam Halliday and later Robinson Halliday.^[1]

Demolition of the wheelwright and smithy on Northgate

When this was demolished a large quantity of the equipment (anvils etc.) was first buried in the cellars.^[1]

Comment on facebook for this photo Aug 2018 by Stephen Cheetham:-

My uncle Lesley had that demolished to make way for petrol pumps and a workshop where those petrol pump are in the photo. Wonder if that's my uncle strolling across the yard.

Baildon Moor Ggarage

Tonie Dobby outside Baildon Moor Garage in 1984.

Baildon Moor Garage is on the site of the wheelwright shop run by Robinson Halliday. On the very left of the photo of the demolition is the gable end of 38 Northgate, the building shown in the 2013 photo of the garage.

2019 and the garage is still owned by Tonnie Dobby.

Building Use

This needs a substantial re-write, with photos. Standardise on presentation. All the guessing should be in Talk:Northgate

Left Hand side leaving Baildon

Were some of these Northgate or Towngate? We could get mixed up if not careful.

4 Northgate - demolished

1957. 1959. Griffiths. Newsagent, stationer & Tobacconist. ^[2]
1953 1956. T Bottomley & Son. Newsagent, Stationer & Tobacconist^[2]

20 Northgate -demolished

1929. Charles Clegg. Expert in Fruit, Flowers, Vegetables, Fish, Poultry, etc. Shipley 433^[3]

Baildon Picture House - demolished

Buildings in this part of Northgate demolished. 4 Northgate, Towngate House, Baildon Picture House etc. Replaced with 2-6 Northgate and Glendale House (12-22)

New Build

Early 1960s

2-4 Northgate

2023 - Baildon Library is in 2-4 Northgate and due to financial constraints the refurbishment of Baildon Conservative Club is on hold and seems unlikely to happen in the foreseeable future. Baildon Library and Baildon Town Council are therefore housed in 2-4 Northgate.
2021 - potential use as Baildon Library. Other buildings being considered, e.g. Baildon Conservative Club, so may be temporary.
2021. Closed.
2020. Martins Newsagent
Baildon Post Office - moved from Westgate.

6 Northgate

Kashmiri Aroma Indian Restaurant
Jani's Indian restaurant & take away.
Sahib's Indian Restaurant
Pick of the Crop. Vegatables & Flowers
The Salad Bowl. Fruit & Vegatables.

Glendale House. Parts of this were used as the library (20-22?)

12 Northgate

twelve, Bar.
Fizz. Licencee - Michaela J Oats. 2007
HSBC
Midland Bank

14 Northgate

Vision Express (2012 - )
Roy Copley. ( - 2012)

16 Northgate

James Gray. Hairdresser.

18 Northgate

WD. Warren Day Design. Kitchen & Bedroom Design. (2021/2- )
Santander Bank. (2009? - 2018)
Bradford & Bingley BS ( - 2009)

20 Northgate

Four Corners Coffee shop (2022 - )
Empty 2022
Quick Step. Shoe repairs.( - 2020)

22 Northgate

Yorkshire Sofas (2024 - )
Coral betting shop ( - 2021)
Co-op
VHS video rental

Old Build

24-26 Northgate

2002. Woodlander. Gifts and Furniture.^[4]

24-26-28-39 Northgate

Dales Dairy
Mazawattee Brewery. Wallbank making mineral waters. Used moulded bottles. The brewery is mentioned in the 1895 Gypsy Carnival poster.^[1]

30 Northgate

Isabel. Stocking repair service. 1948^[2]

Baildon Mills

John Peel. Manufacturers of flocks. 2002^[4]

Robinson's Sweet Hut

Northgate

2002. Baildon Moor Garage. For 50 years.^[4]

Hallidays Wheelwright. Demolished

?44 Milk? Barraclough's?

48 Baildon Cafe. Ancesters of Malcolm Leyland?

Right Hand Side leaving Baildon

9 Northgate

The Angel Hotel
J Whitaker, Plumber & Glazier etc. was advertising as working from Angel Yard, Baildon in 1936.^[2]

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1929, 1930. Joseph Dyson. Plumber & Sanitary Engineer. Works:Northgate. Residence: 2 Angel St.^[3]^[5]^[6]

The row from the entrance to East Parade and Lynton House, 19 Northgate was demolished in the late 1960s and replaced with Airedale House. In the centre of this row, for many years was the Roebuck Inn. Airedale House has 3 ground floor shops and offices on the first floor accessed by a door and stairway on the left.

15 Northgate.

Agents for The Heaton Dyers & Cleaners. Ad: 1948^[2]
Roebuck Inn

Airedale House For many years occupied by BOC (British Oxygen Co.) 15-17 Northgate

Finesse Gifts. Right hand unit. 2022
Baildon Travel. Centre unit. 2022
The Carpet Company. Left hand unit. 2022
Freight Agency. First floor.

19 Northgate. Lynton House.

Baildon Communications. 2022.
J S Whitaker & Sons
Stanley Birch (H H Birch & Son) Funeral Directors Ads: 1951^[2]

21 Northgate The Malt Shovel

25 Northgate

A E Fox. High Class Grocer. Adverts: 1931^[6], 1932^[7], 1962^[8], 1964^[9].
- Best in Butter, Bacon & Ham
- Est 1919

39 Northgate

Trawl Bar. Fish & Chips.
2002. Websters of Baildon. Fish & Chips.^[4]
- For Sale Dec 2018. The owners in 2018 have owned it since 1999. 37 – 39 Northgate, Baildon, BD17 6JX.^[10] Website later updated - This property has been removed by the agent.

rightmoove website Dec 2018

FISH & CHIPS TAKEAWAY AND RESTAURANT for Sale.

Very exciting opportunity to acquire this very popular and well known fish and chips takeaway and restaurant which our clients have owned since 1999. Located in this beautiful village location – it will be difficult to find a better business currently on the market. The business enjoys an excellent reputation. Very profitable concern which will continue to go from strength to strength under the right operator. This is a beautifully presented and maintained detached property adjacent to a busy Co-Op with plenty of parking on the doorstep. The outsales side is spacious, bright and tastefully presented with a fully tiled customer side, large counter with five pan Frank Ford island range and LED menu board. The restaurant is self-contained with an entrance lobby leading to a large split level 90+ cover restaurant. To the rear is a large preparation kitchen, potato room, cutting room, store and WC.