Cartwright Hall and Mughal Gardens

Cartwright Hall and Mughal Gardens. The Hall was completed in 1904 for the Bradford Exhibition which took place here in Lister Park.  The Mughal Gardens were created in 1997 and were the first to be constructed in the North of England.

Fifty Years of the Bradford Industrial Museum

It's fifty years since the Bradford Industrial Museum opened, formerly Moorside Mills, a worsted spinning mill acquired by Bradford council, apparently the first local authority run industrial museum in the country.  The museum contains displays of textile machinery, steam power and motor vehicles connected with the local area.

This weekend is the 50 year celebration of the museums opening and pictured is my friend Rais with a staff member at the museum.  Rais was an engineering apprentice in 1973 and was one of a group of volunteers that assisted in the installation of some of the machines in the steam gallery, the engine on the left is one of the machines that he worked on.

Linear Garden

A view of Norfolk Gardens and Hall Ings. When it's completed it's going to be a linear garden according to city centre planners, I believe it's meant to be completed before the City of Culture year in 2025 but it seems unlikely. 

Marina at Apperley Bridge

I went for a bike ride this morning along the Leeds-Liverpool Canal before the rain arrived.  This is the marina at Apperley Bridge, it's on the border between Bradford and Leeds.  I had a small lightweight camera with me, it didn't have a lens wide enough to capture the scene so this is five images merged together.

Jamie Chadwick

Jamie Chadwick, British racing driver.  I can't find a connection between Jamie and Bradford, but she's pictured here on the wall at the lower end of Great Horton Road.  The fly posters have been added by supporters of Palestine.

The Old Post Office

The Old Post Office, Church Lane, Esholt village.  The village lies about three or four miles North of Bradford.