Historic Sowerby
 
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or Jean/John.
The photograph on the right is an old postcard of Sowerby, date unknown, but was obviously taken before the right hand side of the road was demolished in the 1960's to make way for the Newlands Estate. Newlands Avenue is where the King's Head Inn is.
Move your mouse over the photograph to see a description of different parts of the image.
A Brief History of Sowerby from the earliest times.
The major landholding families here included:
- Horton of Sowerby Hall
- Stansfeld of Field House
- Rawson of Brockwell
based on Thomas Heap's 1913 photograph taken from the top of St Peter's Church tower - a guide around the village building by building.
Almshouses
Bairstow's Endowed School - Later known as Prospect House & Place
Castle Hill
Congregational Chapel
King Street
Providence Chapel (United Methodist)
Queen Street
Rooley Lane Chapel (Wesleyan)
Sowerby Hall
Star Inn & John Almighty Whiteley
Buildings within Sowerby Parish, but not shown on the "100 Years Photo"
Boulderclough Chapel (Methodist)
Field House
Laneside School
Providence Place
Quaker Meeting House
Sowerby Church - St Peter's (Anglican)
Sowerby Workhouse at Lower Bentley Royd
Steep Lane Baptist Church
The Town House
Wood Lane Hall
The schedule of the 1911 census of Sowerby - starting from Bentley Royd towards the bottom of Sowerby New Road. Listed in three different ways:
In the order that the enumerator walked around the area
Address order
Surname order
Growing up in Sowerby... and more - a book written by Jean Illingworth
Some little known facts about Sowerby
Ghostly Happenings at Number 59
The Ancient Order of Henpecked Husbands - a now defunct local society
The day we were bombed!
Thomas Longbottom's Salt Pie Auctions
Dummy Aerodrome - Operation Starfish