Reference Material used & Notes on the information

LOCAL BOOKS & PUBLICATIONS

Architecture in Bradford  John Ayres (Bradford Civic Society) 197?
Aspects of Bradford  edited by Bob Duckett (Wharncliffe Publishing) 1999
Bingley Guide 1997/98 (Bingley Chamber of Trade) 1997
Book of Dates - Notable Events in Bradford  1910c
Bradford Almanack  Edward Hotspur Johnson (Bradford Libraries)1990
Bradford - Archive Photographs Series  Dr Gary Firth (Chalford) 1995
Bradford as it Was  Dr Gary Firth (Hendon Publishing) 1978
Bradford Canal  Milton Hudson  (Windill Memories Group) 1996
Bradford City Centre Heritage Trail (City of Bradford Metropolitan Council) 199?
Bradford Corporation Motorbuses  J S King (Venture) 1995
Bradford Corporation Tramways  J S King (Venture) 1998
Bradford Corporation Trolley Buses  J S King (Venture) 1994
Bradford's Merchant Trail  (City of Bradford Metropolitan Council) 199?
Bradford Official Handbook - 9th edition (Ed J Burrow & Co Ltd) 1937/1938
Bradford Pictorial Memories Clive Hardy (Waterton Press) 1999
Bradford's Police  Gordon Smith (City of Bradford Police) 1974?
Bradford's Public Statues  AH Robinson (Bfd Met) ?
Bradford Railways Remembered  Alan Whitaker (Dalesman Books) 1986
Bradford's Rock'n' Roll  Derek  A J Lister (Bradford Libraries) 1991
Bradford's Sculpture Trail  Jane Winfrey (City of Bradford Metropolitan Council) 1998
Bradford Tramways  DJ Croft (Oakwood Press) 1976
Bygone Bradford  Jim Appleby-Telegraph & Argus (Breedon Books) 1995
Calendar 1997 (Bfd Met - Print Unit) 1996
Century of Bradford (A)  Michael Birdsall, Gina Szekely, Peter Walker (Sutton Publishing) 2000
Century of Public Transport  DJ Croft (Bfd Met) 1982
Changing Conditions of  Working Class Housing in Bradford 1870-1970  JR Geldart 1975
Cinemas of Bradford  GJ Mellor (RE Preedy) 1983
City Hall and its Surroundings  John Ayres (Bradford Art Galleries & Museums) 1976
City Hall - A History & Guide  Michael Leslie (City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council) 1997
Domes of Delight  Peter Holdsworth (Bradford Libraries & Information Service) 1989
Geography of Bradford  C Richardson (University of Bradford) 1976
Education in Bradford since 1870 (Bradford Corporation) 1970
Historical Notes on the Bradford Corporation  William Cudworth (Thomas Brear, Kirkgate) 1881
History of Bradford  Charles Ogden (Bradford & District Newspaper Co) 1935
History of Bradford Grammar School  A.E.Busby (?) 1969
Images of Bradford 1860-1870 (Breedon Books) 1992
Little Germany  John S Roberts (Bradford Art Galleries & Museums) 1977
Memories of Bradford (True North Publishing) 1996
More Memories of Bradford Volume II  (True North Publishing) 1999
Municipal Markets (City of Bradford) 1951
Nostalgic Bradford (True North Holdings) 1995
Old Bradford Illustrated  ? (?) 18?
Old Bradford Views (Mountain Press) 1897
Pen and Pencil Pictures of Old Bradford  William Scruton (Amethyst Press) 1891
Putting Valley Parade on the Map  Richard Halfpenny (City Gent) 1995
Read All About It - Telegraph & Argus 1868 to 1981  Ken Oddy (Bradford & District Newspapers?) 1982?
Saltaire Trail  (City of Bradford Metropolitan Council) 1996
Stories of the Century  Telegraph & Argus (Breedon Books) 1999
Telegraph & Argus - newspaper, supplements and special publications
Temples Various - The History of St Matthew's, Wilsden  Astrid Hansen (Spot on Print) 1996
Victorian Bradford edited by DG Wright & JA Jowitt (CBMC) 1982
Victorian Bradford the Living Past  D James & I Beesley (Ryburn) 1987
Visit to City Hall (Print Unit) 1997
West Yorkshire - Architects and Architecture  Derek Linstrum (Lund Humphries) 1978
Wilsden in Times Past  Dr Gary Firth (Countryside) 1985
Work Makes Wealth - A History of Bradford & Bingley Building Society  Tony Whiting (BBBS) 1989


GENERAL REFERENCE BOOKS

Apollo Story  Victor Briggs (NEL) 1972
Chronology of British History  (Brockhampton Press) 1995
Chronology of World History  (Helicon) 1998
Essential History Dates  Martin Parsons (Hodder Childrens Books) 1996
Hangover Survival Guide (Take That Ltd) 1997
How It All Began  Maurice Baren (Smith Settle) 1992
Origins of Everything  Gordon Grimley (Mayflower) 1973
Rothmans Football Yearbook
Sweet Memories  Robert Opie (Pavilion Books) 1999 
Tuppenny Punch and Judy Show - 25 Years of TV Commercials  Jo Gable (Michael Joseph) 1980
World History  (Master Millenium) 1996

Many books are available on the subject of restoration and historic preservation.
The study of restored objects and buildings offers unique educational opportunities and provides important links to the past. 

INTERNET & CD-ROM

Encarta 1995 (Microsoft)
Grolier 1998
Preventive Maintenance Software


NOTES ON THE INFORMATION
ARCHITECTURE : Buildings and statues etc - dates in round brackets (31/10) are opening dates - dates in braces {1987} are closure/demolition dates - for cinemas the date is always when the last film was shown - [LG] denotes that the building is in Little Germany - other letters in square brackets are inscriptions on a datestone
LOCAL EVENTS : Notable events in the history of Bradford and surrounding areas, Mayors and Lord Mayors, League positions for Bradford City ,Bradford Park Avenue and Bradford Northern/Bulls
EAST RIDING : Architecture, notable events in the East Riding of Yorkshire and Hull
NATIONAL EVENTS : Kings & Queens, Prime Ministers, notable events
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS : USA Presidents, notable events
SPORT : First/Premier champions (1st/PL), FA Cup (FA), League Cup (LC), European Cup (EC), Champions League (CL), Cup Winners Cup (CW), UEFA Cup (UE), European Champions Cup (EU), World Cup (WC), Formula One Racing (F1), Super Bowl (SB), Wimbledon Men's Championship (WM), Wimbledon Women's Championship (WW), British Open Golf (BO), Rugby League Challenge Cup (RLCC)
FIRSTS/INVENTIONS : Events, inventions, structures, organisations
ART/MEDIA : Books, music, cinema, advertising, television
PRODUCTS/WORDS : Consumer "branded" products - New words recognised by Oxford English Dictionary