|
The village of Idle and its outskirts make up a mainly residential suburban area in the city of Bradford, West Yorkshire, in England. Idle is loosely bordered by the areas of Eccleshill, Wrose, Thackley, Apperley Bridge, and Greengates, in the north east of the city. == History == The township of Idle contained the village of Windhill and hamlets of Thackley, Thorpe-Green, Parkhill, Cross-Keys, Buckmill, and Wrose. In 1662 a group of people who would not conform to the Church of England were ejected from the Parish Church and went to worship in secret in Mrs Ledgard's barn. This group eventually founded Upper Chapel Congregational Church in Westfield Lane, and its first building was erected in 1717. This church became the United Reformed Church in 1972. In the 18th and 19th centuries this group of people were host to the ''Idle Academy'' which trained ministers for Congregational (Independent) churches. This academy eventually amalgamated with the ''Airedale Academy'' in Emm Lane, Bradford but the building still remains. The present church was built in 1952 with furniture by the ''mouseman''. Idle was served at different periods by two railway stations firstly the Idle (L&BR) railway station in Thackley on the Leeds and Bradford line during 1847-48, and then the Idle railway station in central Idle on the Great Northern Laisterdyke—Shipley line between 1875 and 1968. Idle's workhouse was on Windhill Old Road in Thackley. Jowett Cars Ltd had a car factory in Bradford Road, Idle until 1954. Jowett then sold the factory to International Harvester who made tractors at the site until the early 1980s.〔 The factory was demolished after International Harvester closed it, and the site is now occupied by Enterprise 5 retail complex largely consisting of a Wickes, McDonald's and a Morrisons supermarket.〔 Rank Leak Wharfedale had a site on Highfield Road manufacturing Hi-Fi equipment. The Idle Picture Palace (cinema) opened in 1912 located in existing buildings on The Green. Circa 1930 sound was installed and in 1955 a wide screen but it closed in 1959 to reopen as a Bingo hall and the building demolished in 1970/71. Former landmarks include the Idle branch of the YMCA, situated in a large former Methodist church building on Town Lane, and the old Watmough's Printing Factory, just off High Street. These have both been demolished to make way for new housing developments. There was a Dunnes Stores off Idlecroft but this has closed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Idle, West Yorkshire」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|