Every effort has been made to trace owners of photographs and copyright where appropriate. In some cases this has not been possible and will be corrected where copyright is claimed and made known to the author or Pool Archives
Many thanks to all who have assisted in compiling the information, providing deeds, photographs, memories, information, etc. Below are just a few and apologies for those I have omitted.
Special thanks go the web host Jeremy Griffin, for volunteering to create this web site, free of charge, and spending many hours in doing so.
To PETER H. THORNBORROW GNSM; PGDip,ELH (CNAA) Former Historic Buildings Officer, West Yorkshire Archaeology Service. for his permission to use items from his Conservation Assessment.
Introduction Smith Settle Printing & Bookbinding Ltd for use of Domesday Book entry for Pool
Time Line Harry Speight “Upper Wharfedale”, Leeds Library: West Yorkshire Arch. Survey to AD 1500, WYAS, History and Antiquities of Harewood John Jones 1859, Don Cole (for Huntingdon Archives), E.T. Cowling ,Philemon Slater 1880, Otley Museum O/Odc10, D.Dalton, Wharfedale Observer, Otley Library, Otley Parish Church, Peter Thornborrow, F.Morell, Pullein, Pool School records, Gavin Pullein, Wakefield Archives, and many more.
Turnpikes & Toll Bars My thanks are expressed to everyone who so willingly provided me with information and photographs which have been invaluable, to the late grand old ladies, Hilda Pickard and Alice Davey for allowing me to use the cover photograph of the old Bar House showing left, their mother Mrs. Davey, with Mrs. Lupton outside Mrs. Lupton’s grocery shop and right Mrs.Temple outside her haberdashery shop around 1900.
Also to the following from which I gleaned much information: “Maintenance of a Victorian Turnpike Road.” by R. Neil Midgley, also for his help. “This Little Town of Otley” by Harold Walker “Timble Man,Diaries of a Dalesman” by Ronald Harker. Hendon Publishing, Nelson. Otley Museum. O/TP/dc/1; Wharfedale& Airedale Observer.The David Whiteley Memoirs; John Whiteley’s Railway Closure Record. “Tracks & Roads in a Yorkshire Parish” by Don Cole. “A Short History of Pool-in-Wharfedale” 1929 by Rev.G. H. Mercer, M.A.
Pool-in-Wharfedale Railway As indicated in the narrative, the technical information has been assembled from various sources including Otley Museum, Neville Gladstone – Pullein Papers, “The Fawkes Family and their Estates in Wharfedale 1819-1936” by Marion Sharples; David Whiteley Memoirs. Some of the additional information included has again been given by members of the village including St. Wilfrid’s church;. Several photos. are reproduced by kind permission of Neil Midgley, John Whiteley, Bob Amos; Norman Sutton, John Hardcastle, Steve Wilkinson, Steve Brady., Neil Makay (Chair N.E. Railways), Jim Stancliffe. Nicholas Fleetwood, North Eastern Railway Association.
Arthington Viaduct 19th century newspapers Leeds Library. Bill Webster, Roland Tankard.
Old Pool Bank To many members of Old Pool Bank, past and present, The Wharfedale Observer,. for supplying many items.
Pool Bank Quarries Doreen Singleton, Margaret Plasting, Stewart Liles, David Whiteley, Steve Wilkinson, Bert Whitehead, Joan Buckle, Rowland Tankard, Mike Forbes, Harry and Eva Denton, Kendal Newby, the owners of a cottage on Sandy Lobby in 2002, Ron Hannan, Keith Wilson MSc.MICFOR. (retired); Martin Fletcher and all those who have shown interest by helping me compile some of the technical details involving these quarries.
Also technical information from Bob Amos, Neil Midgley’s thesis “The Maintenance of a Victorian Turnpike Road”, Otley Museum O/P/dc/4, “The Pool Quarry Railway” by John Whitaker as published in North Eastern Express May 1976. also John Whitaker copy from Ken Horn. Wharfedale & Airedale Observer, “Timble Man” by Ronald Harker, – Hendon Publishing, History of Leeds by Edward Parsons, 1832 .
A Village at War Doreen Singleton, Rowland Tankard, the late David Whiteley, and Holmes Whiteley, the late Bob Amos, the late Jean Wood, John and Mavis Whiteley, Members of the Davey family, Pat Rawlinson, Bert Whitehead, Bill Rider, Louie and Freddie Midgley, Kendal Newby, Billy Webster, Neville Gladstone, Molly Tindall, Eva and Harry Denton, the Wiggins family, Otley Museum and the various organizations who have allowed access to their Minute Books. Geoff Perkins, E. Hyland, Wharfedale Observer, Pool School, Mavis Pickard, Susan Marshall, Geoff Perkins, Margaret Plasting, Pam Wood, Gillian Steward, Hazel Lee, Margaret Stott, Dorothy Holmes, Mike Woodall, Royal British Legion, Geoffrey Wiggins, and many more.
Roll of Honour Sincere thanks to all who assisted by supplying the valuable information of those who lost their lives. National War Graves Commission. St. Mary and St. Abanoub optic Orthodox Church (formally St. Peters Church, Arthington), David Stoddart Scott.
War Memorial & Gardens. Alec and Tony Denton, Jean Giles.
A Village Water Supply Special thanks go to Roland Tankard who also provided me with the map of the water route, Pam Wood for the share certificate. George Whitehead and to members of the Whiteley family. Without the assistance of everyone many records of this private water supply would have been lost. Otley Museum O/P/dc/1.
A Chapel of Ease Thanks to Derek Dalton. “Wharfedale” by Thomas Shaw 1830, Wharfedale Observer, Ted Joce, St. Wilfrid’s Church.
St. Wilfrid’s Church Compiled from information from F. Morrell; H. Speight; D. Dalton; Otley Museum; Guide to Otley & District – Charles Walker; Otley Parish Register, Rev. G. H. Mercer; the late Vinny Parker for entrusting to Pool Archives many old photos and the Rev. G. H. Mercer’s original Church history notes; ;,PETER H. THORNBORROW GNSM; PGDip,ELH (CNAA)Former Historic Buildings Officer, West Yorkshire Archaeology Service.,Rev. Denys de la Hoyde, who gave a number of old church photographs to Pool Archives; Eric Cryer, Mr. Bumby, headmaster, for loan of Pool School log books; Pool Parish Council for loan of Minute Books, Pool Village Archives; Alistair & Sue Tweedy; Susan Ford; Wharfedale Observer, Gavin Pullein, The Rev. John Bassett, Verger, Susan Ford. Bradford Historical &Antiquary Society.
Wesleyan and other churches Richard Downes, Architectural historian Peter Thornborrow, Wharfedale Observer, David Whiteley, Jean Giles (nee Whiteley), Mrs. K. Horn, Miss Davey & Mrs. Pickard, West Yorkshire Archives, Wakefield ref. WYL1165/20/15 info. on Cabin
Stocks Hill. Tommy Lodge, Don Cole, Molly Tindall, Freddie Midgley, Wharfedale Observer, David Whiteley, Howard Benson (Woodlesford & Oulton History)
Poole Doles & Pool Feast The late Ted Joce, for access to his copy of “Endowed Charities (West Riding of York – 1894.) Otley Museum – O/o/dc/8; Mr.Bumby, headmaster of Pool C. of E. School, for the loan of the school log books; Miss Alice Davey, David Whiteley,; Wharfedale Observer. Helen Mountain
Arthington Show. Ted Joce; Arthington Show for loan of Arthington Show Minute books.
Amateur Dramatics. David and John & Mavis Whiteley, Margaret Plasting; Sarah Jolly.
Industry Thanks to the many people who helped in compiling this section.
Pool Mills & Riverside Park. Much information was gleaned from various sources, including The Leeds Mercury. Many details of Low mill was provided by David and John Whiteley. Leeds City Council. W.Y.A.S.
Events of the Past. Compiled from various sources, including Leeds Mercury, Otley Museum, Pool Parish Minutes, Roland Tankard, Huntingdon Archives, Don Cole, Pat Walker.
Inns. A Short History of Pool-in-Wharfedale by Rev. Mercer, Ashley Howard, Gordon Wood, John Metcalfe, Wharfedale Observer, Jim & Vicki Irvine, Leeds Mercury, Pat Walker, H. Speight, Kendall Newby, Freddie Midgley, Pool House deeds, Mrs. Pickard, Halifax Guardian.
Roads Bridges & Public Services. Edmund Bogg, “Descriptive Guides, c. 1900, Molly Tindall, Roland Tankard, Mrs. Webster, Leeds City Archive Library W.Y.A.S. AD1500, Jennings History of Harrogate & Knaresborough, West Yorkshire Archive Service, Architectural Historian Peter H. Thornborrow, G.N.S.M.;P.G.Dip.E.L.H. (CNAA); Don Cole, Derek Dalton, Tom Grange, Rose Wardman, Stephen Compton
Families of the Past )
Houses pre 1850 )
Houses post 1850 )
Terraced Cottages, Lost, Listed Buildings )
For allowing access and reproduction of narrative: David & John Whiteley, Jane Morris, Sarah Jolly,
Architectural Historian, Peter H. Thornborrow, G.N.S.M.;P.G.Dip.E.L.H. (CNAA);
Keith Wilson MSc.MICFOR. (retired); Gavin Pullein;
“Diary of a Dalesman” by kind permission of Hendon Publishing.
Books: Memories of “Fred” and “Louie” Midgley by Neil Midgley;
Pool School by Derek Dalton;
WW1“Yorkshire Lads” by family members.
PLEASE NOTE THESE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ARE STILL BEING COMPILED AS WE TRANSFER FROM BOOK TO WEBSITE AND MORE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED