MINI BLOG Hi my name is PHIL ROBINSON Yorkshireman, Photographer, Writer, Historian, Blogs and Review's Welcome to My Site!! I have found the internet a great release to my creativity. I have lots of different sites on the Web. I am the owner of Facebook pages: All about Bradford, Phil's Blogs and Reviews, Bradford Regeneration Team, Strictly Yorkshire Photo Group, The way we were, Pubs and Pub signs, Our Mysterious World, Phil's Fact Finders, Car stories, Ph-art Digital Art, Let the light shine through. Twitter @allaboutbrad I have over 50,000 Reach all -in-all You can Follow me on my web pages !! "Phil Robinson History and Photography" And"Phil's Photo Walkabouts" Walkabouts and Guides of places I have visited over the years. And of course some interesting stories I have picked up along the way. ....................................................... I hope that You enjoy my pages of Facts, Photos, History and Trivia as much as I have making them. All you need for this site is a mouse in one hand, a Cuppa in"t tuther and a good free hour to look back at all the Memories. ................................................................... On this page I will be looking, members of my family tree, I found on the web and the interesting stories that go with them. Have a look you are welcome.....Contact me philrobinson005@gmail.com
(My pages are not meant for the Hardened Historian or in anyway academic pieces. They are aimed at the Yong person just discovering local History or the normal man (or woman) in the street who enjoys a look into the history and stories about their surrounding area ) ........................................................................................................................... From my Tree... I have always been interested in local and family History. When the 1901 Census came out. "It seems some time ago now!" "I only had a few names to go on!" With the help of the Internet, i now have over 300 people and 41 Surnames in my family tree. I can trace my Family back over 200 years. To the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the Bradford West Yorkshire Area I was born and bred in Bradford and have traced my family back over 200 years just before the start of The Industrial Revolution in the Bradford area. This is my great granddad's shop 844 Manchester Road, Bradford  In the photo Leonard Robinson. At the back Sam Robinson and front Leonard Jr. I found I was related to JAMES BERRY BradfordsVictorian Executioner 1884-1891..
This Site is written as a Tribute to a very Interesting, Moral, Religious and sometimes Troubled man click the link James Berry executioner 1852-1913 ................................................................................. And also (Harrison Wainwright is my Great Great Grandma's Brother !) see the Eldwick Tragedy  Harrison Wainwright Picture from Broadmoor Hospital 1898 Joseph Robinson. my great Uncle Also, have a look at this page!!!  .......................................................................................................... One- of- many  My uncle Flying Officer. William Robinson. DFM 1920/2010 click the link Picture of my Grandparents. Leonard Robinson jr.and Annie Wright.Lived in Bankfoot. Faxfleet Street. Then 14 Runswick Terrace. Leonard worked at Ripleys Mill in the dying department.where he contracted magnesium poisoning. (Caused by his work) Which leads him to be very ill most of his later life not being able to work through illness affected the family and at times they had to scrape by on very little as there were no benefits at that time or composition.Even so, he lived to the age of 80.  This is Pheobe Taylor/Robinson Leonards sister dressed up for the local Guild Concert. She was said to be a bit of a comedian and was naturally funny. She loved an audience. Married to Eli Taylor they lived at 8 Smiddles lane all there married life. The House it was owned by GG Leonard who bought it in 1873 along with the shop on Manchester Road.Later her Brother Joseph Robinson was a lodger until he died.
 All About Bradford.® ...............................................................................................  text and Pictures .Phil Robinson All About Bradford. Pages Full of pictures of old and new Bradford. AT THE MOMENT THEY ARE 7 PAGES As well as the facebook pages. Bradford News ,Media and Memories over 20.000 likes ............................... New Bradford Crest  1974  Bradford City Centre 1970s Few Facts Bradford Became a Borough in 1847 . In 1889 it was raised to County Borough. Granted City status in 1897. and In 1974 it became a Metropolitan Council. Bit of early Bradford History A Celtic tribe "The Brigantines" were so far as recorded in History as the Aboriginal Inhabitants of the Bradford Area.  In Saxon times Bradford was a small village by a river crossing. (A Ford.) Brad meant Broad. It became known as the Village with the(Broad"Ford).. As the village began to grow the people were allowed to have a weekly Market and it soon became a busy Town. In the Doomsday book 1086 Bradford had less than 1000 people. A man of Norse descent named Gamel was the biggest land owner at the time ............................................  ................................................
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This is a list of all the AAB Pages
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Pictures, Facts,Stories,History and Triva.
Started 2009
You can find all the links to my other pages on this site
......................................... Bradford over the years has changed so much lots of fantastic buildings from Victorian times have been destroyed and lost forever In Fact A once vibrant City is Now a shadow of its former self crippled by the death of the textile trade and later the resection many buildings lie empty . But now a new lease of life has began and businesses are getting more confidence and coming back to the city for a new start.
On this site we can take a look back at the wonderful Buildings , Suburbs and People.
That bring back so many memories
That make us proud to be Bradfordians
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In 2009 i posted a few pictures that i thought people might be interested in. I got some good feedback. I began to Add more and find out the stories behind them. I now have 7 All About Bradford sites,3 face book pages.and lots of positive feedback. I hope you carry on enjoying my Pictures ,Facts ,Stories ,History And Trivia. "Thanks for the comments."
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All my sites are Presented in an easy to understand
Scrap book Format.
Split in to two panels read side one first to the bottom.then side two
Hopefully this site will also give you some ideas of where to go and have a look at some of the places i have visited.
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I couldn't do a site About Bradford without The Story of the Woody Boar click the link
 The sites are all working sites so will i be updating all the time.
 Phil Robinson
Stone Carving
Great Horton
Library
....................................................................... I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN LOCAL HISTORY.
AND PHOTOGRAPHY. SO ME AND MY CAMERA HAVE
BEEN
"ALL ABOUT BRADFORD" You can see more of my walkabouts in the local Leader magazine .
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Nicholas Tempest. of Bolling Hall. Died 1570.
Marred To Beatrice Bradfordof the Ancient Bradford family.  Crest of the old Bradford Family
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BOLLING HALL ESTATE
 Bolling Hall
A man called Sindi Owend the Manor of Bolling.1066c ...................................................................................................
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Little Horton Green
One of Bradford's hidden treasures
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 Burial place of the kings of Industry click link
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side two Have a look at my video of Bradford memories
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"ALL ABOUT BRADFORD"
All about Bradford is the true site for Bradfordians.
See the All About Bradford facebook page over 15.000 likes lots of old pictures of Bradford ..
LOOK over 15,000 likes !!! ................................................................................................ Have a look at this Video LOOKING AT "TODAY 'S" AND YESTERDAYS BRADFORD
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On Pagan festival nights Ancient Britons would light
large fires on Beldon Hill between Wibsey and Horton Bank Top. ..............................................................................
City Hall built in 1873
This is me talking to the Lord Mayor in City Hall.
On the open day. 2010
Showing him some pictures from the site
See the Story Click the Link
Little Germany
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Bradfordians have added and taken some letters away from some places in the Bradford area E.g. Bradford has a added T missing O R “Bra (t) fd” said by some, in the city. Also Allerton. begins with the O sound.
and Wibsey has an Added P And no B. Wi(P)sey. the shop M&S is Marksis and Bootsis.
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This is the link to
" All About Bradfords"
Guestbook you are welcome to leave your
feedback and comments.
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Some of the storys on the site......
People from the past...
The Story of Francis Baildon
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In the 1600s The family who took there Surname of Baildon were a feisty bunch.
As you will see, in this Tail of ...
Scandal, Adultery and Deception.
May be even Murder!.....
......................................................................... If you have a visit to Bolling Hall have a look for this picture!!!
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All Texts and Images are for information only and do not affect copyrights
1940s Day Haworth 2011
Available on the All About Bradford DVD. mail me..
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From my Tree...
I have always been interested in local and family History. When the 1901 Census came out. "It seems some time ago now!"
"I only had a few names to go on!" With the help of the Internet i now have over
300 people and 41 Surnames in my family tree. I can trace my Family back over 200 years.
To the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the Bradford West Yorkshire Area .......................................................................
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...................................................................................................... The Shipley Glen Tramway is a Historic funicular tramway situated in the wooded Shipley Glen near the village of Saltaire Loved by Bradfordians for many years Working from 12.00 till 16.00 every Sunday
................................................. ALL ABOUT BRADFORD .THE WEB PAGE . Have a look at the landing page click link
In the besieged Garrison at Ladysmith for 121 days .....................................................................................................................................
 Bradford played the leading role in the greatest
revolution the world had ever seen.
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One of Bradford's more colourful characters
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