Girlington, Bradford

Girlngton
Girlngton
 Girlngton shown within West Yorkshire
Metropolitan boroughCity of Bradford
Metropolitan county West Yorkshire
RegionYorkshire and the Humber
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town BRADFORD
Postcode district BD8
Dialling code 01274
Police West Yorkshire
Fire West Yorkshire
Ambulance Yorkshire
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
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Coordinates: 53°48′11″N 1°48′07″W / 53.803°N 1.802°W / 53.803; -1.802

Girlington is an area in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Girlington is located to the west of Bradford city centre. The majority population of Girlington are of South Asian origin in particular Pakistani, Afghan and Bangladeshi.

History

Opened in 1914 the stone-built Victoria Picture Palace was constructed on Thornton Road and operated by Hibbert Pictures Ltd. The cinema was refurbished in 1927 and reopened as the New Victoria. In 1929 a British Talking Pictures sound system was installed, and by 1934 a Western Electric Sound system had been installed. In 1955 there was a serious fire. After the fire the cinema was refurbished, and a CinemaScope wide screen installed while the seating capacity was further reduced. The cinema closed in 1961 and after a short period as a bingo hall the cinema was bought by Wm. Morrisons Ltd for conversion to a supermarket.[1]

In 1961 Morrisons opened its first supermarket (Morrisons Victoria Supermarket) in the converted Victoria Cinema in Girlington.[2] The cinema building was subsequently demolished and a nearby modern supermarket building replaces it.

Over the years a number of public houses and former hotels in Girlington have closed - The Craven Heifer, The Girlington, The Shoulder of Mutton on Thornton Road, The George and The Royal on Kensington Street and The Travellers Rest (known locally as the Tut 'n' Shive) on Duckworth Lane - only one pub now remains open.[3][4]

Landmarks

In the west of Girlington on West Park Road is West Park a small community park. There are areas for basketball, five-a-side football, and cricket, a bowling green, a fenced-in play area and a skatepark.[5][6] Girlington has a community centre on Girlington Road[7] and churches include Saint Chad's on St Chad's Road, and Saint Philip's on Thorn Street.[8] Mosques include Jamiyat Tabligh ul Islam on Hoxton Street.[9]

There are a number of listed buildings in Girlington - Rand's Alshouses (1876), a single storey range of almshouses with 2-storey wings,[10] mill buildings within Whetley Mills,[11] the Parish Church of Saint Chad (1912) on St Chad's Road,[12] 80 and 82 Duckworth Lane.[13]

Economy

Morrisons Victoria

Around Ingleby Road is a shopping park consisting of shops and supermarkets such as Morrisons, Lidl, The Range, McDonald's, KFC, and Domino's Pizza. The area has a post office in Kensington Street.[14]

Education

Schools in the area include Girlinton Primary School on Girlington Road,[15] St Philips Primary on Whitby Terrace[16] and St Williams Catholic Primary School on Young Street.[17]

Transport

The main roads through the area are the A6177 Ingleby Road - Whetley Lane part of the Bradford ring road, B6144 Toller Lane, and B6145 Thornton Road.

Sport

Cricket is played at Girlington Cricket Club.[18]

References

  1. ↑ Sutton, Colin (2005). "Victoria Cinema History". Bradford Timelines. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Company History". Morrisons. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Pubs in Girlington". Pubs Galore. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Lost Pubs In Bradford, Yorkshire". The Lost Pubs Project. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "West Park, Girlington". Bradford Parks & Landscape Service. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "New Skatepark West Park Girlington". Bradford Parks & Landscape Service. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Girlington Community Centre". girlington-centre. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  8. ↑ The Church of England. "St Philip, Girlington". A Church Near You. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  9. ↑ "Jamiyat Tabligh ul Islam". London Mosques. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  10. ↑ "Rand's Almshouses". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  11. ↑ "Two Parallel Blocks". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  12. ↑ "Parish Church of St Chad". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  13. ↑ "80 and 82, Duckworth Lane". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  14. ↑ "Opening Hours Post Office Girlington". Opening hours for post offices. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  15. ↑ "Girlington Primary School". Girlington Primary School. 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  16. ↑ "St Philip's CofE Primary School". School etc. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  17. ↑ "St William's Catholic Primary School". Saint Williams. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Girlington CC". Play Cricket. Retrieved 27 August 2016.; "Girlington Cricket Club". Facebook. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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