Broomfields, Bradford
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Broomfields is a historic district on the south eastern edge of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. In 1840 it was still a mainly rural area with a population of only a few hundred people. By 1880 it w
Fig 2 Flowering Broom gave its name to the district
Fig.3 Broomfields 1831– within the new parliamentary borough
Fig 4 Broomfields in 1849 with railways as at 1854
Fig 5 Cellar dwellings in Sturges Street built c 1854
Bowling Park, Bradford
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Bowling Park is a public urban park near Bolling Hall in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England about 1+1⁄2 miles south south east from the city centre. The park is irregularly shaped with an area of 50 ac
Broomfields, Bradford
…in 1890 and when the site was leveled it was commandeered by local schools and clubs and used as a football field until 1960. In 1880 Bowling Park (Bowling Park, Bradford) opened with its north gate in Hall Lane only two hundred yards from Broomfields. In his invaluable article Russell describes the movement for "rational…
Entrance to Bowling Park from Avenue Road
Park Lodge on Bowling Hall Road
Bowling Hall Road