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'''Guiseley''' is a small [[town]] in the [[county]] of [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]], near [[Otley]]. The town's claim to fame is [[Harry Ramsden's|Harry Ramsden]], who sold his [[fish and chips]] from a small shed next to the tram stop. |
'''Guiseley''' is a small [[town]] in the [[county]] of [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]], near [[Otley]]. The town's claim to fame is [[Harry Ramsden's|Harry Ramsden]], who sold his [[fish and chips]] from a small shed next to the tram stop. In 1930 he opened his first fish restaurant which is still trading and was, for many years, "the world's biggest fish and chip shop". The children's television character and puppet [[Sooty]] was conceived in another Fish and Chip shop in the town by [[Harry Corbett]] in [[1948]]. |
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Guiseley's parish church of Saint Oswald's was used by generations of the Longfellow family. [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]'s grandfather left here for the New World in the [[18th century]]. Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell were married at St Oswald's and became the parents of [[Anne Brontë]], [[Charlotte Brontë]], and [[Emily Brontë]]. |
Guiseley's parish church of Saint Oswald's was used by generations of the Longfellow family. [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]]'s grandfather left here for the New World in the [[18th century]]. Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell were married at St Oswald's and became the parents of [[Anne Brontë]], [[Charlotte Brontë]], and [[Emily Brontë]]. |
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Revision as of 15:32, 16 September 2006
Guiseley is a small town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, near Otley. The town's claim to fame is Harry Ramsden, who sold his fish and chips from a small shed next to the tram stop. In 1930 he opened his first fish restaurant which is still trading and was, for many years, "the world's biggest fish and chip shop". The children's television character and puppet Sooty was conceived in another Fish and Chip shop in the town by Harry Corbett in 1948.
Guiseley's parish church of Saint Oswald's was used by generations of the Longfellow family. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's grandfather left here for the New World in the 18th century. Patrick Brontë and Maria Branwell were married at St Oswald's and became the parents of Anne Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, and Emily Brontë.
Guiesley also host their own semi-professional football team Guiseley AFC at Nethermoor twined with Guiseley's Cricket ground, sharing the club house. Aireborough RUFC is also situated in Guiseley at Nunroyd Park.
The former Yorkshire and England cricket captain Brian Close lived in the town during his childhood.
Singer / Songwriter Tasmin Archer also hails from the town, and is particularly well known for her song "Sleeping Satellite".
See also
External links
- Guiseley Online Guiseley Online Community Website.