Burley Local History & Archive Group
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Burley Local History & Archive Group (BLH&AG) - preserving the past for the future.
  • We collect anything of interest - maps, family papers, books, pamphlets, photographs, newspaper cuttings etc. If you have anything that we could use, please get in touch via the contact page to arrange a meeting. We'll make copies of items, if you don't want to gift them.
  • We carry out original research on the people & places of Burley Woodhead, Greenholme, Hill Top, Esscroft, Scalebor, Stead, Burley in Wharfedale & Burley Moor.
Note: As of late 2025 the Burley Local History & Archive Group are running x2 websites in parallel. The old site is found here Burley Community Library, the new one is the one you're reading. Over the next few months the content of the old one will be migrated to here. Plus lots of new pages.

​The Burley Archive is located in the rear room of Burley Community Library on Grange Road, Burley in Wharfedale. 
We have drop-in sessions every Friday from 2.30 to 4.30pm, where anybody can come in and ask any question about Burley District history. We can arrange other times by appointment - contact us for details.

Members of BLH&AG will be available to assist in the research.

The Burley Archive collections contain:
  • Aerial Photographs
  • Areas of Burley District
  • Buildings & Properties - named houses & landed estates, streets & lanes
  • Businesses - major employers
  • Businesses - shops & premises
  • Directories of trade & people
  • Education - schools - private, public & church
  • Families & People
  • Film stills, videos & oral histories
  • General Files including Events
  • Governance records such as Burley UDC, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council (WRYCC)
  • Maps & Plans
  • Newspaper cuttings & reports
  • Objects including framed pictures 
  • Organisations
  • Population studies
  • Religion - various denominations including their buildings, people & records
  • Research files
  • Sports - including athletics, association football, cricket & rugby
  • Transport - buses, trains & trackless trams
If you would like to join BLH&AG, membership is £5.00 per year. Please use the contact form & we'll send you details as to how to pay.
Burley080 - Greenholme Gates, Iron Row - Gunton
Greenholme Gates, Iron Row. Sally Gunton Collection.
Riversdale Cafe & Filling Station, Little Esscroft, Burley in Wharfedale. Image courtesy of Sally Gunton.
Riversdale Cafe & Filling Station. Sally Gunton Collection.
Burley322 - Stead from Burley Woodhead. Image courtesy of Sally Gunton
Stead from Burley Woodhead. Sally Gunton Collection.
Greenholme Weir, Burley in Wharfedale. Image courtesy of Sally Gunton.
Greenholme Weir, River Wharfe. Sally Gunton Collection.
West Terrace, Main Street, Burley in Wharfedale. Image courtesy of Sally Gunton.
West Terrace, Main Street. Sally Gunton Collection.
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Burley Community Library & Burley Archive, Grange Road, Burley in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire England LS29 7HD
Burley Local History & Archive Group: Drop-In Sessions Friday 2.30pm to 4.30pm. For other times please contact us
  • Home
  • BLH&AG
    • BLH&AG Volunteers
    • Burley History Trail
    • BLH&AG Publications
    • BLH&AG Exhibition Sheets
  • Archive Inventory
    • Digital Folders
    • Filing Cabinets
    • Map Chests
    • Rolled Maps & Plans
    • Shelving Units >
      • Inventory BCC
    • Framed Pictures
  • Contact