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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Girlington

  

Girlington Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Girlington

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Girlington history

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The stone-built Elite Cinema was constructed for the Elite Picture House Company at the junction of Fairbank Road and Toller Lane with a barrel vaulted ceiling and seating capacity for 700. The cinema closed in 1924 to enlarge the hall to 1,304 seats, reopening the next year. The Victoria Picture Palace was refurbished in 1927 and reopened as the New Victoria in 1927. In 1961 the cinema was bought by Wm. Morrisons Ltd for conversion to a supermarket.

Girlington landmarks

West Park is a small community park with basketball, five-a-side football, cricket, bowling green, a bowling green and skatepark. There are a number of listed buildings in Girlington – Rand’s Almshouses (1876), a single storey range of almshouses.

You can visit Girlington places with Walkfo Girlington to hear history at Girlington’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Girlington has 87 places to visit in our interactive Girlington map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Girlington, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Girlington places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Girlington & the surrounding areas.

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87 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Walkfo Girlington tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Girlington

  

Best Girlington places to visit

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Girlington has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Girlington’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Girlington’s information audio spots:

Iraq Economic Development Group The Iraq Economic Development Group (also frequently abbreviated to IEDG) is an apolitical private limited company established in United Kingdom that facilitates financial services in Britain. Its official abbreviated form is IEDg_UK Ltd and its abbreviated word is commonly used.

Bradford Alhambra The Alhambra Theatre was built in 1913 at a cost of £20,000 for theatre impresario Francis Laidler. In 1964, Bradford City Council bought the theatre for £78,900 and in 1974 it was designated a Grade II listed building.

Bradford City Park Bradford City Park is a public space in the centre of Bradford, West Yorkshire. It is centred on the Grade I listed Bradford City Hall. It comprises three main areas (each side of the triangular City Hall site.) To the east of the City Hall is the Norfolk Gardens area.

The 1 in 12 Club The 1 in 12 Club refers to both a members’ club and the building in which it is based. Owned and run by its membership as a collective based upon anarchist principles. In the 1980s it was one of the main locations for the UK crust and anarcho-punk scene.

Wool Exchange, Bradford The Wool Exchange Building in Bradford, West Yorkshire, was built as a wool-trading centre in the 19th century. The Gothic Revival architecture is symbolic of the wealth and importance wool brought to Bradford. Today it is a Waterstones bookshop as well as a cafe.

St Patrick’s Church, Bradford St Patrick’s Church is a Roman Catholic church in Bradford, West Yorkshire. It was built from 1852 to 1853 and designed by George Goldie. It is situated on the corner of Sedgfield Terrace and Westgate in the city centre.

Drummond Mill Drummond Mill was a complex of industrial buildings on Lumb Lane, Manningham, Bradford, West Yorkshire. It contained originally a spinning mill, a warehouse, a spinning shed, and an engine house with chimney. It was destroyed in a fire on 28 January 2016.

Toller Toller is a ward within the City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council of West Yorkshire. The population of the ward as of the 2011 Census was 19,914.

Campion A.F.C. Campion Association Football Club is based in Manningham area of Bradford, West Yorkshire. They are currently members of the North West Counties League Division One North and play at Scotchman Road.

Heaton Woods The Heaton Woods Trust is both the name for the charity and the woodland it cares for located mainly in Heaton, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The Trust is funded by charitable donations from the community, paid annual memberships and fundraising activities.

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