Westgate Riots 1914
Nothing to compare to today's rioters but these locals were out to vent their ill-directed anger at anything vaguely resembling "the enemy" as the...
Wortley Almshouses 2010
Back in 1744, one of the city's MPs, Edward Wortley, purchased two small houses and the grassland that sat behind them and donated them...
North Westgate 2010
Seemed a good time to capture the northern end of Westgate as it is today (2010) and before the planned North Westgate development starts...
Westgate Surgery (2010)
Another victim of the forthcoming North Westgate development will be the old Westgate Surgery (on the right of these buildings).
The surgery was one of...
Brewery Tap, Westgate (2010)
The Brewery Tap still standing resiliently in the face of the forthcoming North Westgate development which will see it demolished.
Although a relatively new watering hole...
Six Bells, Westgate (May 2010)
A pub first opened on the site in 1856 and was known as the Eight Bells but when the owner moved some twenty years...
Bull Hotel, Westgate
A nice promotional card for the Bull Hotel on Westgate.
JH Duddington – Westgate
A very dickensian feel to this early shot of JH Duddington's store on Westgate.
Westgate c.1927
Looking back down Westgate towards the city centre as a Walton bound tram approaches.
On the right is the Royal Hotel.
Westgate – Bull Hotel c.1937
A more recent image of a rather immaculate looking Bull Hotel.
