Malsis Road
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Starting from Knowle House, the historic home of the Lund family, Malsis Road runs in a north-westerly direction and points to Malsis Hall. It is the starting point of the annual Keighley Gala, which has been running for 130 years. It is reported that one of the earliest silent movies, featuring a dentist and patient, was filmed in a house on this street. If only Keighley were more sunny then the glory of Hollywood might have come to Yorkshire instead ! |
Looking to the east from Malsis Road Ilkley Moor can be seen. The back- to -back houses in the Knowle Park area escaped the demolition fate which befell many properties closer to the town centre. On a sunny day you can still see the traditional sight of washing hanging out to dry across the street. The film Yasmin, written by Simon Beaufoy who was born in Haworth, was shot in and around Keighley in 2004 including Malsis Road. |
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Mollie Sugden, actress and comedienne, was born in Thwaites Brow in 1922 but moved to 100 Malsis Road prior to the outbreak of world war two. During the war she worked in the Royal Ordnance Factory in Steeton. After the war she went to London to train at the Guildhall School of Music and Dance. She is most famous for playing purple-haired Mrs Slocombe in Are You Being Served? but has had a long and varied career on British TV screens. Source: Official Mollie Sugden web site |
On a cold clear spring morning the hills which surround the town are clearly visible. The garage on Apsley Street was originally a bottled water factory, a trade which still continues in other parts of Keighley. The water beneath Knowle Park now goes into making beer! Photograph by B Izod |
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The buildings in the area, which are constructed out of local stone, have a very distinctive architectural appearance. This picture, of the back of houses in Queens Road, captures the distinctive northern feel of the town and is reminiscent of work of L.S.Lowry.
Drawing by Adam Town |
Behind Malsis Road lies a hidden world of lush greenery, mature trees, allotments and urban wildlife. |
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Magpie for supper as this urban sparrowhawk does what sparrowhawks do at the back of Malsis Road
Photograph by B Izod |