Metropolitan borough City of Bradford Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district BD8 Dialling code 01274 | Country England Post town BRADFORD Metropolitan county West Yorkshire | |
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Region Yorkshire and the Humber | ||
Girlington is an area in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. Girlington is located to the west of Bradford city centre. The majority population of Girlington are of South Asian origin in particular Pakistani, Afghan and Bangladeshi.
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Map of Girlington, Bradford, UK
History
Opened in 1914 the stone-built Victoria Picture Palace was constructed on Thornton Road and operated by Hibbert Pictures Ltd. The cinema was refurbished in 1927 and reopened as the New Victoria. In 1929 a British Talking Pictures sound system was installed, and by 1934 a Western Electric Sound system had been installed. In 1955 there was a serious fire. After the fire the cinema was refurbished, and a CinemaScope wide screen installed while the seating capacity was further reduced. The cinema closed in 1961 and after a short period as a bingo hall the cinema was bought by Wm. Morrisons Ltd for conversion to a supermarket.
In 1961 Morrisons opened its first supermarket (Morrisons Victoria Supermarket) in the converted Victoria Cinema in Girlington. The cinema building was subsequently demolished and a nearby modern supermarket building replaces it.
Over the years a number of public houses and former hotels in Girlington have closed - The Craven Heifer, The Girlington, The Shoulder of Mutton on Thornton Road, The George and The Royal on Kensington Street and The Travellers Rest (known locally as the Tut 'n' Shive) on Duckworth Lane - only one pub now remains open.
Landmarks
In the west of Girlington on West Park Road is West Park a small community park. There are areas for basketball, five-a-side football, and cricket, a bowling green, a fenced-in play area and a skatepark. Girlington has a community centre on Girlington Road and churches include Saint Chad's on St Chad's Road, and Saint Philip's on Thorn Street. Mosques include Jamiyat Tabligh ul Islam on Hoxton Street.
There are a number of listed buildings in Girlington - Rand's Alshouses (1876), a single storey range of almshouses with 2-storey wings, mill buildings within Whetley Mills, the Parish Church of Saint Chad (1912) on St Chad's Road, 80 and 82 Duckworth Lane.
Economy
Around Ingleby Road is a shopping park consisting of shops and supermarkets such as Morrisons, Lidl, The Range, McDonald's, KFC, and Domino's Pizza. The area has a post office in Kensington Street.
Education
Schools in the area include Girlinton Primary School on Girlington Road, St Philips Primary on Whitby Terrace and St Williams Catholic Primary School on Young Street.
Transport
The main roads through the area are the A6177 Ingleby Road - Whetley Lane part of the Bradford ring road, B6144 Toller Lane, and B6145 Thornton Road.
Sport
Cricket is played at Girlington Cricket Club.