Entries by Peter Ford

The sell off of Silsden’s Assets

Silsden’s former library, toilets and council offices have sold for well above the asking price. The three buildings in the centre of the town were auctioned by Leeds-based Pugh and Company on Tuesday on behalf of the owners, Bradford Council. The library building in Bolton Road had a guide price of £80,000 but was sold […]

A Meeting With Bradford

For a number of months the Wesley Place Project Group tried to get a meeting with Bradford Asset Management to find out what was happening to Wesley Place and the library buildings. As representatives of the Wesley Place Project Group, Ward Councillor Adrian Naylor and myself (Peter Ford) finally managed to get a meeting with Bradford […]

A New Use for The Library & Wesley Place

About 18 months ago it was announced in order to pay for the refurbishment of the Town Hall, Silsden Library was going to be closed and with it the adjacent building in Wesley Place was going to be sold for housing. This is a centrally located plot of land, which if sold for housing would […]