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Ilkley Collection

Ilkley, a picturesque town nestled in the heart of West Yorkshire, England, is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered

Background imageIlkley Collection: Cow and Calf Rocks, Ilkley, England

Cow and Calf Rocks, Ilkley, England. Date between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900

Background imageIlkley Collection: Bluebells in Middleton Woods near Ilkley, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bluebells in Middleton Woods near Ilkley, West Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Background imageIlkley Collection: A Row of Ramblers

A Row of Ramblers
A jolly row of hikers on the moors, perhaps even On Ilkley Moor Baht At ! Date: early 1930s

Background imageIlkley Collection: Tuberculosis Hospital, Middleton, Yorkshire

Tuberculosis Hospital, Middleton, Yorkshire
An aerial view of the Tuberculosis Hospital at Middleton, near Ilkley, in Yorkshire. Date: Date unknown

Background imageIlkley Collection: Ilkley - West Yorkshire - Various scenes in the locality

Ilkley - West Yorkshire - Various scenes in the locality including Bolton Abbey, The Ilkley Tarn (small lake), Strid Wood and the wooden bridge above the Hebers Ghyll waterfall. Date: circa 1900

Background imageIlkley Collection: Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire

Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire
The Cow and Calf Rocks on Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire Date: 1860

Background imageIlkley Collection: View of footpath on heather moorland at sunset, Ilkley Moor (SSSI), Rombalds Moor, Ilkley

View of footpath on heather moorland at sunset, Ilkley Moor (SSSI), Rombalds Moor, Ilkley, Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, England, september

Background imageIlkley Collection: Golf Hotel, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, West Yorkshire

Golf Hotel, Ben Rhydding, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
A birds eye view illustration of what was originally a spa hydro at Ben Rhydding, near Ilkley, West Yorkshire. By the 1930s, it had rebranded itself as a golf hotel

Background imageIlkley Collection: Cow & Calf, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, England

Cow & Calf, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, England

Background imageIlkley Collection: Cow & Calf Rocks on Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, England

Cow & Calf Rocks on Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, England

Background imageIlkley Collection: Lone Person on Ilkley Moor at Sunrise, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England

Lone Person on Ilkley Moor at Sunrise, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England

Background imageIlkley Collection: Sunrise at Ilkley Moor, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England

Sunrise at Ilkley Moor, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England

Background imageIlkley Collection: Cloudscape over Heather in Bloom, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, England

Cloudscape over Heather in Bloom, Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire, England

Background imageIlkley Collection: Ilkley Moor at Sunrise, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England

Ilkley Moor at Sunrise, Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England

Background imageIlkley Collection: Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica), Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire, England

Red Grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica), Ilkley Moor, Yorkshire, England

Background imageIlkley Collection: White Wells House, Ilkley Moor in the 1930s

White Wells House, Ilkley Moor in the 1930s

Background imageIlkley Collection: The Wells Walk, Ilkley in the 1930s

The Wells Walk, Ilkley in the 1930s

Background imageIlkley Collection: Grocer and Wine Merchant's Shop, Ilkley

Grocer and Wine Merchant's Shop, Ilkley

Background imageIlkley Collection: Ilkley Grocer early 1900s

Ilkley Grocer early 1900s

Background imageIlkley Collection: Brook Street, Ilkley, early 1900s

Brook Street, Ilkley, early 1900s

Background imageIlkley Collection: The Grove, Ilkley, early 1900s

The Grove, Ilkley, early 1900s

Background imageIlkley Collection: Ilkley The Grove early 1900s

Ilkley The Grove early 1900s

Background imageIlkley Collection: Ilkley Railway Station The Coronation in 1911

Ilkley Railway Station The Coronation in 1911

Background imageIlkley Collection: Ilkley Railway Station, Coronation celebration in 1911

Ilkley Railway Station, Coronation celebration in 1911

Background imageIlkley Collection: Ilkley Brook Street early 1900s

Ilkley Brook Street early 1900s

Background imageIlkley Collection: Ilkley viewed from Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire

Ilkley viewed from Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageIlkley Collection: Heber's Ghyll, Ilkley and Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire

Heber's Ghyll, Ilkley and Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageIlkley Collection: Stepping Stones on the Wharfe, near Ilkley, West Yorkshire

Stepping Stones on the Wharfe, near Ilkley, West Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageIlkley Collection: White Wells, Ilkley and Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire

White Wells, Ilkley and Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageIlkley Collection: The Tarn, Ilkley and Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire

The Tarn, Ilkley and Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J

Background imageIlkley Collection: Ilkley and Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire

Ilkley and Ilkley Moor, West Yorkshire - Painted by landscape artist Alfred Robert Quinton for the Sevenoaks based publishing and printing company J. Salmon, and reproduced as a local view postcard

Background imageIlkley Collection: Heathcote, Ilkley, The Staircase, The Staircase Lobby (b / w photo)

Heathcote, Ilkley, The Staircase, The Staircase Lobby (b / w photo)
3650616 Heathcote, Ilkley, The Staircase, The Staircase Lobby (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heathcote, Ilkley, The Staircase)

Background imageIlkley Collection: Heathcote, Ilkley, The Main Entrance, Ground Floor Plan (b / w photo)

Heathcote, Ilkley, The Main Entrance, Ground Floor Plan (b / w photo)
3650615 Heathcote, Ilkley, The Main Entrance, Ground Floor Plan (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heathcote, Ilkley, The Main Entrance)

Background imageIlkley Collection: Town and moor of Ilkley, Yorkshire

Town and moor of Ilkley, Yorkshire
Vintage 19th century photograph: town and moor of Ilkley, Yorkshire

Background imageIlkley Collection: Heathcote, Ilkley, Yorkshire (colour litho)

Heathcote, Ilkley, Yorkshire (colour litho)
3652254 Heathcote, Ilkley, Yorkshire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heathcote, Ilkley, Yorkshire)

Background imageIlkley Collection: Heathcote, Ilkley, Detail of Front (b / w photo)

Heathcote, Ilkley, Detail of Front (b / w photo)
3650625 Heathcote, Ilkley, Detail of Front (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heathcote, Ilkley, Detail of Front)

Background imageIlkley Collection: A terrible collision between cars interrupted the circulation on the... (colour litho)

A terrible collision between cars interrupted the circulation on the... (colour litho)
2783573 A terrible collision between cars interrupted the circulation on the... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageIlkley Collection: View of the Wharfedale Hydropathic Establishment and Hotel, at Ben Rhydding, near Ilkley

View of the Wharfedale Hydropathic Establishment and Hotel, at Ben Rhydding, near Ilkley, Yorkshire (engraving)
6027664 View of the Wharfedale Hydropathic Establishment and Hotel, at Ben Rhydding, near Ilkley, Yorkshire (engraving) by English School

Background imageIlkley Collection: Heathcote, Ilkley, The Drawing Room, The Dining Room, A Corridor (b / w photo)

Heathcote, Ilkley, The Drawing Room, The Dining Room, A Corridor (b / w photo)
3650617 Heathcote, Ilkley, The Drawing Room, The Dining Room, A Corridor (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heathcote, Ilkley, The Drawing Room)

Background imageIlkley Collection: View of Ilkley, 1893 (oil on canvas)

View of Ilkley, 1893 (oil on canvas)
1128446 View of Ilkley, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Challacombe, Fred (fl.1893-94); 51x76 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

Background imageIlkley Collection: Meeting of the British Archaeological Association at Leeds (engraving)

Meeting of the British Archaeological Association at Leeds (engraving)
1102826 Meeting of the British Archaeological Association at Leeds (engraving) by Wimperis, Edmund Morison (1835-1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageIlkley Collection: Heathcote, Ilkley, The Terrace Front, The Billiard Room, The Hall (b / w photo)

Heathcote, Ilkley, The Terrace Front, The Billiard Room, The Hall (b / w photo)
3650613 Heathcote, Ilkley, The Terrace Front, The Billiard Room, The Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Heathcote, Ilkley, The Terrace Front)

Background imageIlkley Collection: A Cycling Prodigy (engraving)

A Cycling Prodigy (engraving)
3627918 A Cycling Prodigy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cycling Prodigy. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1895.); © Look and Learn

Background imageIlkley Collection: Ilkley Bridge, 1893 (oil on canvas)

Ilkley Bridge, 1893 (oil on canvas)
1128445 Ilkley Bridge, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Challacombe, Fred (fl.1893-94); 51x76.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK; eBradford Museums & Galleries; English

Background imageIlkley Collection: White Wells & Upper Tarn, Ilkley, Yorkshire White Wells & Upper Tarn, Ilkley

White Wells & Upper Tarn, Ilkley, Yorkshire White Wells & Upper Tarn, Ilkley
White Wells & Upper Tarn, Ilkley, near Keighley, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1910s

Background imageIlkley Collection: Bradford LS29 8 Map

Bradford LS29 8 Map
Postcode Sector Map of Bradford LS29 8

Background imageIlkley Collection: In the Park, Bolton Bridge, c1852. Artist: David Cox the elder

In the Park, Bolton Bridge, c1852. Artist: David Cox the elder
In the Park, Bolton Bridge, c1852. From A Catalogue of the Pictures and Drawings in the collection of Frederick John Nettleford, Volume I, by C. Reginald Grundy and F

Background imageIlkley Collection: Hill Top, Ilkley

Hill Top, Ilkley
A large house known as Hill Top, in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. It was later used as a childrens home by the West Riding County Council. Date: circa 1915



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Ilkley, a picturesque town nestled in the heart of West Yorkshire, England, is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered. From its iconic Cow and Calf Rocks to the enchanting Bluebells in Middleton Woods, it offers breathtaking natural beauty that will leave you in awe. As you wander through this charming town, you may stumble upon a row of ramblers exploring the stunning landscapes Moor. The heather moorland at sunset paints an ethereal picture that words fail to capture. It's no wonder why Ilkley Moor is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Transport yourself back in time as you explore White Wells House on Ilkley Moor, which dates back to the 1930s. Imagine taking leisurely strolls along The Wells Walk during those bygone days when life was simpler and nature provided solace. In the early 1900s, Brook Street and The Grove were bustling with activity. A visit to these historic streets allows glimpses into the past - imagine stepping into an old grocer and wine merchant's shop or witnessing daily life unfold before your eyes. Ilkley's charm extends beyond its natural wonders and historical sites; it also boasts a vibrant community spirit. Locals take pride in their town and warmly welcome visitors from all corners of the globe. Whether it's enjoying traditional Yorkshire hospitality or immersing yourself in local events like festivals or markets, there is always something happening here. For outdoor enthusiasts seeking adventure, Ilkley provides ample opportunities for hiking, cycling, or simply soaking up nature's tranquility. With miles of footpaths crisscrossing Rombalds Moor and Wharfedale offering panoramic views at every turn, there is no shortage of exploration awaiting intrepid souls. So come experience Ilkley - where timeless beauty meets warm hospitality - and create memories that will last a lifetime.