Bradford Mayors/ Lord Mayors
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The following source list was originally available only on paper in one of the West Yorkshire Archive Service offices. It may have been compiled many years ago and could be out of date. It was designed to act as a signpost to records of interest on a particular historical subject, but may relate only to one West Yorkshire district, or be an incomplete list of sources available. Please feel free to add or update with any additional information. |
Records of Mayors and Lord Mayors held at West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford
| Name of Mayor | Date of office | Catalogue Reference | Description of document |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Milligan (First Mayor) | 1847-1848 | WYB342/2/10 | Photograph of a painting |
| John Venimore Godwin (Mayor) | 1865-1866 | DB26/C3/4/55 | Programme advertising a Conversazione, 1866 |
| Mark Dawson (Mayor) | 1869-1871 | DB16/C4/2 | Printed letter regarding the taking over of Manningham Park |
| John Hill (Mayor) | 1881-1882 | BBD1/40/6/4/4 | List of invitations to a reception in honour of the opening of the Technical School |
| Alderman Thomas Hill (Mayor) | 1885-1886 | DB6/C26/14 WYB72/2/23 | Programme for a banquet in his honour
Photograph |
| Alderman William Moulson (Mayor) | 1886-1889 | DB38/C2/3 | Invitations to Walter Sugden on the occasion of visit of Shah of Persia to Bradford |
| Alderman J L Morley (Mayor) | 1887-1888 | DB71/C4 | Scrapbook, 1888 |
| David Wade (Mayor) | 1902-1904 | BBD1/1/47 | Material regarding a royal visit |
| J A Godwin (First Lord Mayor) | 1906-1907 | 65D90 | Photograph
Invitation to Mr C A Federer to a conference |
| Councillor Thomas Blythe (Lord Mayor) | 1921-1922 | WYB 341 | Photographs and newscutting book |
| Michael Conway (Lord Mayor) | 1928-1929 | 12D84 | Newscutting book, 1927-1928 |
| Alderman M F Titterington (Lord Mayor) | 1939-1940 | WYB 301 | Photograph Albums and Scrapbook, 1939-1940 |
| Horace Hird (Lord Mayor) | 1951-1952 | 12D74/5 | Invitation to Alderman Hird to attend the handing over ceremony of the New Central Library, 13 April 1967 |
| Angus Crowther (Lord Mayor) | 1953-1954 | 78D96
62D00/5/24 |
Illuminated testimonial (1954)
Photograph Album, 1953-1954 |
| Audrey Firth (Lord Mayor) | 1972-1973 | 28D94
28D94/19/6/9 28D94/36/2 28D94/39/1/4 28D94/39/2/3 28D94/10/5/6 |
Twin towns
Visitors book Scrapbook (year as Lord Mayor) Photograph Album (year as Lord Mayor) Photograph Album Menus |
| Thomas Edward Hall (Lord Mayor) | 1974-1975 | 63D87/1
63D87/2 63D87/4 |
Scrapbook - year as deputy Lord Mayor, 1964-1965;
Scrapbook, 1974-1975; Photograph Album |
| Arnold Lightowler (Lord Mayor) | 1980-1981 | WYB178/1/5 | Presentation and Scrapbook, 1939-1940 |
| Councillor Tony Cairns (Lord Mayor) | 1997-1998 | 12D98 | Photograph of tree planting in Peel Park |