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This post was written by A De Gier
Supporting Family Historians with a connection with Harrogate, Knaresborough, Wetherby and surrounding villages
Old Town Hall Plaque, 31 Swan Road, Harrogate (now Mercer Gallery)
The plaque can be found on the left hand side of the door to the Mercer Gallery.
Mercer Gallery/Old Town Hall, 31 Swan Road, Harrogate
Erected in 1805 by private subscription to provide shelter and a meeting place. The Old Town Hall has been known as the Promenade Room, The Victoria Room and The Town Hall Theatre. 
Crown Hotel and RAF Connection
This plaque is on a side wall, facing The Old Bell Tavern. I will investigate further when I am able due to Covid restrictions at present.
Wesley Methodist Chapel, Oxford Street, Harrogate
The Weslyan Methodist Church dated 1862 is on Oxford Street. Harrogate.
Bettys Tea Rooms
Betty's Tea Rooms opened in Harrogate in 1919
Boots, Cambridge Street, Harrogate
The art deco building housed Woolworths before Boots took over. Boots in 1996 was on the other side of the street.
Cenotaph
Harrogate’s Cenotaph is located in the centre of Harrogate facing Parliament Street with Cambridge Road and Cambridge Crescent on either side.
The front brass plate is made up of 3 panels of 3 columns with the name of 641 people who lost their lives in the First World War.
On the rear plaque there are another 238 names of those who also lost their lives in the First World War.
On the lower half of the rear plaque are 314 names of people who died in the Second World War.
Conyngham Hall Hotel, Knaresborough Bygone Days
In 1796 Ellen the Dowager Countess Conyngham purchased Coghill Hall with 51 acres of land from Sir John Coghill and changed the name of the estate to Conyngham House.
Hoopers
Hoopers Store on James Street, Harrogate.
Royal Baths
The Royal Baths were built in 1894-7 by Baggerley Bristow. They were once Europe's premier destination for spa treatments and the pampered rich. Politicians and royalty came to 'take the waters'. There were also assembly rooms and a winter garden lounge.
The Crown Hotel, Crown Place, Harrogate
Since 1660 there have been many buildings called "The Crown". In 1847 The Crown Hotel on Crown Place had a central section rebuilt in a chaste neoclassical design. In 1870 the Crown estate ran as far as Parliament Street, was acquired by George Dawson, who employed J H Hirst of Bristol as his architect. The Crown’s Georgian wings were removed and replaced with a powerful pair of Italian Renaissance replacements which gave the building great character. George Dawson also planned a tower and new shops in Crown Place and Crescent Road, all of which were built after Dawson’s death in […]
Royal Baths, Harrogate
The Royal Baths were built in 1894-7 by Baggerley Bristow. They were once Europe's premier destination for spa treatments and the pampered rich. Politicians and royalty came to 'take the waters'.
There were also assembly rooms and a winter garden lounge.
Prospect Hotel, Harrogate
The picture shows the view from Prospect Hotel, towards The Valley Gardens
The building opened in 1818, is now occupied by the The Yorkshire Hotel.