with thanks to John Bateson & Tony Hartley
The red-bricked terraced Helmside Cottages were built in 1885 to house railway workers. Originally there were 25 cottages, 13 on the eastern side and 12 on the western side.
Today, there are only 11 on the western side, and the first cottage is numbered 4.
Number 2 has been demolished – a new brick facia can be clearly seen and the chimney breast, originally hidden internally between numbers 2 and 4 is now exposed. It was demolished to enable the main road to be widened and improve visability at the junction. The residents of No. 2 Helmside at the time were apparently Mr & Mrs Balmer and their daughter Wendy who moved to Bolefoot.
Helmside Road, connecting Burton Road to Oxenholme Road, came much later in 1896. Until then, to get to Oxenholme Station and Depot, the railway workers had to use the cinder path running alongside the railway track.
In 1891 the total number of residents in the 25 cottages was 159, an average of 6.36 per household.
Helmside Cottages – Even numbers (Western side)
2 Helmside Cottages – became 2 Helmside Road – demolished c. 1968
- 1891 – James Jones & family (total=7)
- 1901 – Richard Haythornthwaite & family
- 1911 – Richard Haythornthwaite & family
- 1915 – Richard Haythornthwaite & family
- 1939 – Horace Baxter & family
4 Helmside Cottages – now 4 Helmside Road
- 1891 – John Parkinson & family (total=8)
- 1901 – Albert Winder & family
- 1911 – Albert Winder & family
- 1915 – Albert Winder & family
- 1939 – Albert Winder & family
- 1957 – Albert Winder & family
6 Helmside Cottages – now 6 Helmside Road
- 1891 – Isaac Nelson & family (total=6)
- 1901 – Isaac Nelson & family
- 1911 – Isaac Nelson & family
- 1915 – Isaac Nelson & family
- 1939 – Francis Dunlop & family
8 Helmside Cottages – now 8 Helmside Road
- 1891 – George Armer & family (total=7)
- 1901 – Thomas Robinson & family
- 1911 – Thomas Robinson & family
- 1915 – Thomas Robinson & family
- 1939 – Thomas Robinson & family
10 Helmside Cottages – now 10 Helmside Road
- 1891 – Thomas Wills & family (total=9)
- 1901 – uninhabited
- 1911 – John Pinch & family
- 1915 – John Pinch & family
- 1939 – Frederick Jackson & family
12 Helmside Cottages – now 12 Helmside Road
- 1891 – Edmund Askew & family (total=6)
- 1899 – Ernest Christopher Dennison
- 1901 – Ernest Christopher Dennison & family
- 1911 – Joseph Edward Swinglehurst & family
- 1915 – Joseph Edward Swinglehurst & family
- 1939 – William Swarbrick & family
- 1965 – John Swainbank
14 Helmside Cottages – now 14 Helmside Road
- 1891 – Richard Laycock & family (total=3)
- 1901 – Richard Laycock & family
- 1911 – Richard Laycock & family
- 1939 – John Campbell & family
16 Helmside Cottages – now 16 Helmside Road
- 1891 – James Taberner & family (total=5)
- 1901 – Isabella Hindson & family
- 1911 – William Haythornthwaite & family
- 1915 – William Haythornthwaite & family
- 1939 – William Haythornthwaite & family
18 Helmside Cottages – now 18 Helmside Road
- 1891 – George Page & family (total=3)
- 1901 – George Page & family
- 1911 – George Page & family
- 1915 – George Page & family
- 1939 – George Jellett & family
20 Helmside Cottages – now 20 Helmside Road
- 1891 – Richard Baines & family (total=7)
- 1901 – Richard Baines & family
- 1911 – Richard Baines & family
- 1915 – Richard Baines & family
- 1939 – Frederick Robinson & family
- 1997 – December – property sold
- 2003 – December – property sold
22 Helmside Cottages – now 22 Helmside Road
- 1891 – John Butler & family (total=5)
- 1899 – William Bell & family
- 1901 – William Bell & family
- 1911 – Christopher Hayton Dobson & family
- 1915 – Christopher Hayton Dobson & family
- 1939 – George Weaver & family
24 Helmside Cottages – now 24 Helmside Road
- 1891 – Reuben Lord & family (total=8)
- 1901 – Reuben Lord & family
- 1911 – Thomas George Nixon & family
- 1915 – Thomas George Nixon & family
- 1939 – Elizabeth Nixon
Helmside Cottages – Odd numbers (Eastern side)
Click on the links below to see more about the residents over the years
1 Helmside Cottages – became 1 Helmside Road
- 1891 – Joshua Dobson & family (total=10)
- 1901 – Joseph B Whiteside & family
- 1911 – Francis Edwin ‘Frank’ Graham & family
- 1915 – Francis Edwin ‘Frank’ Graham & family
3 Helmside Cottages – now 3 Helmside Road
- 1891 – William Conway & family (total=8)
- 1901 – William Conway & family
- 1911 – William Conway & family
- 1915 – William Conway & family
5 Helmside Cottages – now 5 Helmside Road
- 1891 – Peter Birchall & family (total =6)
- 1901 – Peter Birchall & family
- 1911 – Peter Birchall & family
- 1915 – Peter Birchall & family
7 Helmside Cottages – now 7 Helmside Road
- 1891 – William Schofield & family (total=5)
- 1901 – William Schofield & family
- 1911 – William Schofield & family
- 1915 – William Schofield & family
9 Helmside Cottages – now 9 Helmside Road
- 1891 – John Speed & family (total=5)
- 1901 – John Speed & family
- 1911 – John Speed & family
- 1915 – John Speed & family
11 Helmside Cottages – now 11 Helmside Road
- 1891 – John Thornburrow & family ((total=10)
- 1901 – John Thornburrow & family
- 1911 – John Thornburrow & family
- 1915 – John Thornburrow & family
13 Helmside Cottages – now 13 Helmside Road
- 1891 – Richard Graham & family (total=6)
- 1901 – Richard Graham & family
- 1911 – Richard Graham & family
- 1915 – Richard Graham & family
15 Helmside Cottages – now 15 Helmside Road
- 1891 – Richardson Ellison & family (total=4)
- 1901 – Richardson Ellison & family
- 1911 – Richardson Ellison & family
- 1915 – Richardson Ellison & family
- 1940 – J. C. Jones & family
17 Helmside Cottages – now 17 Helmside Road
- 1891 – George Smith & family (total=5)
- 1901 – Robert John Armer & family
- 1911 – Robert John Armer & family
- 1915 – Robert John Armer & family
- 1965 – Jane Armer
19 Helmside Cottages – now 19 Helmside Road
- 1891 – William Cragghill & family (total=9)
- 1901 – William Cragghill & family
- 1911 – William Cragghill & family
- 1915 – Frederick Cragghill & family
- 1977 – Sarah Elizabeth Winder
21 Helmside Cottages – now 21 Helmside Road
- 1891 – John Thompson & family (total=8)
- 1901 – John Thompson & family
- 1911 – Robert Fothergill & family
- 1915 – Robert Fothergill & family
- 1965 – William Barnes & family
23 Helmside Cottages – now 23 Helmside Road
- 1891 – James Swan Tweddle & family (total=6)
- 1901 – James Swan Tweddle & family
- 1911 – George Taylor Hayhurst & family
- 1915 – George Taylor Hayhurst & family
- 1939 – James Swanton & family
25 Helmside Cottages – now 25 Helmside Road
- 1891 – Henry Jennings & family (total=3)
- 1901 – Richard Parker & family
- 1911 – Richard Parker & family
- 1915 – Richard Parker & family
Page last updated: 8 November 2022