May 3rd was our Local Elections and so we voted but today we found our candidate lost by over 400 votes. He had held this ward for many years so that is sad.

Today we had another interesting lunch, a Restaurant in Sowerby Bridge named 12-04 and it is sited in a former Canal Warehouse that I personally saved from demolition in about 1972

We had the lease of the site in the Canal Basin from British Waterways and their engineer advised this building, known as The Salt Warehouse, was unsafe and best demolish

But is was a historic building maybe from the ' stable ' of John SMEATON, engineer of Leeds and well known for his Lighthouses.
Later it was declared a Listed Building by our Council

Before Restoration Started

During Restoration by the Trust

We started a Salt Warehouse Trust to finance the restoration and for a time the local Sea Scout Group were interested in using it, along with a Heritage Centre.
Sadly our Heritage Lottery would not support with grants but from the West Yorkshire County Council we had a grant enough to make the building safe

Later British Waterways and our local Council offered to take over the restoration and it is now used as the Restaurant and some offices.

Run by Michelle it is FIRST CLASS