Bradford in Letters

A poem by Nigel Grizzard

A is for Allerton a suburb of our city

B is for Bradford home of this ditty

C is for Cullingworth a route to the Moors

D is for Denholme never home to Diana Dors

E is for East Morton where you can find the Busfield Arms

F is for Fagley a place with many charms

G is for Girlington home to the once infamous Sloane Square

H is for Heaton where in exotic shops you buy a Chinese Pear

I is for Idle famous for its Working Men’s Club

J is for Jowett, the Bradford car gleaming after a rub

K is for Keighley once home to Peter Black

L is for Lumb Lane, when you’ve strayed off the track

M is for Manningham, known throughout the North

N is for News brought daily by the T and A of course

O is for Odsal home to Bradford Bulls the Rugby League team,

P is for Park Avenue, once home to a footballing dream

Q is for Queensbury home to the highest point

R is for Riddlesden with a Hall than can haunt

S is for Shipley, once one of the Jewels in the Crown

T is for Thornton, a village not a Town

U is for Undercliffe where the dead sleep at night

V is for Vicar Lane where buildings hide the light

W is for Wibsey, a place I’ve never been

X is for Movies, I’ve never ever seen

Y is for Yankel, a Jew who in Bradford found his place

Z is for Zaman, a Pakistani newcomer who in Bradford found space.