Friday, 8 November 2024

Coffydale continues Kirkgate's coffee cultureOccupying one of Silsden's premier retailing locations, No 55 Kirkgate has contributed to the town's coffee-cum-catering culture, which along with hairdressing is a prominent part of the local economy. Coffydale, a combined cafe and bar, is owned by Louisa Rollins, who is pictured above on the right with colleague Gaynor Kelepouris. Louisa is a partner in another coffee shop in the area. The Silsden venture opened in January of this year.  No 55 Kirkgate has been a shop for well over 120 years, much of that time a grocery, being particularly remembered as Holgate's. More recently it has been a cafe, Bilaluci's following the closure of Holgate's and then the Duck Pond.