It's always sunny in Silsden

The Howden Gill is a winding stream in Yorkshire. The only hit on it is from a site called Yorkshire Walks, and it is marked on the postcard "Silsden". Silsden was apparently a very important town, especially in the era of mills, but also boasts the world's largest onion and a 1st century coin hoard.
It is listed in the Domesday Book of 1086, so it would seem the place has been there quite a while.

This postcard was written and sent half a decade before the start of the First World War, during the height of the 'Golden Age', and sent to Morecombe, a popular vacationing spot (especially for people living in the North, and Scotland).

The front of the card reads, "Howden Gill Silsden".

                                                                               
The reverse is addressed to "Mr. Russell, c/o Miss Dawson 39 Clarendon Rd Morecombe WC"
and says, " Dear Friends we shall be pleased to see you & will meet the bus, off that train, hope you will have better weather. Yours truly Mrs Tillot."

 Postmarked 19 August, 1909.

Adel Church, Leeds

Adel Church, Leeds is the subject of this lovely postcard, sent to Elsie by her friend M. Keys. The thought is that Elsie and her family would know this church well, as she was from Leeds, and this may have even been their home parish.

Happily, Adel Church still exists, and looks pretty much as it has since the time of Normans. The church even has a tech-savvy website, where you can find out more information.

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If you're wondering about the absence of postage, it seems that many of these cards were mailed in envelopes, perhaps more than one at a time. Sadly, I do not have the envelopes, but the postcards remain.