NORTH Street here awaits its dramatic 1890s redevelopment.

The prominent premises on the right comprised the aptly-named Caxton Buildings belonging to printer Elijah Craven.

He also advertised as a bookseller, lithographer, stationer, newsagent and paper merchant.

In 1884, Craven published his one and only Commercial and General Directory of Keighley, Bingley, Skipton and Surrounding Districts – arguably the best of its genre that we have ever had.

One of his sons served as organist at St Anne’s Church and Devonshire Street Congregational Chapel.

The other son was Carey Williams Craven.

He was well-known in his time as a writer, poet and member of Keighley Town Council.

And he attempted what would now be called investigative journalism.

One Christmas Eve he accompanied a plain-clothes policeman on a tour of the lowest dives in Keighley and once, hearing complaints about the treatment of vagrants in the workhouse, he got himself admitted as an unemployed tramp so that he could experience conditions for himself.