Silence fell in the Airedale Centre at precisely 11.30am on Tuesday as a two minute silence was held as a mark of respect for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.

The centre was unusually quiet as most of the shops ceased trading between 10.30am and 1pm.

Other shops and businesses in the town centre reflected the rest of the country as they closed for a time to mark the Queen Mother's funeral.

In the Airedale Centre, a few of the shops remained open with shoppers watching the funeral on display window televisions.

Most shoppers and workers stopped in their tracks as the tannoy announcement was made to observe the silence.

The silence was observed by all Metro's Bus Station Travel Centres and its telephone enquiry service MetroLine, and by many workplaces in the town.

A two minute silence was also held in Centenary Square, Bradford, at 11.30am on Tuesday. The public was invited to join Lord Mayor Councillor Ghazanfer Khaliq, pictured right, for the tribute.

Also the City Hall clock bell was rung 101 times, to mark the number of years of the Queen Mother's life.

The book of condolence at Keighley Information Centre will be removed after today, and will be sent - with others from council offices across the district - to the Queen at Buckingham Palace.

Lord Mayor Councillor Khaliq said: "We were very saddened to hear the news of the death of the Queen Mother. She was loved and admired by people of all ages, and will be sadly missed."

East Riddlesden Hall also closed its doors to the public on Tuesday as a mark of respect.

All National Trust houses, shops and restaurants throughout the country were shut.

Gardens and parks remained open but where admission charges normally applied, they were dropped for the day.

Also, books of condolence were available at many of the Trust's properties - including East Riddlesden Hall - until Tuesday for visitors to record their own personal tributes.

The Queen Mother had been president of the National Trust since 1953.

A Trust spokesman said: "Her Majesty always showed a warm and generous interest in the affairs and activities of our charity, and made a number of private and public visits to the gardens and houses in our care."

Hundreds of guests, including the Bishop of Bradford the Rt Rev David Smith, observed a one minute silence at an Eid party at Victoria Hall.

Planned power interruptions by electricity distributor YEDL were postponed on Tuesday so that people could watch the Queen Mother's funeral on TV.

Spokesman Mark Horsley said: "Many people called us to ask if non-essential interruptions could be put off until another day, to enable them to watch the funeral coverage on television. We were more than willing to agree to those requests.

"All work which was planned for Tuesday is being re-scheduled and our teams will be contacting householders and businesses to inform them of a new date for the work to be carried out."