Reggie Gill, son of Ira & Mary Louisa Gill, & Emily Gill (née Mitchell) daughter of John & Ellen Mitchell. April 1939 Heptonstall Church. Went to live in Manchester and eventually emigrated to Australia.
L to R: John Hubert Hunt, his sister Majorie (later Cliffe), their maternal grandmother, cousin Margaret. Grandmother was Sarah Sunderland and she lived in Garden Square. The cousin was called Margaret Sunderland. She also lived in Garden Square…
Frank Thwaites, Nellie Mitchell (Bride's Sister) Reg & Emily Gill (née Mitchell) John Mitchell (Bride's Father) Alice Mitchell (Bride's Sister) & Gilbert Greenwood (Bridegroom's Cousin). April 1939. John Mitchell was Landlord of the New Delight Inn…
Vincent and Margaret, known as Hazel, were both born in 1916. Vincent was from a Blackshawhead farming family, and he had 5 brothers. Hazel was an only child, her mother was from Cartmel in Cumbria but Hazel was born in Chorley.
L to R Harold Greenwood, Gladys Greenwood (seated) brother & sister of Hilda (bride) Fred Ackroyd, Irvine Ackroyd (brothers) Hilda, Wright Greenwood (Hilda's Father) Hilda Ackroyd (nee Greenwood) seated-Fred's wife. Although both brothers married a…
26th September 1939. Cyril was ex greengrocer from Mytholmroyd. He joined the Black Watch regiment and became a Regimental Sargeant Major. They had two daughters Carol Moyse & Sheila Knowles of Mytholmroyd. There was also a son Brian Crabtree.
26th September 1939. Cyril was ex greengrocer from Mytholmroyd. He joined the Black Watch regiment and became a Regimental Sargeant Major. They had two daughters Carol Moyse & Sheila Knowles of Mytholmroyd. There was also a son Brian Crabtree.
Gladys nee Greenwood married Clifford at St James Parish Church, Hebden Bridge on 16th April 1938. They are Aunt & Uncle to Sheila Thornton nee Ackroyd.
Colin is on the left. He was born in 1936, 2 years after his brother . The family lived at 5 Eiffel Street, Hebden Bridge. Peter went to live in Australia and died there in 2016.
The foundation stone for this church was laid on 26th June 1929. The church opened on 6th May 1931. Those who gave money for the building included Mary Sowden.
The church became redundant in 1984 and is now private dwellings.
The bridge over the Rochdale Canal links the Memorial Gardens to Calder Holmes Park. Situated behind the Picture House, it was constructed preparatory to the opening of the gardens in 1938.
The bridge over the Rochdale Canal links the Memorial Gardens to Calder Holmes Park. Situated behind the Picture House, it was constructed preparatory to the opening of the gardens in 1938.
The picture shows the Warping or Beaming department, technically this is back beam warping, the usual practice in the cotton industry, as opposed to section warping in the woollen and worsted trades. A very large unit!
These machines are bobbin winding frames. The front one is probably made by Joseph Stubbs Ltd, Manchester, who specialised in winding machinery and had works at Ancoats and Openshaw. The nearest machine is 'assembly winding' ie winding two ends from…
The machine was manufactured by Howard & Bullough in Accrington, Lancashire. Founded in 1851, the company was a major manufacturer of power looms in the 1860s.