Alice Longstaff is on the right, next to her is Edna Frankling. Sheila Thornton used to work with Edna and her son George at James Greenwood Clothiers in Croft Mill Yard before they merged with Astins Bros. One of the other ladies pictured is Mrs…
Richard lived at Underbank, he had two brothers, Stuart and Gary, and a sister Jill. The eldest son of Fred Spencer who ran a garage at Todmorden for many years. Trained as a motor technician and worked for nAA, BMW and Mazda. Last heard of living in…
Harry died 27.5.1956, aged 53. He was a teacher and Superintendent at Wainsgate Baptist Sunday School. This portait is hanging in the ground floor lobby at Wainsgate.
Pauline Akroyd (now Barmforth) from Ripponden. Daughter of Ella Akroyd nee Gibson. Photo taken late 1930s or early 1940s when tap dancing classes for children was quite a new thing.
John worked for Cape Asbestos and emigrated to South Africa in the 1960s. Yes he was a chemical engineer and initially went out to Johannesburg for Cape Asbestos and then ended up working in the gold mines. He still lives out there, very occasionally…