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From around the world? - EIL00166
Kathy Townsend identified- Back two left to right ... Jennifer Bowe, Christine Judson.
Front left to right Aurelie Windle Susan Riley? unknown Sonia Berry
Front left to right Aurelie Windle Susan Riley? unknown Sonia Berry
Gala Queen and her retinue, c1955 - EIL00165
Heptonstall man Nevile Metcalf is driving, he was a driver for the Co-op.
Sunday School Event, 1917 - EIL00160
Back row, 3rd from left James Sutcliffe Smith 1908~1972. Middle row, 4th from right Dorothy Smith nee Lowe 1907~2003. They married. James was brother to Graham Smith's grandfather Thomas Smith.
Family Group - EIL00157
On the left is John Harwood, 6th from left is Mrs Vera Ingham and 9th from left Mr Stanley Ingham.
Bible Tableau, Hope Baptist Church, 1965 - EIL00155
Scenes from the Bible, organised by Mothers of Salem, the ladies of the church. Information provided by Helen Ranton, nee Waterworth, who is the little girl in the centre of the front row. Also included are Doris Horner, Philip and Gwen Shackleton,…
On the Stepping Stones - EIL00141
Hardcastle Crags, possibly 1930s.
Milking Time - EIL00139
It was hard work, but these men look to be enjoying it.
Heptonstall - EIL00136
Possibly sale of produce.
Hebden Hey Cafe - EIL00133
This Post Card probably dates from the 1940's. The property is now a Scout Complex. Notice the man's head carved high on the side gable. (Postcard Lilywhite Ltd, Brighouse, copyright HCS 35).
New Pavilion, Hardcastle Crags - EIL00131
The proprietor at the time was Edwin Crossley (hand coloured postcard, copyright E. H. Lord, Hebden Bridge).
Train with three of the crew. - EIL00124
The steep hillside behind this engine might help determine where it is, but it is believed to be an engine used in the building of the Walshaw Dean Reservoirs. The hut behind the engine might indicate a stopping point of some sort.
Train with cargo. - EIL00123
This train appears to be at a passing point on the track. The fields in the background might be useful in determining the location. The two men working the engine are possibly also represented in photo 21PC, although the engine doesn't appear to be…
Close up of another crew in train cabin. - EIL00122
This snapshot might indicate this crew were working later in the decade as the format in the early 1900's would have been Post Card.
Crew and visitors on train (Baldersdale) en route from Dawson City - EIL00119
On 5th September 1905, this engine was involved in a tragic accident at Walshaw Dean where the stoker, James Taylor was scalded by steam from the boiler and later died. The engine, driven by John Leech had left the rails and fallen on its side whilst…
Blake Dean Trestle Bridge - EIL00118
This Post Card, one in the Valentine's Series, is quite a well known photo. In the 1950's local teenagers would gather to swim in the Green Lady pool which formed around the remains of the stone foundations used to support the structure (which was…
Milk Delivery Cart - EIL00115
William Greenwood farmed at Owlers Farm, Shackleton Hill, just outside Hebden Bridge, from the late 19th century into the 20th century; he is described as a Dairy Farmer in the 1911 census. At the time of the 1901 census he was employing two farm…
Pace Egg Play, St George's Square, Hebden Bridge - EIL00114
A traditional mummer's play. The Pace Egg Play, performed annually on Good Friday at various venues around Hebden Bridge. Revived locally around 1931and broadcast by the BBC. It's not clear who is in this photo, which is taken in St George's…
Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee procession in Heptonstall, 1897 - EIL00109
The procession is going up Smith Well Lane. The banner indicates the Wesleyan Sunday School at Heptonstall. Notice the Union Jack flags from several houses and the decorated arch at the top of Towngate in the distance. Postcard.
Taylor Farm, Heptonstall Slack - EIL00104
Children with horse & cart, including evacuees to help with hay making. This is near Slack Bottom and was farmed by Longbottom's. Eileen Longbottom is one of the smaller children inside the cart. Some of the other children were evacuees brought to…
Possibly an Engine Crew - EIL00100
The iron gear wheel also suggests a maintenance role. This is part of a postcard that required ½ penny postage.