Father O'Reilly on the left was the Parish Priest at St. Thomas's , Fairfield 1959/ early 1960s. On the right is Father Denis Naughton who was born at Wood Top and lived there until he entered the priesthood. He regularly visited Hebden Bridge as…
He was a member of Brearley Baptist Chapel in the 1950s. As he is wearing his ARP (Air Raid Precautions) badge he was possibly an Air Raid Warden during WW2. The ARP disbanded in 1946 and was reconstituted as part of the Civil Defence Corps in 1948.