Marian Lord at New House hatchery, Mytholmroyd. This ingenious device, copied from an American device, made egg handling quicker and easier and with less risk of breakages.
The photo shows the hilltop village of Heptonstall. The woodland is known as Lee Wood. the fields make up land belonging to "Lumb's" Egg Production business. In the bottom left hand corner of the photo is "Lee Holme" crown green bowling club. and theā¦
The mill in the centre of the picture is Redman's Scarbottom Mill. The house on the extreme left is Rose Mount, Nest Lane. The wooden buildings were part of Thornber's hatchery. There are quite a few railway wagons in the sidings.