The Queen is Jean Smith, nee Baker, maid of honour Nancy Crossley. Page is David Pilling. On the left with baby is Pam Sutcliffe and the baby is Valerie, they lived at New Cragg Vale and had a tarmacadam business on Cragg Road. Next is Mrs…
Jean Smith playing the Queen, maid of honour is Nancy Crossley, page/train bearer is David Pilling. Immediately behind Jean is Eric Hoggard, to his left is Doris Hirst with her husband Kenneth. Top right, boy with glasses is Alan Clayton; lady with…
William Algenon Simpson-Hinchcliffe and Mrs Helen Simpson-Hinchcliffe with staff and workers gathered in the grounds of Cragg Hall to celebrate the re-modelling of Cragg Hall.
Cragg Hall was the centre for many social events. It is interesting to note that Miss Clara Butt stayed at Cragg Hall when she sung at the Victoria Hall in Halifax. Henry Ainley the actor stayed there more than once. Melbourne Inman the billiard…
Photograph of Cragg Hall, the grounds and mill employees, taken in 1907 after the Hall had been rebuilt and enlarged and the grounds laid out as shown.
Thanks to Sam Hellowell we are fortunate indeed to have nearly all 180 people named.
Cragg Hall was the centre for many social events. It is interesting to note that Miss Clara Butt stayed at Cragg Hall when she sung at the Victoria Hall in Halifax. Henry Ainley the actor stayed there more than once. Melbourne Inman the billiard…