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Rawson Family collection of glass negatives. C1890

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The gentleman with the horse is George William Thomas, son of James Farrar Thomas. The building on the right was the Tythe Barn. It became a pub and restaurant of that name, later changed to The Thirsty Turtle, now a private house. Behind it is…

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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…

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It's not clear where this is; the gable end of a house/barn in the distance and the slope of the fields might offer a clue. The cart is a more traditional two-wheel cart with iron rimmed wheels. The load appears to be about complete and the man…

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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…

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West End, Hebden Bridge. Obviously an exciting event by the number of people watching. Note how many ladies are wearing shawls. From a stereographic photograph.

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These horses are pulling an engine up to Dawson City

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Horse Drawn Ambulance in front of Macpelah Works, at the junction of A646 and Station Road, Hebden Bridge.

From the 1897 Todmorden and Hebden Bridge Historical Almanack -

p57 "The first of February 1896, will long be remembered by the residents…

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The second policeman from the right is Mark Andrews, PC 123, who was the Heptonstall policeman during and just after the war. He lived at 2 Hepton Drive and had two sons, Peter and Paul (born 1945). The ladies on the left are Miss Shackleton (Nanny)…

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Heavy snow had prevented provisions being delivered to Blackshaw Head, so this team is delivering 'relief' supplies to Blackshaw Head Co-op. They have come up Ragley and have just passed Hudson Mill on the way to the Devil's Elbow.

Hebden Bridge…

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Was this part of the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations in 1977?

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The message of Eat More Fruit and Keep Fit was certainly better than another fad of the 1920s, which advised people to actively smoke instead of eating, as it was though to help some physical problems. Many began using them as an appetite suppressant…

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The butcher's shop at Bridge End. The gentleman standing 2nd from the left is Harry Ashworth.

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The Co-op building is on the left and to the right you can just see the White Horse Hotel, now the site of Lees Yard Car Park.

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From Mrs Carol Mosley (nee Astin). Some detail as to the people shown in the photographs might be useful. The four people seated in the 'landau' are my great grandparents on my father's side. On the left are John Astin (then a fustian manufacturer in…
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