Dedication and unveiling of the new head on the memorial to the unknown soldier at Mytholmroyd, Sunday 16th October 2011. The parade from St Michae'ls Square to the memorial gardens was led by "old soldiers" from the Manchester Regiment in World War…
Dedication and unveiling of the new head on the memorial to the unknown soldier at Mytholmroyd, Sunday 16th October 2011. The parade from St Michael's Square to the Memorial Gardens was led by "old soldiers" from the Manchester Regiment in World War…
Dedication and unveiling of the new head on the memorial to the unknown soldier at Mytholmroyd, Sunday 16th October 2011. "Old soldiers" from the Manchester Regiment in World War I uniforms on parade.
Dedication of the new head on the memorial to the unknown soldier at Mytholmroyd, Sunday 16th October 2011. The unveiling was carried out by Barbara Jeffrey whose father, Gilbert Hartley had opened the garden in 1922.
Dedication and unveiling of the new head on the memorial to the unknown soldier at Mytholmroyd, Sunday 16th October 2011. The new head was sculted by John Swift from West Riding Stone Carvers.
In September/October 1992, vandals twice attacked the statue of the soldier on Mytholmroyd’s Grade 2 listed War Memorial. The first attack removed the soldier’s rifle (subsequently found in bushes close by); in the second attack, he lost his head.…
Edith was born at 40, King street, Hebden Bridge on 6th May 1920 and died in Halifax in 2003. Edith and Maurice (her brother?) both joined the army soon after the start of WW2. She was aunt to Christine Sharp, nee Boulton and great aunt to Ailsa…
Kathleen (nee Berridge) and Bill Whipp, taken in about 1940. They lived with her mother in Cliffe Street and had a daughter called Geraldine. Both of them worked for Newton Greenwood in Croft Yard.
Taken outside Todmorden Cricket Club Pavilion. Left to Right - Back Row: Brian Steele, Frank Wooley, Joe McKean, Alan Bolton, Harry Hargreaves, Tony McKenzie, Alec Hirst. Middle Row: Mark Pollard, Ted Norton, Paul Brough, John Holland, Eddie Bromley,…
The scene at Bull Green when the Freedom of the Borough was granted to the Duke of Wellington's Regiment. inset: Ald L. Chambers handing over the deed of Gift to Col. C.J. Pickering