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Title: Westerman's Studio, West End, Hebden Bridge - ALC05173
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Westerman's Studio, West End, Hebden Bridge - ALC05173
Description
Crossley Westerman was born in Hebden Bridge in 1861, the youngest of the three children of Henry and Sarah Westerman. Crossley’s father died in 1873 and his mother was left to bring up the family on her own. She opened a toyshop at West End, Hebden Bridge. Crossley probably started work in a local mill soon after his father died, and he trained as a fustian cutter.
In 1882 Crossley married Mary Cockcroft, and the couple had five children. Following the death of his mother in 1892 Crossley and his family returned to West End and the toyshop was transformed into a photographer’s studio and created a business, which was to run for 100 years. It was one of the first studios in the area to use electric light.
Crossley died of a heart attack in 1918 and his eldest daughter, Ada, took over running the business, in 1921 taking on an apprentice, Alice Speak, who later became Alice Longstaff.
In 1882 Crossley married Mary Cockcroft, and the couple had five children. Following the death of his mother in 1892 Crossley and his family returned to West End and the toyshop was transformed into a photographer’s studio and created a business, which was to run for 100 years. It was one of the first studios in the area to use electric light.
Crossley died of a heart attack in 1918 and his eldest daughter, Ada, took over running the business, in 1921 taking on an apprentice, Alice Speak, who later became Alice Longstaff.
Source
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Date
1900s
Rights
PHDA - Alice Longstaff Collection
Relation
Pennine Horizons Digital Archive
Identifier
ALC05173.TIF
Collection
Citation
“Westerman's Studio, West End, Hebden Bridge - ALC05173,” Pennine Horizons Digital Archive, accessed April 20, 2024, https://penninehorizons.org/items/show/16751.
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