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  • Date contains "1930s"

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Mytholm Church School, Hebden Bridge, also known as Hebden Bridge National School, St James Day School and St James School, Hebden Bridge. The need for a school was prompted by Rev George Sowden. It was built by subscription. The corner-stone was…

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This photo marked Salem Scout Troop's clean sweep of every trophy in the Calder Valley, in 1937. MR SHEPHERD, of Hebden Bridge recalled:

"The boys in ordinary suits were the remnants of a Mytholmroyd troop, who joined us when GEORGE ROBERTSHAW…

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Information from Miss Olga Smith who was a pupil at the school from 1925(?) - 1932. 'Morton Wager - front row - Headmaster from 1908 to 1927. I think the man in the middle of the back row must be Hamlet Helliwell who was still Chemistry master…

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Installing a pipeline over the railway.

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In the centre is Arnold Knight who lived nearby at Callis Bridge. Arnold was laid off in 1934 because of the trade depression caused by the Wall Street crash. Information supplied by his grandson Jonathan Greenwood.

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This view shows a scutcher, the final process in the Blowing Room. The large roll of cotton, called a 'lap' has been 'doffed' and has a lap rod inserted through the centre, ready to go to the carding machine in the Cardroom. A pile of lap rods is…

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This shows a later process in the Cardroom, the machines are flyer frames, specifically,either intermediate or roving frames. Bobbins from the previous process, eg the slubbing frame, are placed in the creel and pass through the drafting system,…

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Centre: Valerie who became Mrs Kershaw, right Christine. Taken about 1939

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Centre: Valerie who became Mrs Kershaw, right Christine. Taken about 1939

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Taken in 1937. Irene's father was Herbert Culpan who owned Moderna.

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This is the Jack Bridge cricket team that played in the Hebden Bridge League. They won the cup in 1930. Their home ground was a field at Goose Hey, near Smithy Lane.

Most of the players would have worked at Jack Bridge mill. Pictured are:

Back…

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He attended Central Street School. Photo taken possible 1931/2

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Born 26 May 1937, he was the first child of Walter and Edna Frankling

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c1935. Vertical log saw, here it was in the fitting shop, after building extension it became the machine shop.

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Hebden Bridge Grammar School Team 1938-39. Master standing is Bill Herdman. Back row L to R: Russell Crossley; Douglas Greenwood; Russell Crossley; Douglas Jackson; Herbert Smith; John Ingham. Seated L to R; ?; Harry Jagger; Jack Crossley 1; Jack…

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Shown on the right here, Willy was a lamp lighter and "knocker upper" in Shipley in the 1930s.

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Looking on to New Road with the railway viaduct in the distance. On the right of the picture is Royal Fold and Scout Road goes off to the right. One of the 2 boys is Leslie Greenwood who worked for the Co-op most of his life.
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