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Could this be Sophie Greaves of Bridge Gate, who was 100 years old in 1937?

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Gladys, Wilbert & Mary Crossley, Lloyd & Russell. Taken on holiday at Morecambe 1934-5

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The toll house was built in 1847-8, at the junction of Rochdale and Calderbrook roads. For many years the toll board was blanked out by an imitation window frame.

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The middle dam, Waterstalls,1933. The farms in the distance are Lower and Higher Scout.

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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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Stansfield Corn Mill showing later additions, including the detached office building.

Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.

Sutcliffe's bought grain at the ports of Liverpool,…

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Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.

Sutcliffe's teams of horses, noted for their strength, were constantly seen on the roads as they moved the grain and flour to and from the mill.…

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This decorated cart has been prepared for a procession, under the eye of Mr William Sutcliffe, of Lowerlaithe.

Originally owned by Messrs. Thompson, the business was taken over by the Sutcliffe family around 1856.

Sutcliffe's teams of horses,…

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In memory of his activities, a statue was originally erected by Todmorden Town Hall in 1875. It was then moved to Fielden Square in 1890. It was moved to its present location in Centre Vale Park in 1939.

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Members of the Cockroft family with some of the workforce at Birks Mill, about 1930. On the front row, wearing suits, from left to right, are Herbert Cockroft, Keith, Leo, John Arthur Cockroft (the firm's founder) and Eric.

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Weavers celebrating the Silver Jubilee at Dawson's Albion Mill, May 1935. Dawson's had just acquired a new flag for the occasion. The names are, back row, left to right: Mrs Barker, Maud Walton, Blanche Waddington, Kathleen Marshall (behind),…

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A double decker approaching Hungry Wood railway arch, Cornholme in 1934. The sign on the wall reads "Passengers much keep seated when passing this arch". Due to the limited headroom buses had to keep to the centre of the road when negotiating the…

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The first bus to go to the new housing estate at Ashenhurst, Sunday 14 August 1938.

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As a result of the mill closures, some families left the area, causing a drop in population. House building schemes had been left in abeyance during the war. Now the government introduced help for authorities to start a housing programme. This…

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As a result of the mill closures, some families left the area, causing a drop in population. House building schemes had been left in abeyance during the war. Now the government introduced help for authorities to start a housing programme. This…

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Felling the Brick Works chimney on Stubley sidings, Cornholme, 28 September 1933. Mrs Walker, the mill manager's wife who lived at Stubley House, had the privilege of lighting the fire.

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Felling the Brick Works chimney on Stubley sidings, Cornholme, 28 September 1933. Mrs Walker, the mill manager's wife who lived at Stubley House, had the privilege of lighting the fire.

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Felling the Brick Works chimney on Stubley sidings, Cornholme, 28 September 1933. Mrs Walker, the mill manager's wife who lived at Stubley House, had the privilege of lighting the fire.

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Reggie Gill, son of Ira & Mary Louisa Gill, & Emily Gill (née Mitchell) daughter of John & Ellen Mitchell. April 1939 Heptonstall Church. Went to live in Manchester and eventually emigrated to Australia.

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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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Mytholmroyd (Scout Road Sunday School) Cricket Club, probably 1939 when they won the Hebden Bridge League.

From left to right, beginning with the back row:
Willie Scott, Norman Greenwood, Herbert Fleetwood, Wilfred Boocock, Fred Whitaker, Jim…
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