Joseph Crossley's Almshouses were built in 1863. The dwellings at Arden Road were originally designed for retired Crossley employees, and, on appointment, residents were given a table, a chair, a bed, a Bible, and a small pension from Crossley funds.…
Now lives in Norfolk. Married to Prof: Philip Jones. Daughter of Sheila and Stanley Shackleton and sister to Peter. Ruth was head girl at Calder High School 1969-70
This re-roofing was done around 5 years before the project began. It was a key to making the project viable, without a sound church roof the re-ordering project could not have begun. The re-roofing was necessitated by the storm damage which lifted…