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  • Collection: Alice Longstaff - Gallery collection

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Mary, nee Cockcroft, married Crossley Westerman on 6th September 1882, at the Baptist Chapel, Roomfield Lane, Todmorden. They had four daughters and a son.

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The Alice Longstaff Gallery logo. The idea for the collection’s logo came from a painting by Mr Donald Crossley that he presented to Alice in September 1991 to celebrate her 70 years in business. A few weeks later Alice had a heart attack and died…

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The Alice Longstaff Gallery logo is taken from a painting by Donald Crossley to celebrate Alice's 70 years in business. Formally no. 001

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The chapel had opened in 1825 but was replaced by the larger chapel lower down Birchcliffe Road in 1898, now the Birchcliffe Centre.

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Probably early 1920s. The photo was taken at the junction of Bridge Gate, Holme Street and New Road. Many years later these premises became the Tourist Information Centre.

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William Barker, credited as the first local manufacturer of ready-made clothing, built most of Market Street. This view, taken around 1910, shows Lello's Dining Rooms with the Post Office next door.

The Post Office in Hebden Bridge occupied many…

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After the war Billy Holt opened a holiday camp in Hardcastle Crags using army surplus tents.

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Lee Mill, a cotton mill in the Hebden Valley and Dog Bottom, c1910. Seen here looking up towards hardcastle Crags. The mill was demolished in the 1960s by which time it was disused,

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Greaves shop c1855, at the corner of Bridge Gate and New Road, now demolished. Chamber’s shop on the right later became Thomas Blackburn, Ironmongers.

Greaves Draper and Hosier later became Zacharias Spencer Florist. Spencer’s later moved to the…

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Hebden Bridge from above Fairfield. The building bottom right was for many years an aberttoir. Behind it can be seen goods wagons in the station sidings. The Grammar School on Home Street can be seen so the photo is after 1908.

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Alice Longstaff is on the far left where she could quickly get into position after having set the delayed exposure on the camera. 5th from left back row is Lily Asling (nee Sunderland).

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The workforce in 1941. Ormerod's Valley Ironworks closed in 1968.

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Can you identify?

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Photo dated between 1935 and 1937, on the right is Mary Atack. The trophy wasc actually renamed the Lawson Trophy.

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Possibly Private Herman Beverley

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Was thought to be Frank Charnley, but corrected to Arthur Sutcliffe, from Pecket Well. (See HB Times 22 and 29 Nov 1918)?

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Unknown lady and Charles Dewhirst, Yorks and Lancashire Regiment

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Postcard, the reverse of which says: 'To Mrs Walton from Annie'. The badges indicate 1st 6th Btn Lancashire Fusiliers, so this young man was probably from Todmorden.

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Ref: AT209. Postcars. On back ' To Mrs Walton from Annie'
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