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  • Collection: Thornbers collection

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View of Mytholmroyd with Thornber's holdings identified. A is Top Land, The Hatchery on Hall Bank Lane, C is Square Works, D is Elphaborough, and D Dean Hey.

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An aerial view showing Thorber's breeding pens. Banksfield Estate is top left; the railway line crosses the picture and the sidings with many trucks can be seen.

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Detail of THB00106 showing Top Land, Square Works and Elphaborough. Also shows Scarbottom Mill.

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An Elliott 803 Computer was used to analyse the vast amount of data obtained in the breeding trials.

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Paper tape readers in the computer room at Thornbers.

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The Elliott 803 computer was installed in the early 1960s to analyse the vast amount of data obtained through the breeding trials.

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Edgar started the firm of Thornber Bros in 1907.
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